Project Management Fundamentals

• Published in: Project Scheduling and Management for Construction Vol. 89; pp. 1 - 19
• Main Author: Pierce, David R., Jr
• Format: Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: United States R. S. Means Company, Incorporated 2013; Wiley; John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Subjects: construction project; critical path method (cpm) techniques; project management system
• DOI: 10.1002/9781118779552.ch1
• ISBN: 9781118367803; 1118367804; 111877955X; 9781118779552

The general principles of management are probably one of the most widely known subject areas in the modern world. This chapter of Project Management Fundamentals outlines the underlying general management concepts, and the more specific project management ideas that one needs to apply to run the construction projects. It covers the specific steps of the Project Control Cycle, which is the underlying concept behind all the actions and steps a project manager must perform to properly control the schedule of a construction project. The emphasis of this book is on how to use critical path method (CPM) techniques of construction scheduling. The book helps the reader become a more effective construction project manager, or to help a construction company carry out more effective project management and control.