BUILDING A BODY OF KNOWLEDGE PROJECT MGMT DEVELOP COUNTRIES

This book presents a state-of-the-art account of the recent developments and needs for project management in developing countries. It adds to the current state of knowledge on project management in general by capturing current trends, how they widen the content and scope of the field, and why there is a need for a specialist body of knowledge for developing countries. Eminent experts in this domain address the specific nature and demands of project management in developing countries, in the context of its scope and priorities, and discuss the relationships between this emerging field and established bodies of knowledge. The book also addresses the future of project management in developing countries and how this might influence mainstream project management. This important book will be an essential reference for practitioners, students, researchers and policymakers engaged in how to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of project management in developing countries.

Contents:

• Foreword by Emeritus Professor Ron McCaffer, Loughborough University, UK
• Introducing the Book, and the Need for such a Body of Knowledge:
  • Introducing Building a Body of Knowledge in Project Management in Developing Countries (George Ofori)
  • Need for a Body of Knowledge on Project Management in Developing Countries (George Ofori)
• Project Management in Developing Countries:
  • Imported Project Management Practices in Developing Countries: The Problem of Insufficient Adaptation to Local Project Governance Systems in the Construction Sector (Gonzalo Lizarralde, Holmes Páez and Benjamin Herazo)
  • Project Management and International Development: The Nexus and the Future of Project Management in Developing Countries (George Ofori)
• Project Management Knowledge Areas: Developing Country Perspectives and Considerations:
  • Project Scope Management in Developing Countries (Martin Morgan Tuuli, Ebenezer Adaku, Eric Z Banye and Annette S Tettey)
  • Project Schedule Management in Developing Countries (Hemanta Doloi)
  • Project Cost Management (Nii A Ankrah and Emmanuel Manu)
  • Quality Management in Construction Projects in Developing Countries — Where To, From Current Body of Knowledge? (Pantaleo D Rwelamila)
  • Curbing Communication Challenges in Construction Project Management in Developing Countries (Fidelis Emuze, L G Mollo and Bankole Awuzie)
  • Construction Project Risk Management in Developing Countries (Abid Hasan and Imriyas Kamardeen)
  • Project Procurement Management in Developing Countries (Ron Watermeyer)
  • Project Stakeholder Management in Developing Countries (Ezekiel Chinyio and Eric-Kingkof Kofi Opoku-Ohemeng)
• Additional Important Areas of Knowledge of Project Management in a Developing Country Context:
  • Project Performance Indicators and Their Management in Developing Countries (Abimbola Windapo)
  • Managing the Operating Environment of Projects in Developing Countries (Emmanuel Adinyira, Kofi Agyekum and George Ofori)
  • Embedding Facilities Management Knowledge into Project Management in Developing Countries (Nayanthara De Silva and Ashan Senel Asmone)
  • Distinct Project Management for Post-disaster Reconstruction Projects in Developing Countries (Roshani Palliyaguru, Dilanthi Amaratunga, Aravindi Samarakkodi and Shavindree Nissanka)
  • How Cost Estimators Develop Estimates: Experiences from the Indian Context (Shubham Bajaj and Ashwin Mahalingam)
  • Body of Knowledge in Developing and Implementing Construction Industry Improvement Programs (Gangadhar Mahesh, Desalegn Girma Mengistu and Mohan M Kumaraswamy)
  • Project Leadership in Construction in Developing Countries (Shamas-ur-Rehman Toor and George Ofori)
• Project Management in a Number of Developing Countries:
  • Infrastructure Projects and Project Management in Brazil: Challenges and Trends (Flavia de Souza, Fernanda Borges, Mariana Wyse, Tiely Mognhol and Silvio Melhado)
  • Project Management in Developing Countries — A Case of Indian Construction Industry (Kumar Neeraj Jha, Ajit Kumar Sinha, Satish Kumar Viswanathan, Santu Kar and Sparsh Johari)
  • Project Management in Brazil: A Reflection About the Brazilian Context and Its Impact on Social Housing Projects (Luciani Somensi Lorenzi, Paulo Roberto Pereira Andery and Patricia Elizabeth Ferreira Gomes Barbosa)
  • Rules First or Practice First? The Paradox of Quality Management in Innovative Projects in Developing Countries: A China Case (Yan Ning and Shang Gao)
  • A Review of the Evolution of Project Management in South Africa (Clinton Aigbavboa, John Aliu and Wellington Didibhuku Thwala)
• The Future: Project Management Body of Knowledge for Developing Countries:
  • Developing the Field of Knowledge of Project Management: The Perspective of the Developing Countries (George Ofori)
  • Future of Project Management in Developing Countries (George Ofori)

Readership: Students and practitioners of general project management, undergraduate and postgraduate students in the fields of architecture, construction and engineering, practising architects, civil and building engineers, construction managers, quantity surveyors, and students, researchers and practitioners from both developing and industrialised countries.

Key Features:

• The book brings together chapters authored by eminent researchers and practitioners on Project Management in Construction. The authors are also highly knowledgeable in aspects of construction in developing countries
• The book fills a vacuum. Both researchers and practitioners in the developing countries have had to use concepts and frameworks of project management which have been formulated for different contexts
• Many studies have found that the root causes of failure and poor performance on construction projects in developing countries include the application of inappropriate project management approaches and techniques
• This book should be directly useful to practitioners. It should also generate debate and further work among researchers