Project Management for Engineers and Construction

Overview

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