Project Management for Engineering and Construction: A Life-Cycle Approach, Fourth Edition

A completely updated guide to engineering and construction project management

This up-to-date guide presents highly effective strategies for managing engineering and construction projects from the initial conceptual stage, to design and construction, all the way to completion. Reorganized to mirror the chronology of a real-world job, Project Management for Engineering and Construction: A Life-Cycle Approach, Fourth Edition addresses all phases of the project lifecycle. You will get field-ready tactics to manage the scope, budget, and schedule of a construction project, starting at the very earliest steps of the process.

Coverage includes:

Project initiation

Preliminary development

Work plan development

Team selection and development

Document control

Early estimates

Project budgeting

Risk assessment and analysis

Design proposals

Project planning and scheduling

Design coordination

Construction phase

Monitoring and reporting

Project close out

Project management skills