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Construction Project Administration (8th Edition)

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One would have thought that after so many editions, the thick book would have been far less wordy and better structured. The main problem is not structuring according to project life cycle, resulting in many repetitions and unnecessary topics such as how to use a camera on site! Construction projects must be managed in a simple and efficient manner so that milestones can be tracked and problems are quickly resolved. Having unnecessary details divert attention from such basic principles.

the book covers most of the issues related to project management. Some topics are very informative even for soemone with experience in project management. overall a very good book on this subject.

This book has plenty of knowledge in it, however trying to use this textbook during homework assignments have made me extremely frustrated. Not everyone has access or in their possesion the references that are mentioned either. Not to mention to gain all those references, one may go broke just purchasing all of them. Also, the book is very hard to read. It jumps into case studies mid paragraph and doesn't exactly answer a question you're trying to get answered. The index is the worst. Most traditional indexes give a great idea where alot of items or subjects in their books, this one doesn't. You can look up one word, and yes it may have it in a section of the book, but it won't tell you all the sections it may come up in within the book.