- Hardback - Number of Pages: 278 pages
- Dimensions: 162 x 236 x 20mm - 539.77g
- Publication date: 21 Sep 2016
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
- Imprint: CRC Press Inc
- Publication City/Country: Bosa Roca, United States
... presents a systematic and coherent approach to the management of important projects ... an important volume not only for public sector project management, but for the much broader field of public management. ... This book is very much about the future of government. -From the Foreword by Marc Holzer, Dean of the School of Public Affairs and Public Administration, Rutgers University, and Executive Director of the National Center for Public Performance It arrives in the wake of the "D" grade for the condition of our infrastructure assigned by the American Society of Civil Engineers and the significant funds for infrastructure investment appropriated under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. The book provides practical tools to avoid the all too usual problems that have plagued public projects. It focuses on the unique features of the public sector compared to the private. The book effectively illustrates its points with many short case studies. Examples involving mistakes are discussed...