Construction Project Teams –
making them work profitably
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Construction project teams addresses the important issues involved in forming effective and profitable teams for construction projects – both within and between clients, design and construction firms. Construction project teams offers a novel view of teamwork in construction by looking at five different levels of this operation. It also draws together these conceptual levels and identifies opportunities for 'virtual' team working from emerging information technologies in the international arena.
Construction project teams is divided into two main sections. The first contains theories related to particular aspects of project teams, with key points illustrating their practical application. The second contains real and simulated building and civil engineering case studies, each including with corrective lessons to aid successful construction project team building.
The late Tim Cornick was a Visiting Fellow at the University of Reading where for 20 years previously he had been a lecturer in construction management. During that time he carried out research projects in construction management, quality management and computer-integrated construction.
James Mather is Senior Partner of Johnston & Mather, and a lecturer at a number of universities in the UK and Romania, where he is involved in rural development programmes. He is a past chair of RedR (Engineers for Disaster Relief) an international organisation that selects and trains engineers and other relief workers for roles in humanitarian emergencies.
Construction project teams is available from bookshops or can be ordered directly from the publisher at www.thomastelford.com ISBN 0 7277 2745 1