Project Management for Engineers and Construction, 2nd Edition, Garold Oberlender (2000)

Main description

The purpose of this book is to present the principles and techniques of project management, beginning with the conceptual phase by the owner, through coordination of design and construction, to project completion.

Throughout this book the importance of management skills is emphasized to enable the user to develop his or her own style of project management. The focus is to apply project management at the beginning of a project, when it is first approved. Too often the formal organization to manage a project is not developed until the beginning of the construction phase. This book presents the information that must be assembled and managed during the development and engineering design phase to bring a project to successful completion by the owner.

Table of contents

Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Working with Project Teams Chapter 3: Project Initiation Chapter 4: Early Estimates Chapter 5: Project Budgeting Chapter 6: Development of Work Plan Chapter 7: Design Proposals Chapter 8: Project Scheduling Chapter 9: Project Tracking Chapter 10: Design Coordination Chapter 11: Construction Phase Chapter 12: Project Close Out Chapter 13: Tips for Making Things Happen Chapter 14: Total Quality Management Appendix A: Example Project Appendix B: EJCDC Documents Appendix C: AIA Documents Appendix D: AGC Documents

Project Management for Engineers and Construction, 2nd Edition, Garold Oberlender (2000)

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