Download or read book Guide to Good Practice in the Management of Time in Complex Projects written by CIOB (The Chartered Institute of Building) and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-11-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delayed completion affects IT, process plant, oil and gas, civil engineering, shipbuilding and marine work contracts. In fact it affects all industries in all countries and the bigger the project, the more damage delayed completion causes to costs, to reputation and sometimes, even to the survival of the contracting parties themselves. In simple projects, time can be managed intuitively by any reasonably competent person, but complex projects cannot and a more analytical approach is necessary if the project is to succeed. Although much has been written about how to apportion liability for delay after a project has gone wrong there was, until recently, no guidance on how to manage time pro-actively and effectively on complex projects. In 2008, the CIOB embarked upon a 5-year strategy to provide standards, education, training and accreditation in time management. The first stage, this Guide to Good Practice in Managing Time in Complex Projects, sets down the process and standards to be achieved in preparing and managing the time model. As a handbook for practitioners it uses logical step by step procedures and examples from inception and risk appraisal, through design and construction to testing and commissioning, to show how an effective and dynamic time model can be used to manage the risk of delay to completion of construction projects.
Download or read book Architecture Live Projects written by Harriet Harriss and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-05-23 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecture Live Projects provides a persuasive, evidence-based advocacy for moving a particular kind of architectural learning, known as Live Projects, towards a holistic integration into current and future architectural curricula. Live Projects are work completed in the borderlands between architectural education and built environment practice; they include design/build work, community-based design, urban advocacy consulting and a host of other forms and models described by the book’s international group of authors. Because of their position, Live Projects as vehicle for simultaneously providing teaching and service has the potential to recalibrate the contesting claims that both academia and profession make to architecture. This collection of essays and case studies consolidates current discussions on theory and learning ambitions, academic best practices, negotiation with licensure and accreditation, and considerations of architectural integrity. It is an invaluable resource to current and future Live Projects advocates – whether they aim to move from pedagogy into practice or practice into pedagogy.
Download or read book Good Practice Guide written by Patrick Farrall and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-02-15 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects are finding the procurement landscape increasingly complex and competitive. This book shows practitioners the ways that fees are calculated, negotiated and managed. It will increase your understanding of the different fee-earning roles for architects, professional services contracts, how to calculate sustainable fee levels and improve negotiation skills. It also includes information on how to monitor and manage fees and the resources required to deliver projects, managing change in the scope of the project and related services, where to add value and to highlight risk areas that may impact on sustaining the business. Case studies explain good and bad practice to illustrate effective fee management, drawn from the authors’ direct experience as practitioners and investigating client complaints.
Download or read book ITJEMAST 11 5 2020 written by and published by International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies publishes a wide spectrum of research and technical articles as well as reviews, experiments, experiences, modelings, simulations, designs, and innovations from engineering, sciences, life sciences, and related disciplines as well as interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary/multidisciplinary subjects. Original work is required. Article submitted must not be under consideration of other publishers for publications.
Download or read book Good Practices in Resettlement written by Hari Mohan Mathur and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-06-30 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection, well-known resettlement and development practitioners examine successful resettlement practices, based on examples from Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, Mexico, the Philippines, Russia and Vietnam.
Download or read book ITJEMAST 12 5 2021 written by and published by International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: International Transaction Journal of Engineering, Management, & Applied Sciences & Technologies publishes a wide spectrum of research and technical articles as well as reviews, experiments, experiences, modelings, simulations, designs, and innovations from engineering, sciences, life sciences, and related disciplines as well as interdisciplinary/cross-disciplinary/multidisciplinary subjects. Original work is required. Article submitted must not be under consideration of other publishers for publications.
Download or read book Good Practice Guide written by Mark Kemp and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-10-01 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architecture can be a high risk and low-income profession. Planning to manage risks is essential. Workloads tend to be cyclical and managing lean periods and booms whilst being prepared for the next downturn is a key requirement. This book is a how-to guide to build business resilience into your architectural practice, offering methods for managing business-critical events and crises. It shows you how to analyse trouble, pre-emptively tackle pitfalls and gives you confidence in decision-making to stay ahead. Featuring case studies with expert insight into sole shareholder and director experience of a small practice, it’s aimed across all levels with straightforward, honest and accessible advice. It is structured with people and organisations as the core framework, exploring practice, staff, clients, projects, consultants and providers. It provides operational advice on the day-to-day running of practice and how to respond to disruption.
