Chapter 1 The Owner's Perspective1.1 The Project Life Cycle1.2 Major Types of Construction1.3 Selection of Professional ServicesStudy and PracticesChapter 2 Organizing for Project Management2.1 What is Project Management2.2 Professional Construction Management2.3 Leadership and Motivation for the Project Team2.4 Perceptions of Owners and ContractorsStudy and PracticesChapter 3 Labor, Material and Equipment Utilization3.1 Factors Affecting Job-Site Productivity3.2 Material Procurement and Delivery3.3 Construction EquipmentStudy and PracticesChapter 4 Economic Evaluation of Facility Investments4.1 Basic Concepts of Economic Evaluation4.2 Investment Profit Measures4.3 Methods of Economic EvaluationStudy and PracticesChapter 5 Bidding and Tendering of Construction Projects5. 1 Bidding Procedure of Construction Projects5.2 How to Bid on Projects in Competitive BiddingStudy and PracticesChapter 6 Contract Management of Construction Projects6.1 Types of Agreements6.2 The Parties of Contract6.3 Changes in ContractStudy and PracticesChapter 7 Legal Basis of International Projects7.1 Introduction of International Conditions of Contract7.2 Bonds and Insurance7.3 Claims and Disputes Study and PracticesChapter 8 Construction Planning8.1 Basic Concepts in the Development of Construction Plans8.2 Defining Work Tasks8.3 Defining Precedence Relationships Among ActivitiesStudy and PracticesChapter 9 Time Control for Construction Projects9.1 The Critical Path Method9.2 Activity Float and Schedules9.3 Presenting Project Schedules9.4 Scheduling with Uncertain DurationsStudy and PracticesChapter 10 Cost Control for Construction Projects10.1 Strategy of Cost Control10.2 Schedule and Budget Updates10.3 Relating Cost and Schedule InformationStudy and PracticesChapter 11 Quality Control and Safety During Construction11.1 Quality and Safety Concerns in Construction11.2 Total Quality Control11.3 Quality Control by Statistical Methods11.4 SafetyStudy and PracticesChapter 12 Organization and Use of Project Information12.1 Types of Project Information12.2 Computerized Organization and Use of Information12.3 Relational Model of Databases12.4 Information Transfer and FlowStudy and PracticesAppendix 1 GlossaryAppendix 2 Translation for Specialty EnglishAppendix 3 Project Management World Wide Web Sites