Total Construction Project Management

This book presents the author's thoughts and opinions on the management aspects of total construction management garnered over 45 years of executing a broad range of capital projects around the world. It stresses the "practical" side of construction management normally encountered in completing a construction contract. The goal of the book is to focus on the "mental side" of construction management rather than the technology side of the business. The management methods espoused are designed to give a construction manager the essential tools to survive and prosper in a highly competitive environment. The text is presented in the following chapters: (1) The Construction Management Environment; (2) Bids, Proposals, and Contracts; (3) Project Planning and Initiation; (4) Construction Scheduling; (5) Estimating, Budgeting, and Cost Control; (6) Project Resources Planning; (7) Project Organization; (8) Project Control; (9) Construction Project Execution; (10) Construction Safety and Health; (11) Project Communications; (12) Human Factors in Construction Management; and (13) Computers in Construction Management. Appendixes are (A) Business Roundtable Report List; (B) Job Description--Construction Manager; and (C) Case Study Selection. An Index is provided.