Download or read book Spatial Design Education written by Ashraf M. Salama and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-09 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Design education in architecture and allied disciplines is the cornerstone of design professions that contribute to shaping the built environment of the future. In this book, design education is dealt with as a paradigm whose evolutionary processes, underpinning theories, contents, methods, tools, are questioned and critically examined. It features a comprehensive discussion on design education with a focus on the design studio as the backbone of that education and the main forum for creative exploration and interaction, and for knowledge acquisition, assimilation, and reproduction. Through international and regional surveys, the striking qualities of design pedagogy, contemporary professional challenges and the associated sociocultural and environmental needs are identified. Building on twenty-five years of research and explorations into design pedagogy in architecture and urban design, this book authoritatively offers a critical analysis of a continuously evolving profession, its associated societal processes and the way in which design education reacts to their demands. Matters that pertain to traditional pedagogy, its characteristics and the reactions developed against it in the form of pioneering alternative studio teaching practices. Advances in design approaches and methods are debated including critical inquiry, empirical making, process-based learning, and Community Design, Design-Build, and Live Project Studios. Innovative teaching practices in lecture-based and introductory design courses are identified and characterized including inquiry-based, active and experiential learning. These investigations are all interwoven to elucidate a comprehensive understanding of contemporary design education in architecture and allied disciplines. A wide spectrum of teaching approaches and methods is utilized to reveal a theory of a ’trans-critical’ pedagogy that is conceptualized to shape a futuristic thinking about design teaching. Lessons learned from techniques and mechanisms for accommodation, adaptation, and implementation of a ‘trans-critical’ pedagogy in education are conceived to invigorate a new student-centered, evidence-based design culture sheltered in a wide variety of learning settings in architecture and beyond.
Download or read book Learning Spark written by Jules S. Damji and published by O'Reilly Media. This book was released on 2020-07-16 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data is bigger, arrives faster, and comes in a variety of formats—and it all needs to be processed at scale for analytics or machine learning. But how can you process such varied workloads efficiently? Enter Apache Spark. Updated to include Spark 3.0, this second edition shows data engineers and data scientists why structure and unification in Spark matters. Specifically, this book explains how to perform simple and complex data analytics and employ machine learning algorithms. Through step-by-step walk-throughs, code snippets, and notebooks, you’ll be able to: Learn Python, SQL, Scala, or Java high-level Structured APIs Understand Spark operations and SQL Engine Inspect, tune, and debug Spark operations with Spark configurations and Spark UI Connect to data sources: JSON, Parquet, CSV, Avro, ORC, Hive, S3, or Kafka Perform analytics on batch and streaming data using Structured Streaming Build reliable data pipelines with open source Delta Lake and Spark Develop machine learning pipelines with MLlib and productionize models using MLflow
Download or read book The Project Manager written by Richard Newton and published by Pearson UK. This book was released on 2012-09-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Processes don't drive projects; people do. Successful project management is ultimately about effective communication, and more broadly, effective people management. Most books, however, deal largely with process - the mechanical, methodological side, and play down the human side. The Project Manageris a fresh approach to project management: it moves beyond the formal methodologies and techniques to shed light on the core skills that will make you a great project manager. It puts the project manager centre stage and provides you with an invaluable set of experience-based lessons, tips, and advice to help you consistently deliver the results you want. Whether you are a project manager yourself, or someone who works with or recruits project managers, this book will be essential reading. DISCOVER WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW AND DO TO BE A GREAT PROJECT MANAGER
Download or read book Good Practice with Vulnerable Adults written by Jacki Pritchard and published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers. This book was released on 2001 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addresses key problems and dilemmas in working to protect vulnerable adults - such as the elderly or those with physical disabiities - from abuse, and to support those who have already experienced abuse or neglect. Contributors make practical suggestions for working with both victims and abusers.
Download or read book Projects in the Computing Curriculum written by Michael Holcombe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr Peter Milton, Director of Programme Review, Quality Assurance Agency I am grateful to the authors for giving me the opportunity to write this foreword, mainly because it represents the first occasion that the Fund for the Development of Teaching and Learning (FDTL) has led directly to a pUblication such as this. In my former capacity as Director of Quality Assessment at the Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), I chaired the FDTL Committee during 1996/7 and am delighted to see the projects which were selected so painstakingly leading to successful outcomes. Assessment of the quality of higher education (HE) was introduced in 1993 and was intended to improve public information about what was on offer in British universities and colleges, as well as to assist in the enhancement of educational opportunities for students. This was part of a larger agenda in which educational quality and the standards achieved by students have come under increasing scrutiny, with a long-term objective of linking funding allocations to the quality of the provision. It was in this context that the FDTL Initiative was launched in 1995 to support projects aimed at stimulating developments in teaching and learning and to encourage the dissemination of good practice across the HE sector. Good practice is identified through the process of quality assessment and bids for funding can only be made by those institutions which have demonstrated high quality provision. To date, the programme includes 63 projects drawn from 23 subject areas.
