Procurement Strategies

This book addresses the key relationship issues of partnering and alliance contracting, drawing on research from a major Australian project, to examine team working and to show how this can deliver built facilities more effectively.

Author Biography

Derek Walker is Professor of Project Management at the Department of Building and Construction Economics, RMIT University. He worked in various project management roles in the UK, Canada and Australia for 16 years before commencing his academic career in 1986. He obtained a Master of Science from the University of Aston (Birmingham) in 1978, and a PhD in 1995 from RMIT University (Melbourne). He has written over 70 peer reviewed papers and book chapters. His research interests centre on project management and project procurement systems. He is also the Program Director of the Doctor of Project Management (DPM) program. Keith Hampson led the research team studying the National Museum of Australia project in Canberra. He is currently the CEO of Cooperative Research Centre for Construction Innovation that has a budget of $64 million over seven years to investigate and advance innovation in the Australian construction industry. He is a civil engineer and project and project manager with extensive industry experience. Prior to his CEO appointment to the CRC he was Director of Research in Construction Management and Property at Queensland University of Technology and Team Leader of the national QUT/CSIRO Construction Research Alliance. Keith Hampson completed an MBA, and a PhD in Construction Engineering and Management at Stanford University.