(Ebook) The power of design-build : a guide to effective design-build project delivery using the SAFEDB-methodology by Sherif Hashem, PMI, PMP, project management consultant PhD ISBN 9781606497708, 9781322076485, 9781606497715, 1606497707, 1322076480, 1606497715

(Ebook) The power of design-build : a guide to effective design-build project delivery using the SAFEDB-methodology by Sherif Hashem, PMI, PMP, project management consultant PhD ISBN 9781606497708, 9781322076485, 9781606497715, 1606497707, 1322076480, 1606497715

Design-build is a powerful project delivery approach. Actuating such power however requires special expertise and know-how, and is indeed a trade secret. This is what this book all about. It provides Design-Builders with a tool to manage the Design-Build process effectively and maximize results. This is achieved through an innovative and scientifically validated methodology for delivering Design-Build projects in a safe and controlled manner, namely, the SAFEDB-methodology. The breakthrough methodology acts as a Design Build power actuator running in parallel to the standard Design Build project management effort to enable reaping the full benefit of the Design Build approach and implementing Design Build projects in an effective, safe and controlled manner. The SAFEDB-Methodology is introduced and explained in detail in the book. It consists of three components that can be applied in full or in part or in any combination. The book is organized to provide the readers with actionable skills that can be applied in real-world business situations. Moreover, it can be used in a variety of ways: as a primer on the Design-Build project delivery approach; as a reference on the project management process; and as a link to PMI project management model. These uses are in addition to the book's primary purpose, which is to provide readers with a source to learn about cutting edge Design-Build best practices and tricks of the trade for various types of civil engineering endeavors and projects. The audience for this book includes design-build project managers; project teams; project planners; project and construction management faculty and students; contractors; designers; and executives and decision makers in the construction design-build industry