Construction Management, 2nd Edition (Hardcover)

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Presents a detailed look into the massive industry of construction and the skills needed to be a successful construction manager. Includes all the professional groups (Architects, Engineers, Construction Managers, Materials Suppliers and Vendors, etc.) associated with this industry and examines the resources (money, machines, material, and men) needed to fulfill a construction project. New chapters on estimating, cost control and the analysis of construction operations have been added.

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Examines the 4 M's of Construction Management--Money, Machines, Materials, and Manpower. Discusses the legal and management organization of a construction firm and the writing of contracts. Reviews the life cycle of a project, covering the needs of the project, the design sequence, the start-up and management of construction. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 464 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (October 7, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471083933
• ISBN-13: 978-0471083931
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #336,505 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Short, Grad Level Survey Coursebook, January 12, 2007

By	Liking quality books (Atlanta,GA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Construction Management (Hardcover)

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?

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good resource for me!, January 17, 2007

By	T.R. (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Construction Management (Hardcover)

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!

2.0 out of 5 stars Not pleased, February 13, 2008

By	A. DeCicco - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Construction Management (Hardcover)

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.