,Project Management
for Engineering
and Construction
Garold D. Oberlender, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Oklahoma State University
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MANAGEMENT
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, Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Purpose of This Book 1
Arrangement of This Book 2
Definition of a Project 5
Ensuring Quality in a Project 7
Responsibilities of Parties 8
Who Does the Project Manager Work For? 11
Purpose of Project Management 12
Types of Management 13
Functions of Management 15
Key Concepts of Project Management 15
Role of the Project Manager 16
Professional and Technical Organizations 19
References 20
Chapter 2. Working with Project Teams 21
Project Teams 21
Teamwork 22
Teams for Small Projects 23
Working with Multiple Teams 24
Owner’s Team 25
Design Teams 26
Construction Teams 27
Team Management 28
Teams and the Project Manager’s Responsibilities 29
Key Factors in Team Leadership 31
Team Building 33
Motivating Teams 35
Conflict Management 36
Developing a Consensus 38
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for Engineering
and Construction
Garold D. Oberlender, Ph.D., P.E.
Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering
Oklahoma State University
Scope
ty
Qu
ali
PROJECT
ali
Qu
ty
MANAGEMENT
Quality
Budget Schedule
Third Edition
New York Chicago San Francisco Athens
London Madrid Mexico City Milan
New Delhi Singapore Sydney Toronto
,Copyright © 2014, 2000, 1993 by McGraw-Hill Education. All rights reserved. Except as
permitted under the United States Copyright Act of 1976, no part of this publication may be reproduced or
distributed in any form or by any means, or stored in a database or retrieval system, without the prior
written permission of the publisher, with the exception that the program listings may be entered, stored,
and executed in a computer system, but they may not be reproduced for publication.
ISBN: 978-0-07-182293-0
MHID: 0-07-182293-3
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MHID: 0-07-182231-3.
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, Contents
Preface xi
Chapter 1. Introduction 1
Purpose of This Book 1
Arrangement of This Book 2
Definition of a Project 5
Ensuring Quality in a Project 7
Responsibilities of Parties 8
Who Does the Project Manager Work For? 11
Purpose of Project Management 12
Types of Management 13
Functions of Management 15
Key Concepts of Project Management 15
Role of the Project Manager 16
Professional and Technical Organizations 19
References 20
Chapter 2. Working with Project Teams 21
Project Teams 21
Teamwork 22
Teams for Small Projects 23
Working with Multiple Teams 24
Owner’s Team 25
Design Teams 26
Construction Teams 27
Team Management 28
Teams and the Project Manager’s Responsibilities 29
Key Factors in Team Leadership 31
Team Building 33
Motivating Teams 35
Conflict Management 36
Developing a Consensus 38
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