September 2014
Intermediate to advanced
246 pages
5h 38m
English
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Preface
The SAFEDB-methodology is a systematic scientifically validated approach to the effective management of modern design–build civil engineering projects. It focuses on the unique nature of the design–build projects as opposed to traditional projects and provides a bolt-on design–build life cycle complementing and running parallel to the standard project management project life cycle applicable to all projects.
The methodology is based on a PhD dissertation developed by the author. It utilizes a combination of cutting-edge academic project management and operation research theories and extensive hands-on experience in the planning and implementation of large world-class design–build civil engineering ...