Book Structure
The contents of this book are set out in 14 chapters and one Appendix as follows:
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1. |
The Construction Management Environment |
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2. |
Bids, Proposals, and Contracts |
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3. |
Project Planning and Initiation |
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4. |
Construction Scheduling |
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5. |
Estimating, Budgeting, and Cost Control |
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6. |
Project Resources Planning |
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7. |
Project Organization |
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8. |
Project Control |
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9. |
Construction-Project Execution |
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10. |
Total Construction Project Management for the Twenty-First Century |
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11. |
Green Buildings and Sustainable Construction |
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12. |
Construction Safety and Health |
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13. |
Project Communications |
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14. |
Human Factors in Construction Management |
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Appendix: Job Description - Construction Manager/Project Manager |
The book has a total of 456 pages printed in a small font on fine paper. The chapters are well illustrated by tables, charts and diagrams where appropriate, although the font sizes on some illustrations are almost too small to read. Each chapter concludes with a brief Summary.
By far the largest chapter is Chapter 8: Project Control at 50 pages. This chapter covers such important items as control of contracting strategy, equipment, material, and labor costs, cash flow, schedule control and quality controls. By comparison, the other chapters generally average around 27 pages. From this detail and the headings of the other chapters, it will be seen that the book digs deep into all aspects of the physical construction process.
The book does not include a Glossary of Terms, a Bibliography, or a list of acronyms used.
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Introduction
