Public Works Department Management

Developed by and for public works professionals, the widely used Public Works Management Practices Manual updates and improves statements that describe the basic criteria and procedures necessary to perform as a full-service public works agency and provides the framework for the objective self-evaluation of an agency. Changes to the 10th edition include 10 mandatory chapters, including a new chapter on Asset Management (chapter 10) which involves inventory condition assessment and/or inspection; chapter 2 is reduced to 36 practices (removing three practices related to union contracts).

APWA's new "Blue Book," a companion to Public Works Administration: Supervision and Management, focuses on the external environment of public works with such issues as finance, law, and fundamentals of government. It also includes an overview of public works operations and concludes with one of the most important aspects of public works leadership--creating the future. This book includes a look at strategic planning, systems thinking, policy development, and other vital forward-looking techniques. (This book supports APWA Public Works Institute Units 6-11.)