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Understanding the Construction Client
David Boyd
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Description for Understanding the Construction Client
Paperback. * Foreword from the Chair of The Construction Clients Group - the only body dedicated to all clients of the construction industry. * Provides a user-friendly model of engagement for clients * Covers a wide range of client types - from prisons to supermarkets . Num Pages: 328 pages, 64 illustrations. BIC Classification: TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 172 x 17. Weight in Grams: 716.
This book breaks new ground by creating a framework to understand clients’ actions and needs. Most construction management books focus on improving the construction process; this one focuses on a better engagement with the client. It challenges conceptions of both the construction industry and clients’ businesses so that a more effective process and greater client satisfaction can be achieved. The book suggests that ‘buildings are not about building but about changing and developing the client’. The technical, organisational and psychological aspects of this are described and analysed in detail so that current experience can be explained and better practice determined.
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This book breaks new ground by creating a framework to understand clients’ actions and needs. Most construction management books focus on improving the construction process; this one focuses on a better engagement with the client. It challenges conceptions of both the construction industry and clients’ businesses so that a more effective process and greater client satisfaction can be achieved. The book suggests that ‘buildings are not about building but about changing and developing the client’. The technical, organisational and psychological aspects of this are described and analysed in detail so that current experience can be explained and better practice determined.
... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Number of Pages
330
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405129787
SKU
V9781405129787
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About David Boyd
David Boyd is Deputy Head of the School of Property & Construction, University of Central England, Birmingham, UK. Ezekiel Chinyio is based at the Univeristy of Wolverhampton, UK.
Reviews for Understanding the Construction Client
“This is undoubtedly a readable book.” (Construction Management and Economics, 1 November 2010) "Contractors who want to get ahead must prioritise the needs of the client. this is the central message in the book… [and] the key difference between an average and highly successful project" Construction News "An excellent read for all levels of interest and capability ... Read more