Construction Management Jumpstart / Edition 1

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Overview

Launch Your Construction Management Career—Quickly and Effectively

Written by an experienced construction management specialist, Construction Management JumpStart provides all the core information you need, whether you're considering a new career or expanding your responsibilities:

  • Understanding the functions of construction management
  • Understanding the design and construction process
  • Working with contracts documents
  • Estimating project costs
  • Administering contracts
  • Managing the job site
  • Creating and maintaining a project schedule
  • Measuring project performance
  • Controlling quality
  • Ensuring project safety
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780782143362
  • Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
  • Publication date: 9/15/2004
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 352
  • Sales rank: 671,543
  • Product dimensions: 7.52 (w) x 8.96 (h) x 0.79 (d)

Meet the Author

Barbara Jackson, is the CEO/President, Design-Build Services, Inc and Professor of Construction Management at California Polytechnic State University. She holds a B.S. Housing & Design/Construction Management, a Ph.D., Education & Human Resources, and is a licensed Class A Contractor.

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Table of Contents

Introduction.

Chapter 1 The Construction Industry.

Chapter 2 What Is Construction Management?.

Chapter 3 How We Get the Work.

Chapter 4 The Construction Contract.

Chapter 5 Project Stages.

Chapter 6 Estimating Project Costs.

Chapter 7 Contract Administration.

Chapter 8 Construction Operations and Job.

Chapter 9 Project Planning and Scheduling.

Chapter 10 Monitoring Project Performance.

Chapter 11 Managing Quality and Safety.

Appendix Answers to Review Questions.

Glossary.

Index.

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