Introduction | Book Structure | What We Liked — The Humor
What We Liked — The Serious Stuff | Conclusion

Book Structure

The contents of this book are set out in nineteen chapters, divided into five parts plus one appendix as follows:

The number of pages in the body of the book is 295 including a very thorough index. It does not have a Glossary of Terms. The level of content in each of these chapters is surprisingly even. This reflects the careful organization of this book, as is also evident from the five parts shown above taking you through the natural life span of the total procurement process. Not surprisingly, the largest part is Part IV — the Procurement Process, which is, after all, the book's title. The book does have some figures spread through the book but only ten of them in all.

This book, Procuring Successful Mega-Projects is well written in a clear style and, considering the nature of the subject, in easily digestible paragraphs. It is in-depth, yet not "academic", and therefore easy reading. Although we have not had the privilege or challenge of projects as large as those described by the author, we have managed projects large enough to recognize the situations and consequence that she describes. We highly commend the value of the advice she gives.

A quick note before you move on: In her book, Louise frequently uses the word "Agency". This term refers to the government organization, division, department, subsidiary or other large organization that has gobs of money and intends to authorize and spend it on The Project. In other words, she is referring to the project's sponsor.

Introduction

What We Liked — The Humor

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