Skip to main content
  • Book
  • © 2010

Early Project Appraisal

Making the Initial Choices

Palgrave Macmillan

Authors:

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.

Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Front-End Assessment of Projects

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Attributes of a Project

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 3-9
    3. Successful Projects

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 10-19
    4. Three Perspectives on a Project

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 20-31
    5. Three Main Phases in a Project

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 32-37
    6. Uncertainty, Risk and Opportunities

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 38-50
    7. Possibilities of Foreseeing

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 51-65
    8. The Problem of Cost

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 76-82
    9. The Problem of Utility

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 83-89
    10. What is a Concept?

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 90-103
    11. Project Alignment

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 104-112
    12. Objectives and Their Formulation

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 113-129
    13. Quality of Information

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 138-148
  3. Tools and Techniques

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 167-167
    2. Systems Analysis

      • Knut Samset
      Pages 169-181

About this book

Focusing on turning an initial idea into a project with a successful outcome, this book fills a gap in current literature on project management and is thoroughly grounded in the latest research in this field. It emphasizes the practical application of decision making based on qualitative and judgmental information.

About the author

KNUT SAMSET is Professor of Project Management at the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, www.ntnu.no. He is the Founding Director of the Concept Research Programme on Front-end Management of Large Investment Projects, and Founding Director and Senior Partner of Scanteam, an international consultancy based in Oslo.

Bibliographic Information

Buy it now

Buying options

eBook USD 84.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 109.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Other ways to access