Construction Project Management - Hardcover

Sears, S. Keoki; Sears, Glenn A.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471546089 ISBN 13: 9780471546085

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1991

Synopsis

Using one example project throughout (a bridge), this construction management textbook has been completely for the 1990's. New features include added emphasis on computers and their impact on the management of construction projects. The use of network techniques to control projects and settle disputes is also studied in more detail.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Master the essentials of planning, scheduling, and managingfield construction projects

For more than thirty years, Construction ProjectManagement by Clough and Sears has been considered thepreeminent guide to the Critical Path Method (CPM) of projectscheduling. It combines a solid foundation in the principles andfundamentals of CPM with particular emphasis on project planning,demonstrated through an example project.

This Fifth Edition features a range of improvements. Newpedagogical devices improve absorption of the material. Updatedlabor, material, and equipment pricing is incorporated into thetext. Coverage is enhanced by discussions of contemporary planningand management methods such as Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) andthe Earned Value Management System (EVMS).

A highway bridge with a complete cost estimate, including SIunits, illustrates each of the principles of project management.Using this basic information and the case studies in the appendix,readers are given project management problems and hands–on projectmanagement experience.

The Fifth Edition features include:

• Complete coverage of planning and scheduling principles thatapply to every type of construction project

• Expanded coverage of production planning

• Large foldout illustrations conveniently integrated throughoutthe book

Thorough and up to date, Construction Project Management,Fifth Edition is a superb text for students and anindispensable on–the–job reference for builders, architects, civilengineers, and other construction professionals.

About the Author

S. KEOKI SEARS is a Senior Program Manager for CH2M HILL onthe London 2012 Olympic Park. He has extensive experience managinglarge construction projects worldwide.

GLENN A. SEARS is an active consultant in constructionengineering and management. He isEmeritus Professor of CivilEngineering, University of New Mexico.

RICHARD H. CLOUGH, deceased, wasDean of the College ofEngineering, University of New Mexico. He was a Fellow of theAmerican Society of Civil Engineers and was considered one of theleading American educators in construction engineering andmanagement.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471546089
• ISBN 13: 9780471546085
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 304