capítulo por capítulo baixar Why do construction projects fail, and how can they be remedied?

DESCRIPTION
Why Construction Projects Fail and How to Fix Them is a practical, evidence-based guide for owners, contractors, project managers, and executives who are tired of seeing schedules slip, budgets blow up, and good teams burn out. Drawing on industry case studies, behavioral science, contract design, and decades of field experience, this book explains not just what goes wrong on construction projects but exactly how to stop it—and how to build repeatable systems that deliver predictable outcomes.
Across ten focused chapters, the book exposes the recurring dysfunctions that convert technical challenges into costly failures:
The Faulty Foundation shows how the simple act of defining a project—its scope, success metrics, boundaries, and governance—either creates a durable path to delivery or guarantees confusion and conflict. Practical tools help readers craft project charters that survive change and align stakeholders from day one.
The Illusion of Estimation explains why most budgets and schedules are optimistic fiction: flawed assumptions, hidden interfaces, and perverse incentives distort forecasts. The chapter teaches rigorous, probabilistic estimating, reference-class forecasting, and governance that treats estimates as living guides rather than immutable commitments.
Contractual Restrictions confront the adversarial contracts that stifle cooperation. It offers concrete alternatives—relational contracting, shared risk models, and clear interfaces—that convert legal documents into frameworks for partnership and performance.
The Communication Gap uncovers why information rarely flows cleanly from the site to the boardroom: siloed incentives, overloaded middle managers, and noisy reporting. Remedies include visual management, meaningful KPIs, escalation protocols, and routines that put accurate site conditions in front of decision-makers when they can still act.
The HR Problem reframes the labor crisis as a retention challenge, not just a recruiting one. The chapter outlines strategies to retain skilled craft and supervisory staff through career pathways, coaching, onboarding, and incentive alignment that reduce turnover, preserve institutional knowledge, and raise productivity.
The Quality Dilemma argues that checklists and inspections are poor substitutes for built-in quality. It advances integrated quality practices—design-for-buildability, frontline empowerment to stop defects, peer reviews, and continuous improvement—that prevent rework and protect margins.
The Postmortem Paradox closes the loop by teaching how to learn from failure. Beyond blame-free reviews, the book prescribes systems to capture lessons, assign remediation, and embed change so the same mistakes don’t repeat on the next project.
Written for busy practitioners, this book balances concise theory with field-tested, actionable guidance: templates for project charters and risk registers; step-by-step approaches to collaborative contracting and change governance; checklists for digital rollouts; and leadership practices that embed learning and accountability. Whether you are rescuing a failing build, planning a complex program, or reforming how your organization delivers assets, this book gives you the vocabulary, diagnostics, and concrete interventions to turn recurring failure into consistent success.
Why Construction Projects Fail and How to Fix Them is the handbook for the next generation of construction leaders—people who want fewer surprises, lower costs, safer sites, and teams that accomplish more with less chaos.

Procurando Why do construction projects fail, and how can they be remedied?? Aqui você encontra tudo sobre este livro de ENG SAID. Nesta página estão a descrição da obra, os detalhes da edição (282 páginas) e os formatos disponíveis para baixar: pdf, ibook, epub, kindle. Se você gosta de Livros Internacionais, Artesanato, Casa e Estilo de Vida, Reparos e Utilidades Domésticas, Alvenaria, explore também outros títulos da mesma categoria no Porto do livro Português. Veja ainda as outras obras de ENG SAID em nosso catálogo.