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Title:
Managing the construction process : estimating, scheduling, and project control
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Edition:
3rd. ed.
Publication Information:
Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004
ISBN:
9780131134065

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Summary

Comprehensive and unique in its perspective, this reliable, easy-to-read book covers all areas of the Construction Management industry--with a balanced focus on both theory and practicality. It helps users gain a working knowledge of the whole Building Industry, as well as the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy. It emphasizes current industry practices, making it a useful reference for the construction professional.All topic areas are clearly marked for easy reference; these include: construction project management, contracts and delivery methods, detailed estimating, scheduling, network construction, project control, and project updating.For construction professionals, including engineers, technicians, schedulers, and planners.


Table of Contents

I Construction Project Management
1 Industry and the Project
2 The Project Management Process
3 Construction Contracts and Delivery Methods
II Estimating
4 Estimating Fundamentals
5 Conceptual and Square Foot Estimating
6 Assemblies Estimating
7 Detailed Estimating
III scheduling
8 Scheduling Fundamentals
9 Network Construction
10 Activity Duration and Network Calculations
IV project control
11 Fundamentals of Project Control
12 Cost, Schedule, and Resource Control
13 Updating the Project: Control in Practice
Appendix A
Appendix B Index