James B. Atkins, Grant A. Simpson

Managing Project Risk

Best Practices for Architects and Related Professionals

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Discover the benefits of effective risk management practices

Risk management may not be a standard course in architecture school, but it is an essential concern for architects and related professionals working today. Managing Project Risk is a key resource for integrating good risk management into professional practice.

Based on a popular series of articles in AIArchitect, this accessible volume offers an on-the-ground perspective of what can happen on the job and what architects can do to prevent or mitigate threatening conditions and events. With an engaging, non-legalistic style, authors Atkins and Simpson draw upon their considerable experience and upon AIA Contract Documents to show how sound risk management strategies work in a variety of real-world settings, covering such practical areas as:
_ Risk management fundamentals
_ Contracts
_ Relationships with clients
_ Understanding the architect's role in the project
_ Risk issues with digital drawings
_ The modern architectural workplace

Rendering potentially dry topics lively with wit and anecdote, Managing Project Risk resonates with the experience of contemporary architects, while offering helpful suggestions applicable not only to risk management but also to project management and professional development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 575g
• ISBN-13: 9780470273814
• ISBN-10: 047027381X
• Artikelnr.: 23496178

Autorenporträt

Kristina Atkins writes speculative fiction inspired by mythos from around the world, complex human relationships, and her own experiences living with mental illness. After earning her BA in Linguistics from Brigham Young University in 2008, she received her MFA in Creative Writing from Converse College in 2012. She lives in Denver, where she and her husband spend countless hours chasing their three young sons (and sometimes catching them!). She collects Tarot decks, dyes her hair mermaid colors, and procrastinates by decorating her home.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Douglas Gordon, Hon. AIA, and Stephanie Stubbs, Assoc. AIA,
Editors of AIArchitect. Preface. Acknowledgments. Introduction. Chapter 1.
Fundamentals. The Importance of Risk Management: Its Key Role in
Professional Service Delivery. Risk Management Basics: Essentials for
Maintaining an Effective Risk Program. To Document or Not to Document:
Basic Documentation Requirements. Another Fine Mess--The Onerous Contract,
Part 1: Risk Management after the Agreement Is Signed. Another Fine
Mess--The Onerous Contract, Part 2. Free Fall: Working without a Contract.
Chapter 2. Clients. Love Me Tender: Maintaining the Client Relationship.
Smoke, Mirrors, and Snake Oil: Risks in Marketing. Double-Edged Sword: The
Owner's Separate Consultants. The Power of One: The Effective
Owner-Architect-Contractor Team. Chapter 3. Power and Proficiency. Project
Manager or Risk Manager? The Architect's Dual Role. Master and Commander,
Part 1: The Architect's Authority. Master and Commander, Part 2. Top Gun:
Targeting and Resolving Problematic Issues. Zen and the Art of Construction
Administration, Part 1:How Discipline and Self-Control Can Improve Your
Services. Zen and the Art of Construction Administration, Part 2. Chapter
4. Essentials. A Loss Cause: Drawing Discrepancies and Ensuing Damages. A
Loss Cause Too: Betterment. Absolute or Absolution? Observations,
Inspections, and the Contractor's Warranty. The Good, the Bad, and the
Ugly: Challenges and Risks of Nonconforming Work. Drawing the Line: Why the
Architect's Documents Cannot Be Used for Construction. Chapter 5.
Applications. A Fistful of Dollars: Surviving Project Buyout. Ch-Ch-Changes
. . . : Managing Risk in the Change Process. According to Hoyle: The
Submittal Process. Visible Means: Site Visits and Construction Observation.
A Certifi able Risk: Cautions and Strategies in the Payment Certification
Process. Substantial Completion, Where Art Thou? A Challenging and Elusive
Milestone. Chapter 6. The Architects' Lament. Your Grandfather's Working
Drawings: A Nostalgic Look at the Past, Observations of the Present. The
Speed of Life: Preserving Your Personal Life in a Hectic World. Raiders of
the Lost Art: The Vanished Treasures of Architecture. Chapter 7.
Introspection. Who Are You? Defi ning the Architect. Who's on First?
Covering Your Bases in a Resource-Challenged Industry. Little Boxes: The
Challenges of Producing Original Design. Gimme Shelter: The Building
Exterior Wall. Lemons to Lemonade: Benefi ting from Mistakes. Index.