An account of how to run an effectively managed construction company or construction management business. The material encompasses construction productivity analysis, worker motivation, current technologies for handling project scheduling, finance, tax and sector-specific law.

Contractor's management handbook

Business & Money

O'Brien, James J.

Zilly, Robert G.

Management & Leadership

McGraw-Hill/Higher Education

CP-M in Construction Management

McGraw=Hill

An account of how to run an effectively managed construction company or construction management business. The material encompasses construction productivity analysis, worker motivation, current technologies for handling project scheduling, finance, tax and sector-specific law.

Contractor's Management Handbook

Science & Math

Technology

Critical Path Method (CPM) is a powerful technique for achieving speed, accuracy, and flexibility in planning and scheduling for project design and construction. This book describes fully the concept of CPM and its practical use in the construction industry. Included are details of specific project applications, as well as discussions of how CPM can be used in the areas of cost control and resource management. The fourth edition features a new chapter on computer programs and systems, and evaluates the impact of personal computers on calculating CPM schedules. This edition contains a number of informative case studies, but one comprehensive case study is used throughout the book to exemplify the versatility of CPM-from project preparation and monthly construction reviews, to claims evaluation.

Cpm in Construction Management

Estimating is one of the most important steps in the construction process, often determining the success or failure of a project. This valuable sourcebook offers architects, engineers, and contractors a solid, step-by-step approach to the budgeting-estimating process - from concept-budget through schematic and pre-bid estimates to contractor's estimates, including subcontractor's estimates and change-order estimating. It also examines value engineering at the design development and cost confidence points during the design process. The book features comprehensive coverage of: the estimates needed for different types of contracts; project costs, including design and management, land, financing, interest equipment, and commissioning; techniques for determining design status at the various stages of a construction project; the importance of schedules, incentives, and claims; and databases and computerized systems used in construction estimating. Readers will learn the best methods of estimating contractor overheads and construction equipment costs. There is also guidance on the many factors affecting productivity, such as working conditions, overtime, weather conditions, and work rules. In addition, the book provides detailed information on effective pricing strategies, the role of estimating in the change order process, and ways of presenting and/or defending claims for disputed work or delay. This authoritative reference offers construction professionals the expertise they need to achieve financial success and risk reduction on construction projects.

Preconstruction Estimating: Budget Through Bid

Change orders? Make sure you come out on top. Find out how to prevent change orders from eating into your firm's profits in Construction Change Orders: Impact, Avoidance, Documentation. Award-winning author and seasoned construction contractor James L. O'Brien shows you how to come out on top in any change order situation. He shows you step-by-step how to implement a change-order free strategy that helps boost your reputation, ensures repeat business, and enhances your long-term profitability. You get complete details on every aspect of a typical change order--including the contractual basis for change orders...their impact on your schedule...cost of time...documentation...subcontractors...potential problems arising from change orders...and much more.

Construction Change Orders: Impact, Avoidance, and Documentation

Business

McGraw-Hill Professional

Tried and true CPM scheduling streamliner. Now in its 5th edition, this must-have resource for using Critical Path Method shows you exactly how to build speed, accuracy, and flexibility into construction project scheduling. CPM in Construction Management by award-winning author James J. O'Brien provides in-depth coverage of Primavera's CPM software which dominates the industry. Brand new CPM software accompanies new example cases that bring you up-to-date with today's construction situations. This complete package helps you run a tight construction ship with all you need to know about: event time computations; procurement; preconstruction; monitoring project progress; cost control; equipment and workforce planning; precedents networks; CPM in claims and litigations; and DOZENS of other CPM factors.

CPM In Construction Management

Plotnick, Fredric L.

Since the publication of the third edition in 1989, changes in quality control/assurance have affected the construction industry. This new fourth edition includes revised and new material relating to Section A, specifically Total Quality Management, ISO 9000, and quality control. The Codes and Standards Section, Contract Documents, and Legal Documents Sections have also been extensively updated. Construction Inspection Handbook systematically reinstates the importance of quality by providing you with a comprehensive quality assurance plan. At the same time, this ensures that your construction projects meet contract specifications, comply with Construction Specification Institute standards, and conform with safety requirements and legal codes.

Construction Inspection Handbook: Total Quality Management

Springer

Construction Documentation

Ricchini, John A

Wiley Law Pubns

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Advance Your Construction Projects with CPM and this Fully Updated Guide
Plan, schedule, and manage construction projects using the critical path method (CPM) and the practical information contained in this thoroughly revised book. Written by two experienced engineers and authors, CPM in Construction Management, Eighth Edition, explains the evolution of CPM and fully covers the latest techniques, standards, and tools. The “John Doe” case study is used throughout to illustrate important functions, including acquiring and building the logic plan, navigation and best use of multiple software products, updating, cost control, resource planning, and delay evaluation. 
 This updated, hands-on guide shows how CPM:
 • Works―and how to make it work for you • Serves as the analytical tool of choice for evaluation, negotiation, resolution, and/or litigation of construction claims • Cuts costs in a one-person operation or the most complex multinational enterprise • Helps you stay on top of every aspect of complicated projects • Saves big money in delay avoidance, accurate cost predictions, and claims reductions • Multiplies the effectiveness of your instincts, experience, and knowledge • Can be successfully implemented by properly utilizing the power of leading scheduling software products 
Access to electronic content includes:
 • A full-feature copy of Deltek’s Open Plan CPM software―a $2000 value • Sample files of the “John Doe” project readable by a variety of software products • Full color and scalable copies of all screenshots contained in the text • Additional legacy and up-to-the-moment chapters

CPM in Construction Management, Eighth Edition

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