{ "item_title" : "Managing Fast Track Building Construction Projects", "item_author" : [" Balachander Subramanian "], "item_description" : "The global construction industry is undergoing a profound transformation. Rapid urbanization, increasing investment in commercial real estate, industrial expansion, healthcare infrastructure, hospitality developments, educational campuses, mixed-use developments, and smart cities have created an unprecedented demand for faster project delivery. Today's owners, developers, and investors no longer view construction solely as the creation of physical assets-they view it as a strategic business function where time directly influences revenue, competitiveness, market share, and return on investment. Every day a building remains under construction represents financing costs, delayed occupancy, deferred rental income, postponed production, and missed business opportunities. Consequently, organizations across the world are increasingly adopting Fast Track Construction methodologies that compress project schedules by overlapping planning, design, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities. However, delivering projects faster is far more complex than simply increasing manpower or extending working hours. Accelerated projects demand an entirely different management philosophy-one founded on integrated planning, concurrent engineering, proactive risk management, collaborative leadership, real-time project controls, rapid decision-making, disciplined change management, and continuous stakeholder engagement. Fast-track projects introduce unique challenges rarely encountered in conventional construction. Design continues while construction progresses. Procurement decisions must often be made before engineering is fully complete. Multiple contractors work simultaneously within constrained work areas. Long-lead equipment must be secured months in advance. Safety and quality must be maintained despite compressed schedules. Project managers must make critical decisions with incomplete information while balancing competing priorities of time, cost, quality, safety, and commercial performance. This book has been written to provide a comprehensive, practical, and systematic guide for successfully managing these challenges. Rather than focusing only on scheduling techniques, this handbook presents a complete project management framework for delivering time-bound building projects from project initiation through final handover and operational readiness. It integrates internationally recognized project management principles with practical construction management techniques used on commercial buildings, residential developments, hospitals, hotels, airports, industrial facilities, educational campuses, government buildings, and mixed-use developments. Throughout this book, readers will learn how to establish effective project organizations, select appropriate delivery methods, develop integrated execution strategies, create realistic master schedules, manage concurrent engineering, optimize procurement, improve construction productivity, implement Lean Construction principles, control cost and schedule performance, manage project risks, lead high-pressure project teams, make effective decisions under severe time constraints, and achieve successful project closeout. Whether managing a medium-sized commercial building or a multi-billion-dollar mega development, the principles presented in this handbook provide a proven roadmap for accelerating project delivery while minimizing cost overruns, maintaining quality, protecting safety, and satisfying stakeholders. This handbook is intended to become a trusted reference that readers will consult repeatedly throughout the lifecycle of their projects, helping them transform ambitious completion targets into successful project outcomes.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/819/125/9798191259345_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "39.99", "online_price" : "39.99", "our_price" : "39.99", "club_price" : "39.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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