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Successful
Project Management in the A/E/P and Environmental Consulting Firm
integrates both the skill and science
of managing projects and identifies the professions’ best practices through
numerous examples, checklists and case studies. Many of these unique features
of the book are presented from the client’s viewpoint, adding valuable
perspective not often found in management books.
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The successful management of projects
in today’s challenging A/E environment is a science that has been practiced
over the years by the best project managers in the A/E/P and environmental
consulting industry. These managers identify clients’ expectations, set
achievable goals, assign resources, oversee and control logistics like schedule
and budget, monitor and evaluate progress, anticipate problems and offer
creative solutions.
But it is also a skill, and involves leadership abilities, communication
techniques, collaboration with team members, and creativity. Both the science
and skill qualities can be enhanced by a system of continuous client feedback,
leading to the ultimate goal of obtaining the client’s next project in the
future.
Successful
Project Management in the A/E/P and Environmental Consulting Firm
integrates both the skill and science
of managing projects and identifies the professions’ best practices through
numerous examples, checklists and case studies. Many of these unique features
of the book are presented from the client’s viewpoint, adding valuable
perspective not often found in management books.
Project examples and case studies demonstrate
how to portray the project manager in the best manner during the proposal, and
make the project manager a star at the presentation. The book outlines all the
technical attributes that will ensure starting off on top of a project and staying
at the top all the way to the finish–and beyond.
Specifically,
learn how to:
- Distinguish between business
development and business retention
- Conduct research to uncover the
client and project’s real needs
- Customize resumes to be client and
project specific
- Understand clients’ personal
viewpoints on proposals and presentations
- Have the project manager
orchestrate a winning presentation
- Develop negotiating tactics that
produces a win-win agreement
- Develop a comprehensive project
work plan
- Kick-off the project successfully
and manage the client’s expectations
- Communicate effectively with all
team members and the client
- Develop an effective continuous
client feedback system
- Make the transition from manager
to leader
- Lead a collaborative project team
to gain client loyalty
- Manage scope, schedule, budget and
mitigate project risk
- Keep track of it all with a
project management job diary
- Control construction documents
with a quality assurance plan
- Effectively closeout the project
and perform evaluations
- Seek testimonials, referrals and
follow-on work from satisfied clients
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