Customer Reviews

Construction Management, 2nd Edition

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OUCH! ... and OUCH! I've purchased many texts based on reviews, sales rankings and preveiws, but this is my first major burn. With no reviews, I based my purchase on the high sales ranking. But I don't know who would find this a value. It is a high level survey text. Short chapters with min development. I know enough about the subject such that some chapters are total review while others are nowhere near complete for a topic new to a person. Physically short, small text overall - the white matter is 9/16" thick! Even has the audacity to include the "filler" appendices with copies of contracts. Well written with good grammar, lots of graphs etc. so it is obviously a university favorite somewhere, hopefully with an excellent instructor offering lots of additional commentary. But not remotely worth the whopping price, and wish the author would teach me his secret to publishing negotiations. Short of that, send me a check. Next version, add 200 pages and cut the coverage then add some depth. Maybe if I were in a different industry or discipline (e.g. banking, civil) and this was to be used for an MS/PhD elective?

I'm employed as Project Manager for a company which fabricates and erects steel framed commercial buildings. When I first began this job, many administrative processes were less-than-ideal. Chapter 17 covers Safety quite well. We have made changes to our documents and breifings which replicate the guidelines within this book!

I found Chapter 3 helpful. Change Orders are explained well enough for my needs.

Chapter 7 is titled, Project Scheduling. I'd hoped to learn about features and use of common software scheduling programs but instead rec'd a chapter of fairly useless math calculations and symbols which are largley irrelevant in 2007. Hey, software is the way to go!

In summary, I found this book to be well written and organized. I doubt it can be PERFECT for each and every Construction Manager but I'm glad this resource is on my shelf!

This text is highly recommended as to understanding the basic principles of construction management.
This text takes through the entire construction process from preparing the bid package through legal procedures through phases during the project through project planning & scheduling to networking, labor, cash flow & control and the list goes on and on.
This text did not skip a beat on how the construction starts to the completion of the project.
Just talking about this text gives me the chills because it's well thought out and clear illustrations provide an invaluable depth of information on the construction business process.
I have recommended this text to some of my colleagues and they have thanked me for introducing them to this excellent text.
I can go on and on about the depths of this book but I can't. If you want to learn the construction process and the responsibly of a CM & the ins and outs of running a successful construction project this is the text for you. No doubt!
I took this CM class and thought I know a good portion of the construction process but, this book opened my eyes to some many things that I never imagined that needs to be known. What I thought I know was just the process of one trade and this text took me from the owner to CM to the contractors though litigations etc.
Again, if you want to learn the construction process from start to finish and all elements included with the construction process then this is the book for you.
This book is a sure keeper!!!!!!

This is the wordiest textbook I have ever read. This book could probably be shortened by 100 pages. When I am reading a textbook I would like to get to the point as simply and quickly as possible.

This was by far the lowest price on this book I could find 25% of what the bookstore was asking.

This book have excellents concepts about the construction industry. I found a lot of examples like cost control systems, construction codes, change orders and budgets. The most important thing is how the book tide all this concepts and give you an idea of the entire situation