Managing the Construction Process, 4th edition

Managing the Construction Process covers all areas of the construction management industry to help you gain a working knowledge of the building industry. This text provides the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy.

For a combined course in Estimating, Scheduling and/or Control; a course in Construction Process; or an Introduction to Construction Management.

Managing the Construction Process: Estimating, Scheduling, and Project Control, Fourth Edition, covers all areas of the Construction Management industry–with a balanced focus on both theory and practicality. Helping students gain a working knowledge of the whole Building Industry, this text provides the technical skills required to manage a construction project from conception through occupancy. Emphasizing current industry practices, it makes a useful reference for the construction professional.

Office building example problem.

• Reinforces students' understanding of material with real-world view of the field.  

Square foot residential estimates.

• Shows students how to prepare and present timely cost information for project participants.   

Background theory, fundamentals and practical applications.

• Provides students with knowledge of building industry and the technical skills required to manage a construction project.

Project Highlights case study.

• Enables students to relate text material to an actual MIT project.

Photos and illustrations throughout.

• Provides students with visual reinforcement of concepts and information by adding interest.

Learning objectives, chapter outlines and review questions.

• Guides students through material and enables them to self-test.

Instructor’s Manual.

• Provides instructors with necessary teaching aids. 

Totally reorganized and rewritten Section Four, "Project Control,"—contains three chapters. 

• The first chapter (chapter 11) focuses on basic project control theory with construction applications. 
• Chapter 12 focuses on preparing a project for construction. It looks at the integration of estimating and scheduling information, min-cost scheduling, and the preparation of cash flow projections. 
• Chapter 13 focuses on “control in action” and the process that construction managers should use to control cost and schedule.  

Costs have been updated—throughout the text.  

• Pricing updates provide students with realistic estimating examples.

Reorganized and improved—project control tools section.

• Focuses students' attention on the tools and processes necessary to manage a project from conception through occupancy.

Updated to address—current industry trends.

• Covers integrated project delivery and LEED/Green applications.   

Provides students with real-world reinforcement—of the text material. 

• Industry Authorized sidebars have been added.
• Includes a revised "learning curve” sidebar.
• An updated Advanced Project Management: Art and Science of Interdependent Disciplines provides some excellent Building Information Management examples.  
• The sidebar addressing cost/schedule integration has been updated. 
• Many updated photos throughout the text.