Construction & Building Trades - General & Miscellaneous, Project Management, Real Estate Management
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Overview
This text focuses on the scope of the skills necessary to propel today's construction project manager into the forefront of the profession. It defines the dynamics of people coming together for one project, explores the specific technical, political, and regulatory complexities of the project itself and explains how to effectively utilize management tools to harness this volatile environment to produce a successful project. A combination of theory and practical reality creates a dynamic interchange and learning foundation for students.Features:
- Three-part coverage -- examines the industry and profession; the project itself; and provides the management tools necessary to effectively manage the people and the project
- Comprehensive and current -- provides students with up-to-date industry topics, and better addresses the overall theory involved in the successful management of a construction project
- Sidebars authored by industry leaders -- Gives students more of a real-world perspective, and information on the skills practitioners need to be successful in an increasingly competitive environment, making the job they are preparing for more real and the material they are studying more relevant
- Photography, illustrations, charts, and diagrams -- reinforces concepts with visually appealing support of the text
- Chapter exercises and review questions
- Includes a chapter on safety -- a topic often overlooked in other texts.
Editorials
Booknews
The construction industry has shifted from narrowly scoped services to the forefront of the design and construction profession, according to Gould (Wentworth Institute of Technology) and Joyce (Massachusetts Institute of Technology). With the input of guest contributors, they address the human and technical management aspects that a project manager needs to understand: e.g. computer- integrated construction, the advantages of union vs. merit shops, project delivery methods, construction without disruption, costs, job site administration, and safety and health issues. Includes b&w photos; examples of construction failures, innovations, and trends; review questions and exercises; and a non-annotated list of construction project management web sites. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
May 15, 2001
Publisher
Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall, 2002.
Pages
409
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780130922809