Construction procurement strategy -- Principles of strategic procurement -- Public sector projects -- Project initiation -- Briefing and the design process -- Procurement strategies -- Project team selection -- Managing the procurement process -- The value of design -- Risk -- Partnering culture and the management of relationships -- Public private partnerships (PPPs) and the UK private finance initiative (PFI) -- Privately financed public sector projects (PFI and PPP) -- Europe and China -- US delivery processes assessed against successful business and management principles -- Performance information procurement systems (IPS)