This Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control (2nd Edition) by Frederick E. Gould covers all areas of the Construction Management industry with a balanced focus on both theory and practicality.
Managing the Construction Process Gould helps students gain a knowledge of the Building Industry as a whole, as well as, the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy.
This new edition of Managing the Construction Process Gould provides a broad overview of the construction manager’s role and responsibilities. After introducing the industry players and processes, the author covers estimating, scheduling, and project control. Background concepts lead off each chapter, followed by practical applications supported by illustrations and sidebars. All of the key concepts in the book relate to actual construction projects in various stages of development.
This Managing the Construction Process Gould consists of overview section introduces readers to the concepts of team play, bonding, value engineering, and partnering. The estimating section is developed in the context of a project’s evolution, showing increasing detail as the project progresses, thereby feeding information to the construction manager to support sounder design and construction decisions.
Managing the Construction Process Gould book shows the reader how to do accurate estimates at the schematic stage of design. The scheduling section covers several methods but focuses on the Critical Path Method. Activity definition, the creation of a logic diagram, calculation of activity durations, and network calculations are ail explained.
This Managing the Construction Process Gould examines how the estimate and the schedule are used to provide timely information to the owner and other project participants. In the pre-construction stage, this information can be integrated into a work plan that accurately projects resource usage.
The Managing the Construction Process Gould provides an overview of all aspects of construction management, with enough practical examples for the student to get a view of the world of construction management. As a reference for the professional, the Managing the Construction Process Gould book is organized so as to allow quick and easy access to information on current tools and practices of the profession.
Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control (2nd Edition)
Frederick E. Gould
Prentice Hall; 2 edition
393 pages
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