Cost and Value Management in Projects provides practicing managers with a thorough understanding of the various
dimensions of cost and value in projects, along with the factors that impact them, and the managerial approaches
that would be most effective for achieving cost efficiency and value optimization. This book addresses cost from
a strategic perspective, offering thorough coverage of the various elements of value management such as value planning,
value engineering and value analysis from the perspective of projects.
Ray R. Venkataraman, PhD, is Associate Professor of Management at the Sam and Irene Black School of Business, Penn
State Erie. He previously taught at DePaul University and Northern Illinois University, where he received the Ideal
Industries Award for Excellence in Business Teaching. His scholarly articles have appeared in several top-tier
journals.
Jeffrey K. Pinto is Andrew Morrow and Elizabeth Lee Black Chair in Management of Technology in the Black School
of Business, Penn State Erie. Professor Pinto is the coauthor, with Peter Morris, of The Wiley Guides to the Management
of Projects series, as well as the author or editor of twenty other books and more than 100 scientific papers.