Management of Construction Projects
Brian Cooke
- Construction
- Management
- is
- a
- wide
- ranging
- discipline,
- but
- ultimately
- it
- is
- a
- demanding,
- hands-on
- discipline
- concerned
- with
- the
- management
- of
- people,
- plant
- and
- materials,
- all
- mobilised
- to
- complete
- a
- building
- project
- safely,
- on
- time,
- on
- budget
- and
- to
- the
- client’s
- satisfaction.Management
- of
- Construction
- Projects
- is
- a
- highly
- illustrated
- series
- of
- case
- studies
- based
- on
- seven
- live
- construction
- management
- projects,
- demonstrating
- the
- very
- practical
- nature
- of
- managing
- projects.
- The
- detailed
- case
- studies
- cover
- a
- variety
- of
- construction
- projects,
- varying
- in
- value
- from
- £1million
- to
- £117
- million,
- including
- a
- major
- inner
- city
- office
- block,
- a
- portal
- framed
- factory
- unit,
- a
- university
- refurbishment
- project,
- a
- superstore
- &
- car
- park
- and
- a
- new
- school
- building.
- The
- case
- studies
- emphasise
- detailed
- on
- site
- management
- procedures
- and
- identify
- a
- predominantly
- functional
- approach
- to
- managing
- projects.
- A
- number
- of
- related
- chapters
- covering
- practical
- and
- theoretical
- aspects
- of
- construction
- management
- support
- and
- illustrate
- the
- individual
- case
- studies.With
- a
- strong
- emphasis
- on
- the
- practical
- nature
- of
- the
- subject,
- Management
- of
- Construction
- Projects
- is
- an
- ideal
- introduction
- to
- the
- subject
- for
- all
- students
- on
- construction
- and
- related
- degree
- and
- diploma
- programmes.
- It
- will
- be
- of
- particular
- interest
- to
- students
- preparing
- for
- the
- CIOB
- EPA
- programme
- and
- the
- new
- NVQ
- courses
- at
- level
- 4
- and
- 5
- in
- construction management.
