Construction Management

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This paper reviews the history of the role of the construction manager. According to the paper, construction management is defined as the term applied to the technique of managing the various designs and construction processes of a building project on behalf of an owner or client.

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"One important role is scheduling. A large part of the construction manager's time is spent preparing and working with schedules. Scheduling is a principal function of construction law. Scheduling is simply planning in advance the events to be accomplished over time and putting them into a document (Volume 2). The schedule must be very precise and detailed. While on the sight, the construction manager must stay informed of progress being made and make sure that schedule deadlines are being met (Handbook Online). When problems and delays occur, the construction manager must be able to work things out and adjust the schedule to where the deadline can still be met (Volume 2). Without scheduling, the construction project is not likely to be completed on time. "

Sample of Sources Used:

• "Construction Managers." Occupational Outlook Handbook Online: 2000-01
• Laufer, Alexander & Hoffman, Edward; Project Management Success Stories: Lessons of Project Leaders, New York: John Wiley & Son, 2000
• Love, Peter; Fong, Patrick; & Irani, Zahir, Management of Knowledge in Project Environments, Butterworth-Heinemann, January 31, 2005
• Clough, Richard; Sears, Glenn & Keoki; Construction Project Management, 4th Edition, New York: John Wiley & Son, 2000
• Cavendish, Penny and Martin, Martin D., Negotiating and Contracting for Project Management, Upper Darby, PA: Project Management Institute, 1982

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