Commercial Management of Projects: Defining the Discipline

Features

• Cover Type: Hard Cover with 480 pages
• Published by: Wiley-Blackwell April 3, 2006
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 1405124504
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-1405124508
• Book Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.6 x 1.3 inches
• Weighs: 3 pounds

Product Review
"A well structured book, and the first of its kind in the discipline of commercial management. I found the usage of multiple contributors very refreshing as they were chosen for their expertise in certain fields."


Building Engineer

Book Description
This is the first book to establish a theoretical framework for commercial management. It argues that managing the contractual and commercial issues of projects – from project inception to completion – is vital in linking operations at the project level and the multiple projects (portfolios/ programmes) level to the corporate core of a company.





The book focuses on commercial management within the context of project oriented organisations, for example: aerospace, construction, IT, pharmaceutical and telecommunications – in the private and public sectors. By bringing together contributions from leading researchers and practitioners in commercial management, it presents the state-of-the-art in commercial management covering both current research and best practice.





Commercial Management of Projects: defining the discipline covers the external milieu (competition, culture, procurement systems); the corporate milieu (corporate governance, strategy, marketing, trust, outsourcing); the projects milieu (management of uncertainty, conflict management and dispute resolution, performance measurement, value management); and the project milieu (project governance, contract management, bidding, purchasing, logistics and supply, cost value reconciliation).





Collectively the chapters constitute a step towards the creation of a body of knowledge and a research agenda for commercial management.