Project Management for Building Construction: 35 Years of Innovation at Drees & Sommer

ISBN-13: 9783662517376 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 176 str.

Hans Sommer

Opis

Project management fundamentals and techniques are presented in this volume, with an emphasis on practical application. Guidelines for renovations and new construction projects are discussed, with clear, detailed illustrations.

Spis treści

Fundamentals of Project Execution.- The Road from Concept to Construction Order.- The Stages of Building Construction.- Tasks of Project Management.- Management Varieties.

O autorze

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hans Sommer. After obtaining his diploma as a civil engineer at the University of Stuttgart and working as designer and site manager at home and abroad, Hans Sommer in 1971 became project manager and then, in 1974, partner of a corporation that a few years later became known as Drees & Sommer. Today, the corporation is market leader in Germany for project management, real estate consulting and engineering . From 1992 to 2007, Sommer was Chairman of the Executive Board of Drees & Sommer AG which employs a staff of over 1000 at 26 international locations. With his approach of integral project management, he defi ned essential developments in the building industry. At the beginning of the year 2008, he changed to the Supervisory Board of Drees & Sommer AG, where he became Chairman and, aside from his consulting tasks, dedicated himself intensely to the topic of sustainability in the real estate and building industries as well as to knowledge, ideas and innovation management.

Blurb

Without professional project management, successful execution of major projects is no longer conceivable today. Very practice-oriented, and building on more than 35 years of innovation in the field of project management, this book outlines profiles of the most important market participants, the essential contents of the planning and construction process as well as the tasks of the project manager, his or her methods and tools. Particularly, the obligation of the project manager is pointed out when it comes to carrying out the process of project execution in a transparent and effective manner in order to guarantee, together with the other project participants involved, the maximum degree of usefulness, design, sustainability and profitability at specified costs and deadlines. The book addresses project managers, project developers and construction experts but also to the responsible representatives of the clients and investors who have recognized that sustainable and economical design are going to be the topics of the future in the building and property industries.