Construction Project Management: A Practical Guide to Field Construction Management - Hardcover

Sears, S. Keoki; Sears, Glenn A.; Clough, Richard H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 047174588X ISBN 13: 9780471745884

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Synopsis

For more than thirty years, Construction Project Managementby Clough and Sears has been considered the preeminent guide to theCritical Path Method (CPM) of project scheduling. It combines asolid foundation in the principles and fundamentals of CPM withparticular emphasis on project planning, demonstrated through anexample 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 an indispensableon–the–job reference for builders, architects, civil engineers, andother construction professionals.

About this title

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.

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.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047174588X
• ISBN 13: 9780471745884
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 5
• Number of pages: 408