Description
Pearson Construction Project Management, Theory And Practices 2Nd Edition by Kumar Neeraj Jha
The revised second edition of Construction Project Management discusses the various facets of construction project management with a special emphasis on the fundamental concepts. The major principles of project management are explained with the help of real-life case studies. Simple examples are used to facilitate the better understanding of basic concepts before complex problems are discussed.
Salient Features
• Computer applications (Primavera and MS Project) are used to explain planning, scheduling, resource leveling, monitoring and reporting
• Line diagrams, cash-flow diagrams, bar diagrams and line graphs make the book interactive and easy to understand
• Pedagogy includes solved examples and chapter-end exercises comprising both descriptive and non-descriptive questions
• Real-life examples from the construction sites of the Delhi Metro, the Delhi International Airport construction, etc.
• Case studies on the preparation of documents for ISO 9001:2000, construction disputes, accidents in the construction industry, and preparation of estimates for live projects
• Additional solved problems in PERT and CPM (NEW)
• Introduction to earthworks and concreting equipment (NEW)
• Chapters on Linear programming and Transportation and Transshipment and Assignment problems (NEW)