Project Management for Designers and Facilities Managers 4 Revised edition

Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Jacket Description/Flap: Key Features Discusses building information modeling (BIM) including what it is and the problems the industry is encountering with BIM use Describes the pitfalls of weak or ineffective project management systems and the working relationship between the owner/client and the rest of the project team Offers specific examples based on real life construction industry experience by a long-time industry consultant, trained as an architect Presents some theory while focusing on the actual "nuts and bolts" of managing design and facilities projects Covers effective writing and public speaking skills, delegation techniques, and planning issues neglected by other texts on project management

Contributor Bio:  Birnberg, Howard G Howard G. Birnberg is president of Birnberg & Associates, a management consulting and association management firm, and is executive director of the Association for Project Managers. He is presently serving as an instructor in project management at the University of California-Berkeley Extension and at Embry-Riddle (Worldwide) University. For six years, he served as an instructor on project management in the Office of Executive Education at the Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, and also as an adjunct assistant professor at Michigan State University, College of Human Ecology. Mr. Birnberg is the author of four books His research and articles regularly appear in professional journals, and he is currently serving as a columnist for Civil & Structural Engineer magazine. Mr. Birnberg holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture degree from the Ohio State University and a Masters in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis.