Building project management

[摘要] The paper discusses total project management for building delivery, especially as relates to major medical facilities. Project management is contrasted with construction management and a theoretical discussion of management for the integration of all aspects of the building process is developed. The traditional management functions-planning, organization, control, and communications - are described in the context of the building delivery process. A systems approach to management is described and systems theory is applied to the development of a descriptive model of the building process. The descriptive model is based on groups of activities which affect the interaction between four basic resources (time, people, money, and technology) and is used to structure the discussion of organization of the building delivery process. It also provides a framework for describing the case studies which are the conclusion of the report. The case studies are two major hospital projects which are used to combine the theoretical discussion with present practical applications of project management. The case study section summarizes the previous discussion by relating the theory to real situations.

[发布机构] Rice University