Cost and Value Management in Projects
- 4h 43m
- Jeffrey K. Pinto, Ray R. Venkataraman
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2008
Cost and Value Management in Projects provides practicing managers with a thorough understanding of the various dimensions of cost and value in projects, along with the factors that impact them, and the managerial approaches that would be most effective for achieving cost efficiency and value optimization. This book addresses cost from a strategic perspective, offering thorough coverage of the various elements of value management such as value planning, value engineering and value analysis from the perspective of projects.
About the Authors
Ray R. Venkataraman, PhD, is Associate Professor of Management at the Sam and Irene Black School of Business, Penn State Erie. He previously taught at DePaul University and Northern Illinois University, where he received the Ideal Industries Award for Excellence in Business Teaching. His scholarly articles have appeared in several top-tier journals.
Jeffrey K. Pinto is Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in Management of Technology in the Black School of Business, Penn State Erie. Professor Pinto is the coauthor, with Peter Morris, of The Wiley Guides to the Management of Projects series, as well as the author or editor of twenty other books and more than 100 scientific papers.
In this Book
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Introduction to the Challenge of Cost and Value Management in Projects
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Project Needs Assessment, Concept Development, and Planning
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Cost Estimation
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Project Budgeting
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Project Cost Control
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Cash Flow Management
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Financial Management in Projects
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Value Management
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Change Control and Configuration Management
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Supply Chain Management
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Quality Management in Projects
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Integrating Cost and Value in Projects
