Construction Project Management : A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management

by Sears, S. Keoki; Sears, Glenn A.; Clough, Richard H.

• ISBN13: 9780471745884
• ISBN10: 047174588X
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-04-25
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

For more than thirty years, Construction Project Management by Clough and Sears has been considered the preeminent guide to the Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling. It combines a solid foundation in the principles and fundamentals of CPM with particular emphasis on project planning, demonstrated through an example project. This Fifth Edition features a range of improvements. New pedagogical devices improve absorption of the material. Updated labor, material, and equipment pricing is incorporated into the text. Coverage is enhanced by discussions of contemporary planning and management methods such as Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and the Earned Value Management System (EVMS). A highway bridge with a complete cost estimate, including SI units, illustrates each of the principles of project management. Using this basic information and the case studies in the appendix, readers are given project management problems and hands-on project management experience. The Fifth Edition features include: Complete coverage of planning and scheduling principles that apply to every type of construction project Expanded coverage of production planning Large foldout illustrations conveniently integrated throughout the book Thorough and up to date, Construction Project Management, Fifth Edition is a superb text for students and an indispensable on-the-job reference for builders, architects, civil engineers, and other construction professionals.

Author Biography

S. Keoki Sears is a Senior Program Manager for CH2M HILL on the London 2012 Olympic Park. He has extensive experience managing large construction projects worldwide.

GLENN A. SEARS is an active consultant in construction engineering and management. He isEmeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico.

Richard H. Clough,deceased, wasDean of the College of Engineering, University of New Mexico. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and was considered one of the leading American educators in construction engineering and management.

Cover Photograph: © Volker Kreinacke/istockphoto

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Construction Practices	p. 1
Management System	p. 17
Project Cost Estimating	p. 31
Project Planning	p. 63
Project Scheduling	p. 85
Production Planning	p. 129
Project Time Acceleration	p. 147
Resource Management	p. 173
Project Time Management	p. 197
Project Cost System	p. 223
Project Financial Management	p. 259
Scheduling Applications	p. 285
Highway Bridge Bid-Item Summary Sheets	p. 309
SI Unit Highway Bridge Bid-Item Summary Sheets	p. 323
Highway Bridge Project Outline	p. 345
Arrow Notation	p. 347
The PERT Procedure	p. 367
Analysis of Estimating Accuracy	p. 373
Highway Bridge Case Studies	p. 381
Index	p. 395
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