Download or read book CMake Best Practices written by Dominik Berner and published by Packt Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2024-08-30 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover practical tips and techniques for leveraging CMake to optimize your software development workflow Key Features Learn Master CMake, from basics to advanced techniques, for seamless project management Gain practical insights and best practices to tackle real-world CMake challenges Implement advanced strategies for optimizing and maintaining large-scale CMake projects Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Book Description Discover the cutting-edge advancements in CMake with the new edition of CMake Best Practices. This book focuses on real-world applications and techniques to leverage CMake, avoiding outdated hacks and overwhelming documentation. You’ll learn how to use CMake presets for streamlined project configurations and embrace modern package management with Conan 2.0. Covering advanced methods to integrate third-party libraries and optimize cross-platform builds, this updated edition introduces new tools and techniques to enhance software quality, including testing frameworks, fuzzers, and automated documentation generation. Through hands-on examples, you’ll become proficient in structuring complex projects, ensuring that your builds run smoothly across different environments. Whether you’re integrating tools for continuous integration or packaging software for distribution, this book equips you with the skills needed to excel in modern software development. By the end of the book, you’ll have mastered setting up and maintaining robust software projects using CMake to streamline your development workflow and produce high-quality software. What you will learn Architect a well-structured CMake project Modularize and reuse CMake code across projects Use the latest CMake features for presets and dependency management Integrate tools for static analysis, linting, formatting, and documentation into a CMake project Execute hands-on cross-platform builds and seamless toolchain integration Implement automated fuzzing techniques to enhance code robustness Streamline your CI/CD pipelines with effective CMake configurations Craft a well-defined and portable build environment for your project Who this book is for This book is for software engineers and build system maintainers working with C or C++ who want to optimize their workflow using CMake. It's also valuable for those looking to enhance their understanding of structuring and managing CMake projects efficiently. Basic knowledge of C++ and general programming is recommended to fully grasp the examples and techniques covered in the book.
Download or read book Co producing Knowledge for Sustainable Cities written by Merritt Polk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the current time, many issues and problems within sustainable urban development are managed within traditional disciplinary and organizational structures. However, problems such as, climate change, resource constraints, poverty and social tensions all exceed current compartmentalization of policy-making, administration and knowledge production. This book provides a better understanding of how researchers and practitioners together can co-produce knowledge to better contribute to solving the complex challenges of reaching sustainable urban futures. It is written for academic and professional audiences working with urban planning and sustainable cities around the world. Co-producing Knowledge is presented, by way of introduction, as a non-linear, collaborative approach to knowledge production which combines interdisciplinary, transdisciplinary, cross sector and policy approaches to societal problem solving. Examples are taken from Cape Town, Gothenburg, Kisumu, Manchester, Melbourne and a selection of cities in Southeast Asia. Each city chapter discusses the drivers and motivations behind knowledge co-production and gives concrete examples of activities and approaches that have been used to promote sustainable urban futures. Each chapter is written to promote mutual learning from the approaches that are already in use. Building upon these city cases, the conclusions outline an international practice and research agenda aimed at strengthening the promotion and implementation of the knowledge co-production for sustainability across diverse urban development contexts. This book provides an overview of the diverse driving forces behind co-production, and their specific contexts and constraints in a variety of cosmopolitan urban contexts. Some of these include institutional and cross-sector barriers to co-production, the need for learning across diverse levels and contexts, and strategies for balancing scientific excellence with the needs of societal change. This book offers valuable lessons regarding the concrete implications and potential impact that co-production processes can have for different user groups, such as planners, politicians, researchers, business interests and NGOs in different urban development contexts.
Download or read book School of Architecture s New Frontiers of Architectural Education written by Michela Barosio and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Using The Akai MPC With Ableton Live written by Andy Avgousti (MPC-Tutor) and published by Beat Box Digital LTD. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Using the Akai MPC With Ableton Live' shows you the ins and outs of using your MPC with the most unique music creation application on the planet - Ableton Live! This 120 page ebook covers all the skills you need to use Live with any standalone hardware MPC, be it writing and mixing down your beats in the studio or controlling Live's clips and scenes with your MPC pads & Q Links for scintillating live performances. No waffle, no jargon - just clear, easy-to-follow tutorials covering everything you need to know including: - Using Live as a sound module for your MPC- How to sync Live with your MPC using MIDI clock and MTC, with the MPC as either master or slave- Tracking MPC sequences as both audio & MIDI directly into Live- Using the MPC pads to creatively launch clips- Using the Q-Links to control Live's dials and sliders (JJ OS2/XL & MPC4000 only)- All required MIDI and audio hardware set up instructions Each tutorial contains practical, step-by-step examples, with clear MPC and Live screen shots, handy-hint boxes, and all the project files you need to recreate the tutorials in both Live and your MPC!
