The bestselling introduction to the field, updated and expanded Construction Management Jumpstart is the definitive introduction to the field, providing a detailed walkthrough of each stage of a project from the construction manager’s perspective. Authoritative coverage of fundamental concepts and practices clearly delineates the manager’s role, while step-by-step guidance provides valuable instruction for essential management duties. This new third edition has been updated to reflect the field’s current environment and best practices, giving students a highly-relevant introduction to an evolving industry. Three new chapters include insightful discussion of the pre-construction phase, team management, and sustainability; challenging chapter review questions help reinforce important concepts and help translate them to practice. Construction managers work alongside project managers, and use many of the same tried-and-true techniques—but construction managers must also adhere to a vast array of industry-specific standards and regulations. This book helps you build a foundation in critical concepts and practices while tailoring traditional project management techniques to the construction management sphere. Understand essential management roles and responsibilities for each stage of a construction project Learn how to estimate costs, administer contracts, manage operations, monitor performance, assess risks, and more Explore critical concepts in planning and scheduling that help keep projects running on-time and on-budget Discover how Building Information Modeling software is impacting the industry, and how it affects construction management Evolving regulations, advancing technology, and economies in flux all impact the construction industry in a number of ways; management’s job is to clear obstacles to delivery and streamline the project’s completion. To be effective, construction managers must stay up to date on the latest tools and best practices, and have a strong grasp of the fundamentals of the role. Construction Management Jumpstart provides a practical, highly-relevant introduction to the field.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments xvii About the Author xix Introduction xxi Chapter 1 The Construction Industry 1 The Scope of the Industry 2 “It’s Just Construction” 2 A Historical Perspective 4 Ancient Times 5 Egypt and the Pyramids 5 Greek Influence 5 The Roman Empire 6 The Middle Ages 6 The Renaissance 7 The Industrial Revolution 7 The Age of the Skyscraper 8 The 20th Century 8 The Age of Technology 9 Industry Sectors 10 Residential Building 11 Commercial Building 13 Heavy Civil Construction 15 Industrial Construction 16 Environmental Construction 18 The Project Players 20 Primary Players 20 Secondary Players 26 The Industry Image 28 An Industry in Transition 28 Making a Difference 33 Career Opportunities 33 Distinguishing Construction Companies 34 Advancement Opportunities 37 Educational Offerings 37 Professional Affiliation and Certification 38 Terms to Know 41 Review Questions 41 Chapter 2 What is Construction Management? 43 Construction Management Defined 43 The Construction Project 45 Project Values 45 The Owner Sets the Stage 48 Scope Definition 49 Project Delivery Methods 49 What is Project Delivery? 50 Types of Project Delivery 50 Trends in Project Delivery 58 Project Delivery Selection 60 What Does a Construction Manager Do? 60 Construction Management Functions 61 Problem Solving and Decision Making 65 What It Takes to Be a Construction Manager 65 General Requirements 65 A Typical Career Track 66 Want to See If You Have the Right Stuff? 70 Terms to Know 73 Review Questions 73 Chapter 3 How We Get the Work 75 Finding the Work 75 Marketing Efforts 76 The Rules of the Game 77 Sources of Information 79 The Competition 81 The Competitive Bidding Process 81 How We Play the Game 82 Competition Criteria and Project Delivery 82 Selection Methods 83 Making the Bid/No Bid Decision 95 A Final Note 97 Terms to Know 97 Review Questions 97 Chapter 4 The Construction Contract 99 The Contract Documents 99 The Drawings 100 The Project Manual 106 The Construction Specification Institute 110 The CSI MasterFormat 111 Contract Types 117 Lump-Sum Contracts 117 Cost-Plus-Fee Contracts 118 Guaranteed Maximum Price Contracts 119 Unit-Price Contracts 120 Terms to Know 121 Review Questions 121 Chapter 5 Project Stages 123 The Design and Construction Process 123 The Design Stage 124 The Pre-construction Stage 127 The Procurement Stage 133 The Construction Stage 135 The Post-construction Stage 137 The Successful Project 143 Measuring Project Success 144 Terms to Know 144 Review Questions 145 Chapter 6 Managing the Project Team 147 The Project Team 148 People 149 Building Trust 153 Accountability 156 Ethical Dealings 157 Communication, Collaboration, and Integration 158 Effective Communication 159 Effective Collaboration and Team Integration 165 The AEC Culture 166 Low-Bid Mentality 167 Competing Agendas 167 Large Diverse Teams 167 Multigenerational Workforce 169 Technology 169 Management vs. Leadership 170 Integrated Project Leaders 172 Terms to Know 173 Review Questions 174 Chapter 7 Performing Pre-construction Services 175 The Evolution of Pre-construction Services 175 Alternative Project Delivery Approaches 176 What are Pre-construction Services? 178 When and How Do They Occur? 178 Common Pre-construction Services 179 Feasibility Studies 180 Constructability Reviews 182 Conceptual Estimating 185 Value Engineering 189 Life-cycle Cost Analysis 194 Terms to Know 195 Review Questions 196 Chapter 8 Estimating Project Costs 197 What is an Estimate? 