Project Scheduling and Management for Construction

by Pierce, David R.

• ISBN13: 9780876295335
• ISBN10: 0876295332
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1998-12-01
• Publisher: R S Means Co

Summary

Today's successful project planning, scheduling and management techniques are clearly explained and illustrated in this book. For contractors, project managers, schedulers, estimators and owners/managers of construction firms who need a comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow guide to construction project planning and control. The book explains how to think through and prepare a schedule, then use it effectively.

Table of Contents

Foreword	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	xiii
What Is Project Management?	1	(10)
What Is Management?	3	(1)
What Is Project Management?	4	(3)
Why Use Project Management?	7	(1)
The Benefits	7	(2)
Variables that Affect the Project	9	(1)
Use of Computers in the Construction Industry	10	(1)
The Project Control Cycle	11	(24)
Basic Management Functions	14	(1)
Introduction to the Sample Building Project	15	(20)
Pre-Construction Planning	35	(16)
Identifying Key Personnel	38	(1)
Providing Data to the Project Team	38	(1)
Contract Document Review	38	(1)
Estimate Review/Estimator Meeting	39	(2)
Initial Project Team Meeting	41	(1)
Pre-Planning with Other Parties	42	(3)
Setting up Management Procedures	45	(6)
Introduction to Scheduling	51	(6)
The Critical Path Method	53	(1)
Learning CPM Techniques	54	(3)
Planning the Project	57
Breaking the Job Down into Activities	59	(10)
Establishing the Sequence of Work	69