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Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control » (3rd Edition)

Book cover image of Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control by Frederick Gould

Authors: Frederick Gould
ISBN-13: 9780131134065, ISBN-10: 013113406X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Date Published: June 2004
Edition: 3rd Edition

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Author Biography: Frederick Gould

Book Synopsis

Offering an overview of the construction manager's role and responsibilities, this textbook introduces the relevant actors and processes, concentrating on estimating, scheduling, and project control. Chapters also cover construction contracts and delivery methods, network construction, costs, and updating the project. Background concepts are explicated, and practical applications described. Illustrations and sidebars support the text. Gould teaches at Roger Williams University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents

Ch. 1Industry and the project3
Ch. 2The project management process29
Ch. 3Construction contracts and delivery methods55
Ch. 4Estimating fundamentals77
Ch. 5Conceptual and square foot estimating103
Ch. 6Assemblies estimating133
Ch. 7Detailed estimating173
Ch. 8Scheduling fundamentals205
Ch. 9Network construction227
Ch. 10Activity duration and network calculations247
Ch. 11Fundamentals of project control269
Ch. 12Cost, schedule, and resource control295
Ch. 13Updating the project control in practice319

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