Chapter 1 The Owners Perspective 1.1 The Project Life Cycle 1.2 Major Types of Construction 1.3 Selection of Professional Services Study and Practices Chapter 2 Organizing for Project Management 2.1 What is Project Management 2.2 Professional Construction Management 2.3 Leadership and Motivation for the Project Team 2.4 Perceptions of Owners and Contractors Study and Practices Chapter 3 Labor, Material and Equipment Utilization 3.1 Factors Affecting Job-Site Productivity 3.2 Material Procurement and Delivery 3.3 Construction Equipment Study and Practices Chapter 4 Economic Evaluation of Facility Investments 4.1 Basic Concepts of Economic Evaluation 4.2 Investment Profit Measures 4.3 Methods of Economic Evaluation Study and Practices Chapter 5 Bidding and Tendering of Construction Projects 5. 1 Bidding Procedure of Construction Projects 5.2 How to Bid on Projects in Competitive Bidding Study and Practices Chapter 6 Contract Management of Construction Projects 6.1 Types of Agreements 6.2 The Parties of Contract 6.3 Changes in Contract Study and Practices Chapter 7 Legal Basis of International Projects 7.1 Introduction of International Conditions of Contract 7.2 Bonds and Insurance 7.3 Claims and Disputes Study and Practices Chapter 8 Construction Planning 8.1 Basic Concepts in the Development of Construction Plans 8.2 Defining Work Tasks 8.3 Defining Precedence Relationships Among Activities Study and Practices Chapter 9 Time Control for Construction Projects 9.1 The Critical Path Method 9.2 Activity Float and Schedules 9.3 Presenting Project Schedules 9.4 Scheduling with Uncertain Durations Study and Practices Chapter 10 Cost Control for Construction Projects 10.1 Strategy of Cost Control 10.2 Schedule and Budget Updates 10.3 Relating Cost and Schedule Information Study and Practices Chapter 11 Quality Control and Safety During Construction 11.1 Quality and Safety Concerns in Construction 11.2 Total Quality Control 11.3 Quality Control by Statistical Methods 11.4 Safety Study and Practices Chapter 12 Organization and Use of Project Information 12.1 Types of Project Information 12.2 Computerized Organization and Use of Information 12.3 Relational Model of Databases 12.4 Information Transfer and Flow Study and Practices Appendix 1 Glossary Appendix 2 Translation for Specialty English Appendix 3 Project Management World Wide Web Sites