Project management for engineering and construction / Garold Oberlender

Includes index.

Ch. 1: Introduction -- Ch. 2: Working with Project Teams -- Ch. 3: Project Initiation -- Ch. 4: Early Estimate -- Ch. 5: Project Budgeting -- Ch. 6: Development of the Work Plan -- Ch. 7: Design Proposals -- Ch. 8: Project Scheduling -- Ch. 9: Tracking Work -- Ch. 10: Design Coordination -- Ch. 11: Construction Phase -- Ch. 12: Project Close Out -- Ch. 13: Personal Management Skills -- Ch. 14: Risk Assessment and Risk Analysis

The Latest, Most Effective Engineering and Construction project Management StrategiesFully revised throughout, this up-to-date guide presents the principles and techniques of managing engineering and construction projects from the initial conceptual phase, through design and construction, to completion. The book emphasizes project management duringthe beginning stages of project development to influence the quality, cost, and schedule of a project as early in the process as possible. Featuring an all-new chapter on risk management, the third edition also includes new sections on:Ensuring project qualityThe owner's teamParametric estimatingImportance of the estimatorFormats for work breakdown structuresDesign work packagesBenefits of planningCalculations to verify schedules and cost distributionsCommon problems in managing designBuild-operate-transfer delivery methodsBased on the author's decades of experience in working with hundreds of project managers, this essential resource includes many new real-world examples and updated sample problems. Project Management for Engineering and Construction, Third Edition, covers:Working with project teamsProject initiationEarly estimatesProject budgetingDevelopment of work planDesign proposalsProject schedulingTracking workDesign coordinationConstruction phaseProject close outPersonal management skillsRisk management.