Manual of Construction Project Management (ePub)

This construction client's manual is written in the form of a list
of activities. It supports owners in the role of client by helping
them make choices during the project development process. This
increases control over cost, quality and duration at each stage.

Activities within each main stage of the project development
(preparation stage; procurement; design; preparation for
construction; construction itself; handover; implementation) are
divided into phases, each requiring separate decision-making. The
phase begins with a list of direct previous decisions and continues
with a list of executors, the goal of the present phase and a list
of activities to be performed. And each phase ends with a list of
expected results and a list of activities that these results
release for action in the next phase.

The sequence of these seven stages can be altered to help
building owners manage risk by choosing and combining the timing of
these stages. The tasks involved in project preparation, described
in the first chapter are for example, often left by the owner for
the designers to solve - or sometimes even the contractors. The
decisions relating to the choice of procurement schemes, described
in the second chapter, can be made either at the preparation stage
of project development, as part of the prioritisation of aims, or
at the time of choosing the designer, or at the stage of choosing
construction contractors.

Manual of Construction Project Management - for
owners & clients is for prospective owners who either operate
as clients themselves, or who use the services of professional
construction management companies. The aim is to help both owners
and their construction partners understand what to expect from each
other.

The manual describes activities at the level of detail required
to choose the management task or method to make the decision. It is
not bound to regulations of any specific country and a detailed
glossary makes it an indispensable worldwide reference.