197 The Characteristics of a Good Estimator 199 Factors Impacting Project Cost 201 Project Size 201 Complexity of the Project 201 The Site Location 203 Time of Construction 204 Quality of the Work 205 Market Conditions 205 Management Factors 206 Types of Estimates 206 Conceptual Estimates 206 Preliminary Estimates 207 Detailed Estimates 207 Understanding Project Costs 208 Direct Costs 208 Indirect Costs 208 The Estimating Process 209 Getting Started 209 How You Build the Estimate 212 Organizing the Work of the Estimate 213 Calculating Quantities 214 Pricing the Work 218 Obtaining Subcontractor and Vendor Bids 220 Putting It All Together 224 Taxes 226 General Overhead 226 Profit 227 Completing the Estimate 227 Applying Technology 228 Remember, It’s All a Game 230 Terms to Know 231 Review Questions 231 Chapter 9 Contract Administration 233 Starting Off Right 233 The Pre-construction Conference 234 The Contract Administration Function 235 Setting the Tone 236 Who’s on First? 238 Coordinating Construction Details 240 Requests for Information (RFI) 241 Submittals 243 The Information Flow 244 Getting Paid 245 The Payment Request Process 246 The Final Payment 251 Schedule Issues 252 A Stick or a Carrot? 252 Making Changes 254 The Change Order Process 254 When Things Go Wrong 257 Dispute Resolution 258 It’s All About the Relationships 259 Applying Technology 260 Terms to Know 261 Review Questions 261 Chapter 10 Construction Operations and Job Site Management 263 Building the Project 263 Subcontractor Coordination 264 Material and Equipment Deliveries 266 Productivity 266 Coordination with Local Agents 268 Job Site Safety 268 Quality Control 270 Construction Impacts 270 Noise Control 271 Dust and Mud Control 272 Environmental Protections 274 Cleanup and Trash Removal 277 There’s More to It Than Meets the Eye 279 The Superintendent 279 Setting Up the Field Office 280 Organizing the Job Site 282 Establishing Work Hours 286 Documenting Construction Activity 288 Project Meetings 288 Logs, Diaries, and Daily Field Reports 289 Labor Records 291 Visual Records 291 Correspondence 292 Public Relations 293 Owner Relations 293 Employee Relations 294 Subcontractor Relations 295 Company Image and Publicity 296 Signage 296 Dealing with the Media 297 Applying Technology 297 Terms to Know 298 Review Questions 298 Chapter 11 Project Planning and Scheduling 301 It’s All About Time! 301 Types of Schedules 302 Gantt Charts 303 Network Diagrams 304 How We Use Schedules 305 Building the Schedule 306 The Planning Stage 306 The Sequencing Stage 310 The Scheduling Stage 312 Communicating and Updating the Schedule 318 Notifying Subcontractors 319 Applying Technology 320 Terms to Know 321 Review Questions 321 Chapter 12 Monitoring Project Performance 323 The Project Control Cycle 323 The Feedback Loop 325 Factors Impacting Project Performance 326 Tracking Quality, Cost, and Time 329 Tracking Quality 330 Tracking Project Cost 330 Tracking Project Time 337 Assessing Overall Project Status 342 Documenting Project Performance 343 Management Reports 343 Evaluating Project Performance 344 Applying Technology 345 Terms to Know 346 Review Questions 346 Chapter 13 Managing Quality and Safety 347 Attitude is Everything 347 Developing the Quality Management Plan 348 Defining Quality 349 Primary Objectives of the Plan 350 The QA/QC Functions 353 Quality Assurance 353 Quality Control 355 Safety as a Component of Quality 363 The Safety Manager Role 363 A Dangerous Business 364 Developing the Safety Management Plan 365 Personal Protection 366 Accident Prevention 366 Substance Abuse 368 Hazardous Materials Communication 369 The Economics of Quality and Safety 370 The Bottom Line 370 Terms to Know 371 Review Questions 371 Chapter 14 Managing Project Risks 373 A Systematic Process 373 Identifying Risks 374 Quantifying Risks 384 Mitigating Risks 385 The Risk Mitigation Plan 388 The Risk Management Team 391 You Get What You Plan For 392 Terms to Know 392 Review Questions 393 Chapter 15 BIM and Beyond 395 What is a Building Information Model? 396 Evolution of Modeling 396 Implementing BIM 399 Designing with BIM 400 Level of Development (LOD) 401 BIM Execution Planning 403 Using BIM to Manage Construction 404 Design Visualization 406 Design Assistance and Constructability Review 406 Site Planning and Site Utilization 406 Integration of Subcontractor and Supplier Data 406 Systems Coordination 407 Layout and Fieldwork 407 Prefabrication 407 Scheduling and Sequencing (4D BIM) 407 Cost Estimating (5D BIM) 408 Sustainability (6D BIM) 408 Facility Management (7D BIM) 408 Advances on the Horizon 409 Other Collaborative Tools 410 Terms to Know 411 Review Questions 412 Chapter 16 Sustainability and the Built Environment 413 Building Process Life Cycle 414 Life-Cycle Cost Analysis 415 Fundamental Principles 415 Optimize Site Potential 416 Optimize Energy Use 416 Protect and Conserve Water 417 Optimize Building Space and Material Use 418 Enhance Indoor Environmental Quality 420 Optimize Operational and Maintenance Practices 421 Waste in Construction 421 Triple Bottom Line 423 Educating the Next Generation 424 Going Beyond Green 425 Sustainability Standards 428 LEED Certification 428 The Bigger Picture 431 Terms to Know 431 Review Questions 431 Appendix A Common Acronyms Used in Construction 433 Appendix B Answers to Review Questions 435 Chapter 1 435 Chapter 2 436 Chapter 3 438 Chapter 4 439 Chapter 5 440 Chapter 6 442 Chapter 7 443 Chapter 8 444 Chapter 9 446 Chapter 10 447 Chapter 11 449 Chapter 12 450 Chapter 13 451 Chapter 14 453 Chapter 15 454 Chapter 16 455 Glossary 457 Index 467