Construction Management JumpStart : The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management.

Construction Management JumpStart, Second Edition -- About the Author -- Contents at a Glance -- Contents -- Introduction -- Who Should Read This Book -- What This Book Covers -- Making the Most of This Book -- Chapter 1: The Construction Industry -- The Scope of the Industry -- A Historical Perspective -- Industry Sectors -- The Project Players -- The Industry Image -- Career Opportunities -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 2: What Is Construction Management? -- Construction Management Defined -- The Construction Project -- The Owner Sets the Stage -- Project Delivery Methods -- Project Delivery Selection -- What Does a Construction Manager Do? -- What It Takes to Be a Construction Manager -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 3: How We Get the Work -- Finding the Work -- The Competition -- How We Play the Game -- Making the Bid/No Bid Decision -- A Final Note -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 4: The Construction Contract -- The Contract Documents -- The Construction Specification Institute -- Contract Types -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 5: Project Stages -- The Design and Construction Process -- The Successful Project -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 6: Estimating Project Costs -- What Is an Estimate? -- The Characteristics of a Good Estimator -- Factors Impacting Project Cost -- Types of Estimates -- Understanding Project Costs -- The Estimating Process -- Putting It All Together -- Completing the Estimate -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 7: Contract Administration -- Starting Off Right -- Who's on First? -- Coordinating Construction Details -- Getting Paid -- Schedule Issues -- Making Changes -- When Things Go Wrong -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 8: Construction Operations and Job Site Management -- Building the Project.

Construction Impacts -- The Superintendent -- Documenting Construction Activity -- Public Relations -- Company Image and Publicity -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 9: Project Planning and Scheduling -- It's All About Time! -- Types of Schedules -- Building the Schedule -- Communicating and Updating the Schedule -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 10: Monitoring Project Performance -- The Project Control Cycle -- Factors Impacting Project Performance -- Tracking Quality, Cost, and Time -- Assessing Overall Project Status -- Documenting Project Performance -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 11: Managing Quality and Safety -- Attitude Is Everything -- Developing the Quality Management Plan -- The QA/QC Functions -- Safety as a Component of Quality -- A Dangerous Business -- Developing the Safety Management Plan -- The Economics of Quality and Safety -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 12: Managing Project Risks -- A Systematic Process -- The Risk Mitigation Plan -- The Risk Management Team -- You Get What You Plan For -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Chapter 13: Building Information Modeling -- What Is a Building Information Model? -- Designing in BIM -- Using BIM to Manage Construction -- Implementing BIM -- Implications for the Future -- Terms to Know -- Review Questions -- Appendix A: Common Acronyms Used in Construction -- Appendix B: Answers to Review Questions -- Glossary -- Index.

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