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.

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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 vi
Preface viii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction x
Chapter 1 Fundamentals 1
The Importance of Risk Management: Its Key Role in Professional Service
Delivery 1
Risk Management Basics: Essentials for Maintaining an Effective Risk
Program 6
To Document or Not to Document: Basic Documentation Requirements 12
Another Fine Mess-The Onerous Contract, Part 1: Risk Management after the
Agreement Is Signed 18
Another Fine Mess-The Onerous Contract, Part 2 22
Free Fall: Working without a Contract 29
Chapter 2 Clients 39
Love Me Tender: Maintaining the Client Relationship 39
Smoke, Mirrors, and Snake Oil: Risks in Marketing 44
Double-Edged Sword: The Owner's Separate Consultants 49
The Power of One: The Effective Owner-Architect-Contractor Team 55
Chapter 3 Power and Profi ciency 63
Project Manager or Risk Manager? The Architect's Dual Role 63
Master and Commander, Part 1: The Architect's Authority 69
Master and Commander, Part 2 75
Top Gun: Targeting and Resolving Problematic Issues 80
Zen and the Art of Construction Administration, Part 1:
How Discipline and Self-Control Can Improve Your Services 88
Zen and the Art of Construction Administration, Part 2 93
Chapter 4 Essentials 99
A Loss Cause: Drawing Discrepancies and Ensuing Damages 99
A Loss Cause Too: Betterment 105
Absolute or Absolution? Observations, Inspections, and the Contractor's
Warranty 113
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Challenges and Risks of Nonconforming Work
122
Drawing the Line: Why the Architect's Documents Cannot Be Used for
Construction 130
Chapter 5 Applications 139
A Fistful of Dollars: Surviving Project Buyout 139
Ch-Ch-Changes . . . : Managing Risk in the Change Process 147
According to Hoyle: The Submittal Process 156
Visible Means: Site Visits and Construction Observation 166
A Certifi able Risk: Cautions and Strategies in the Payment Certification
Process 174
Substantial Completion, Where Art Thou? A Challenging and Elusive Milestone
178
Chapter 6 The Architects' Lament 189
Your Grandfather's Working Drawings: A Nostalgic Look at the Past,
Observations of the Present 189
The Speed of Life: Preserving Your Personal Life in a Hectic World 197
Raiders of the Lost Art: The Vanished Treasures of Architecture 203
Chapter 7 Introspection 211
Who Are You? Defi ning the Architect 211
Who's on First? Covering Your Bases in a Resource-Challenged Industry 217
Little Boxes: The Challenges of Producing Original Design 224
Gimme Shelter: The Building Exterior Wall 231
Lemons to Lemonade: Benefi ting from Mistakes 242
Index 250