Ellis Leading and Managing Professional Services Firms in the Infrastructure Sector

1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-351-21661-6
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten

Professional services firms play a vital role in the social, environmental and economic wellbeing of any economy. This book considers the key skills and elements required to successfully lead and manage a professional services firm operating in the infrastructure sector. Public and private sector clients recognize the role that infrastructure plays in the functionality of our cities and that most urban conurbations have a backlog of infrastructure to deliver to meet the needs of increasing populations, greater urbanisation and emerging economies. Just keeping pace with projected global GDP growth will require an enormous investment in infrastructure and skilful leadership to deliver it.

In response to this challenge, professional services firms will need to be well-led and well-managed to be successful and sustainable in the long-term. Such organisations must provide high-value advice, design, knowledge and innovations to get more out of the existing assets and to plan and design new assets with greater integrity and construct them more productively, efficiently and effectively. This book provides practical frameworks for emerging operational managers and future project leaders to prepare them to successfully manage these firms and deliver such projects in the face of new and often disruptive technologies and shifting corporate landscapes.

The book is essential reading for aspiring leaders operating in all infrastructure market sectors including energy, water, sewerage, road, rail, ports, airports, education, health, justice, retail, entertainment, property and development sectors.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ellis, Tim

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Baukonstruktion, Baufachmaterialien
• Technische Wissenschaften Bauingenieurwesen Bauingenieurwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1

Introduction

2

Strategy

3

The Nature of the Firm

4

Marketing and Communications

5

Business Devlopment

6

Winning Proposals

7

Growth through Mergers and Acquisitions

8

Project Management

9

Operational Management

10

Commercials

11

Contracts

12

Risks and Opportunities

13

Knowledge Management

14

People and Culture

15

Building Systems & Processes

16

How to Increase the Chance of Project Success

17

Glossary of Terms

18

List of table and figures

19

Acknowledgements

20

References

Über Autor(innen)

Tim Ellis has over thirty-five years’ experience in the Engineering consulting industry having worked in operational management and project leadership roles across Australia, the Middle East, South East Asia and the UK. He has transitioned from technical specialisation, project management, operational management, project leadership and more recently to risk management. Over that time, Tim has successfully developed a diverse range of professional services firms through organic growth, outsourcing and acquisition. Major infrastructure projects have been a key platform for the growth of these firms. He is a Fellow and Engineering Executive of the Institution of Engineers, Australia.