Construction project management
By: J. F. McCarthy
Publisher: Pareto -- Building Improvement
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Westchester, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780979996917
Subjects: Management; Textbooks; Customer services; Human factors; Architectural firms; Risk management; Construction projects; Construction contracts; Architecture; Management information systems; Engineering firms; Construction industry; Marketing; Human Factors; Contractors' operations; Value analysis (Cost control); Building trades; Project management
Description: ".. integrates business knowledge, principles and practices  of project managment and construction management... will help you achieve a strategic vision, continuously improve construction operations and manage industrial, commercial and institutional projects from conception to occupancy."  -- Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: Introduction; title: The construction industry: a culture and a business; title: Project players and construction management  process; title: The construction business and regulatory framework; title: Winning the job and initiating the project; title: Planning and initiation; title: Project scope evaluation, definition, planning; title: Costing: finding feasible and needed costs; title: Time planning and schedule integrates with scope and cost planning; title: Project delivery methods and bidding and "buying the job"; title: Building the project; title: People: their nature, organization and management; title: Communication and documentation are essential management tools; title: Monitoring and controlling the project for quality and profit; title: Risk management is a tool that affects project planning and execution; title: Project completion and closeout: a key last step and a crucial next step; title: Appendices (sample documents); title: Index.