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Record ID marc_loc_2016/BooksAll.2016.part37.utf8:178713982:2079
Source Library of Congress
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LEADER: 02079cam a2200253 a 4500
001 2010054037
003 DLC
005 20111122083636.0
008 110103s2011 njua 001 0 eng
010 $a 2010054037
020 $a9780470938829 (hardback)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aHD69.P75$bM47 2011
082 00 $a658.4/04$222
084 $aBUS087000$2bisacsh
100 1 $aMerrow, Edward W.
245 10 $aIndustrial megaprojects :$bconcepts, strategies, and practices for success /$cEdward Merrow.
260 $aHoboke, N.J. :$bWiley,$c2011.
300 $axi, 371 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm
500 $aIncludes index.
520 $a"Avoid common pitfalls in large-scale projects using these smart strategies Over half of large-scale engineering and construction projects off-shore oil platforms, chemical plants, metals processing, dams, and similar projects have miserably poor results. These include billions of dollars in overruns, long delays in design and construction, and poor operability once finally completed. Industrial Megaprojects gives you a clear, nontechnical understanding of why these major projects get into trouble, and how your company can prevent hazardous and costly errors when undertaking such large technical and management challenges. Clearly explains the underlying causes of over-budget, delayed, and unsafe megaprojects Examines effects of poor project management, destructive team behaviors, weak accountability systems, short-term focus, and lack of investment in technical expertise Author is the CEO of the leading consulting firm for evaluating billion-dollar projects Companies worldwide are rethinking their large-scale projects following the BP's disastrous Gulf oil spill. Industrial Megaprojects is your essential guide for this rethink, offering the tools and principles that are the true foundation of safe, cost-effective, successful megaprojects."--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aProject management.
856 42 $3Cover image$uhttp://catalogimages.wiley.com/images/db/jimages/9780470938829.jpg