Process Management in Design and Construction

To deliver a construction project on time, at cost and of appropriate quality, it is critical to manage the design and construction process effectively... This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of process management in design and construction in order to meet the business needs of the construction industry as they change in today s highly competitive global environment. It identifies the current state of the industry in the process management field, describing trends and developments (including information technology), and demonstrates these through case study evidence. Practical guidance is offered by identifying potential pitfalls, illustrating best practise drawn from construction and appropriate manufacturing applications. The overall approach is a holistic one, based on practical experience gained throughout the past decade both in the academic and industrial environments, including leading a number of research projects on process and IT related topics in construction and manufacturing industries. Process Management in Design and Construction will provide students on construction and project management related courses with a description of the state of process management in design and construction - including current process models as well as a future vision based on up-to-date research findings and good practice in the construction industry. The book also offers practical guidance to industrial and consultancy organisations on undertaking and implementing process management projects - including re-engineering their customer delivery processes through effective project

To deliver a construction project on time, at cost and ofappropriate quality, it is critical to manage the design andconstruction process effectively...This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field ofprocess management in design and construction in order to meet thebusiness needs of the construction industry as they change intoday's highly competitive global environment.It identifies the current state of the industry in the processmanagement field, describing trends and developments (includinginformation technology), and demonstrates these through case studyevidence. Practical guidance is offered by identifying potentialpitfalls, illustrating best practise drawn from construction andappropriate manufacturing applications. The overall approach is aholistic one, based on practical experience gained throughout thepast decade both in the academic and industrial environmentsincluding leading a number of research projects on process and ITrelated topics in construction and manufacturing industries.Process Management in Design and Construction willprovide students on construction and project management relatedcourses with a description of the state of process management indesign and construction - including current process modelsas well as a future vision based on up-to-date research findingsand good practice in the construction industry. The book alsooffers practical guidance to industrial and consultancyorganisations on undertaking and implementing process managementprojects - including re-engineering their customer deliveryprocesses through effective project

Preface viiContributors ixAcknowledgements xiIntroduction -- Why Process? 11 The Product Development Process 42 Techniques and Technologies for Managing the Product Development Process in Construction 263 Case Study: The Generic Design and Construction Process Protocol 494 Implementation Issues 105Appendix: The Process Protocol Phases and Activity Zones Demystified 128Phases 128Activity Zones 140List of Abbreviations 146References 148Index 187