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Practical Project Management for Building and Construction
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Practical Project Management for Building and Construction

by Hans Ottosson
April 2016
Intermediate to advanced
328 pages
7h 57m
English
Auerbach Publications

Overview

This book gives general information about construction management, project management, project life cycle processes, project phases, and key documents. It presents information about the fourteen knowledge areas of project management important to construction business. For each knowledge area, the text explains the processes for scope, time, risk, cost and resource management. It describes procurement management including strategies, contract types, remuneration forms, and contract close out. The chapters also examine change management, working environment, quality, and communication.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781439896563