--- title: Construction Management description: Construction management covers the planning, coordination, and execution of building projects. Learners understand project scheduling, cost estimation, contract administration, safety regulations, and quality control methods required to deliver infrastructure projects on time and budget. category: engineering subcategory: civil-and-environmental-engineering difficulty: beginner, intermediate, advanced url: /subject/construction-management --- # Construction Management Construction management covers the planning, coordination, and execution of building projects. Learners understand project scheduling, cost estimation, contract administration, safety regulations, and quality control methods required to deliver infrastructure projects on time and budget. ## Available Resources 4 Books • 1 Courses • 2 Websites • 1 Papers ## Books ### 1. Project Management for Construction **Author:** Chris Hendrickson, Tung Au Learn construction project management principles from Carnegie Mellon's Chris Hendrickson. Covers planning, scheduling, and cost control. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://pmbook.ce.cmu.edu/ **Tags:** construction-management, project-management, cost-estimation, scheduling, construction-contracts ### 2. CPM in Construction Management, Eighth Edition **Author:** James J. O'Brien, Fredric L. Plotnick The long-standing practitioner reference on critical path method for construction: network logic and calendars, duration and resource assignment, cost loading, updating and progress measurement, delay and claims analysis, and scheduling specifications. Readers can build, review and defend a construction programme. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/1259587274?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** cpm-scheduling, construction-scheduling, delay-claims, construction-management, project-controls ### 3. Construction Management JumpStart **Author:** Barbara J. Jackson Introductory survey of the construction industry for newcomers, covering project delivery methods, contracts, estimating, scheduling, and the construction manager's role. Readers finish able to follow a project from bid through closeout. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0782143369?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** books, engineering-manufacturing, civil-engineering ### 4. BIM Handbook **Author:** Chuck Eastman, Paul Teicholz, Rafael Sacks, Kathleen Liston Reference on building information modeling covering parametric object technology, interoperability standards like IFC, and adoption by owners, designers, and contractors. Case studies show how BIM changes workflow, and readers learn where it pays off. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid **Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470185287?tag=edmonddante07-20 **Tags:** bim, building-information-modeling, ifc, parametric-modeling, construction-workflows ## Podcasts ### 1. The World's Best Construction Podcast **Author:** Fred Mills, Liam Marsh, Luke Bligh Podcast from construction media channel The B1M, discussing news and trends across construction, engineering and architecture, from skyscrapers to infrastructure projects worldwide, helping listeners follow how major buildings get planned, financed and delivered. **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** en | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://shows.acast.com/the-worlds-best-construction-podcast **Tags:** construction-industry, infrastructure, megaprojects, architecture, construction-news ## Papers ### 1. The Last Planner System of Production Control (PhD thesis) **Author:** Herman Glenn Ballard Ballard's 2000 University of Birmingham doctoral thesis introducing the Last Planner System. Argues CPM contract schedules cannot control production, then shows through case studies how make-ready planning, weekly commitments and percent-plan-complete measurement raise plan reliability on site. **Difficulty:** Advanced | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://etheses.bham.ac.uk/4789/ **Tags:** lean-construction, last-planner-system, production-planning, construction-scheduling, doctoral-thesis ## Websites ### 1. Project Management for Construction (and Deconstruction): Fundamental Concepts for Owners, Engineers, Architects and Builders **Author:** Chris Hendrickson, Carl Haas, Tung Au Open-access textbook (CC BY-SA, 2024 edition edited by Carl Haas) covering the construction project lifecycle from the owner's viewpoint: cost estimation, economic evaluation, financing, contracting, CPM scheduling, cost control and quality. Readers finish able to plan and control a project end to end. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://ecampusontario.pressbooks.pub/projectmanagementforconstructionanddeconstruction/ **Tags:** construction-management, cost-estimating, cpm-scheduling, open-textbook, project-finance ### 2. cmaanet.org Official site of the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA). It provides resources for construction management professionals, including CCM certification details, education and training, events, publications, and member services. **Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://cmaanet.org **Tags:** websites, engineering-manufacturing, civil-engineering ## Courses ### 1. Construction Management Construction Project Management introduces learners to Project Initiation and Planning. Columbia University professor, Ibrahim Odeh, along with industry experts join together to provide a comprehensive overview of the construction industry. There are 10 modules that allow learners to become knowledgeable of construction management within the dynamic construction industry. Professor Odeh teaches learners about the fundamentals of the Project Development Cycle while guest lecturers discuss Lean Project Delivery method and Lean Design Behaviors. Technological advances, such as Building Information Modeling (BIM), will be introduced with real world examples of the uses of BIM during the Lifecycle of the Project. The course concludes with Professor Odeh discussing the importance of project planning and scheduling and an opportunity to develop a Work Breakdown Structure. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Learn about construction management, including an understanding of the construction industry, the role of a project manager, construction contract types, and project delivery methods -Explain the fundamental principles to establish Environment, Health and Safety in the construction industry -Detail the principles and application of sustainability development in construction industry -Summarize the work breakdown structure (WBS) and estimate the construction activity duration **Difficulty:** Beginner | **Language:** English | **Duration:** This course is rigorous and learners are expected to dedicate 8 weeks of study, 3-5 hours/week. | **Price:** Free **Link:** https://www.coursera.org/learn/construction-project-management **Tags:** courses, engineering-manufacturing, civil-engineering --- *This content is part of Dantes.io - Your Treasure Map to Knowledge* *Curated by humans at Dantes.io. 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