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For senior-level courses in Construction Project Management, and undergraduate/graduate-level courses in Computer-Aided Construction Management.

This text views basic project management concepts from an information technology perspective. It contains comprehensive coverage of quantitative construction management techniques for planning, scheduling, estimating, cost optimization, cash flow analysis, bidding, and project control. All concepts are presented both manually and on computer applications, with a single case study to clearly demonstrate the evolution of concepts in the successive chapters.

• Adequate balance between theory and computer applications.

  • Supplies students with a good framework for integrating and tying all concepts together, simulating the practical procedure followed by project managers in real-life concepts. Ex.___

• A unified case study throughout—Develops and evolves with the concepts in each chapter.

  • Enables students to build up knowledge and apply it on the same project in order to see the impact of various decisions. Ex.___

• “Tips and Tricks”—Utilizes the simple and powerful features of Excel and project management software (Microsoft Project and Primavera) to improve decisions on projects.

  • Helps students take full advantage of available tools to reach optimum solutions to problems related to efficiently managing construction. Ex.___

• Coverage of critical chain project management.

  • Introduces students to this newly emerging topic, along with its advantages and disadvantages. Ex.___

• Advanced topicsArtificial intelligence and other advanced topics with various trends in the project management domain are discussed.

• CD with various computer applications and a 90-day version of Evolver (Genetic Optimization software by Palisade) included.

• Accessible and structured presentation—Explains new concepts in lay person language.

  • Provides students with an easy-to read text with detailed diagrams and screen shots. Ex.___

• Various solved examples and reference to web resources.

  • Supplements students' educational experience with applications directly related to all aspects of real-life project management—not just pure theoretical aspects. Ex.___

• Chapter-end manual and computer-based exercises.

  • Offers students the chance to apply learned concepts and test their understanding of chapter material. Ex.___

 1. Construction Project Initiation.


 2. Information Management Tools.


 3. Planning—Part 1—Network Diagrams.


 4. Planning—Part 2—TIME and COST Estimation.


 5. Critical-Path Analysis for Network Scheduling.


 6. Scheduling of Linear and Repetitive Projects.


 7. Resource Management: Part I—Resource Allocation and Leveling.


 8. Resource Management: Part II—Time-Cost Trade-Off.


 9. Bidding Strategy and Markup Estimation.


10. Project Financing and Schedule Integration.


11. Construction Progress Control.


12. Special Topics.


Appendix A: Web Resources.


Appendix B: New Case Study.


Appendix C: Exercise Projects.


Appendix D: Probability Table for Standard Normal Distribution.


Appendix E: Detailed MasterFormat List.

Construction Project Management (Construction Management & Civil Technology)
Construction Management [C&T] (Civil & Environmental Engineering)
Computers and Construction (Construction Management & Civil Technology)

Computer-Based Construction Project Management focuses on the use of computers to cope with the construction challenges of tight budgets, strict deadlines, and limited resources. Coverage includes areas such as contracts, estimating and scheduling, resource management, bidding, cash management, and project control. Readers will develop skills to analyze projects and use computers to optimize resource use. Real world exercises, a variety of software applications, and practice software are all included.

Key features of this edition:

• A simple step-by-step process to optimize project cost under time, resource, and cash flow constraints is explained and demonstrated through case studies.
• Introduction of newly emerging concepts in the field, such as "Critical Chain Project Management."
• Discussion of the latest versions of industry-standard software for project management (Microsoft Project and Primavera P3), including many tips and tricks to fully utilize the simple and powerful features of these programs.
• A comprehensive list of Internet resources to supplement the text material.
• An accompanying CD that contains Excel and Microsoft Project files related to the text, a working version of Evolver (a commercial genetic algorithm software used for cost optimization), and a working version of ProBID software used for competitive bidding.

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