For more than thirty years, Construction ProjectManagement has been considered the preeminent guide to allaspects of the construction project management process, includingthe Critical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling, and muchmore. Now in its Sixth Edition, it continues to provide a solidfoundation of the principles and fundamentals of projectmanagement, with a particular emphasis on project planning,demonstrated through an example project, along with new pedagogicalelements such as end-of-chapter problems and questions and a fullsuite of instructor's resources.
Also new to this edition is information on the Earned ValueAnalysis (EVA) system and introductory coverage of BuildingInformation Modeling (BIM) and Lean Construction in the context ofproject scheduling. Readers will also benefit from buildingconstruction examples, which illustrate each of the principles ofproject management. This information, combined with the casestudies provided in the appendix, gives readers access to hands-onproject management experience in the context of real-world projectmanagement problems.
- Features two integrated example projects—one civil andone commercial—fully developed through the text
- Includes end-of-chapter questions and problems
- Details BIM in scheduling procedures, Lean Construction, andEarned Value Analysis, EVA
- Provides teaching resources, including PowerPoint slides,interactive diagrams, and an Instructor's Manual with solutions forthe end-of-chapter questions
Construction Management and Civil Engineering students andprofessionals alike will find everything they need, to understandand to master construction project management in this classicguide.