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Managing Construction Projects

Practical Guide to Managing Construction Projects

Learn a step-by-step methodology for managing construction projects covering everything from scope & requirements planning with the customer to budgeting, resource scheduling and contract negotiations. See a constructon project developed from start to finish -
  • Planning with the owner or customer
  • Work estimating,
  • Presentations
  • Optimizing schedules
  • Contracts
  • Tracking progress and analyzing variances
  • Status reports

Includes 100's of illustrations and step-by-step instructions for Microsoft Project® - 190 pages, 11 by 8½, soft cover spiral-bound


"The material has been excellent and I have changed my philosophy of project management with your style of quantifiable and accountable measurements -" Rick Rutter

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Managing Construction Projects $49.95

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Contents and Sample Pages

Project Planning

  • Negotiating techniques
  • Uncovering requirements
  • Crafting the WBS

Read about conducting project planning meetings with administrators and physicians with examples of exactly how to ask questions of these stakeholders, define your scope and requirements, following a proven methodology

Advanced Techniques

  • Risk management
  • Estimating time & cost
  • Motivating your team

Read about and see examples of how to apply advanced techniques to your projects such as risk analysis, work packaging, and estimating

MS Project

  • Optimized schedules
  • Fine-tuning
  • Spotting problems early

You learn how to use MS Project and make your project management more effective and track progress efficiently

Templates

  • Work packages
  • WBS decomposition
  • Risk analysis

Clear instructions and diagrams for techniques with templates you can use

Includes 100's of illustrations and step-by-step instructions for Microsoft Project 2002®. 214 pages, 11 by 8½, soft cover spiral-bound.