Oberlender, Garold D. : Oklahoma State University Main Campus
Summary
The purpose of this book is to present the principles and techniques of project management, beginning with the
conceptual phase by the owner, through coordination of design and construction, to project completion.
Throughout this book the importance of management skills is emphasized to enable the user to develop his or her
own style of project management. The focus is to apply project management at the beginning of a project, when it
is first approved. Too often the formal organization to manage a project is not developed until the beginning of
the construction phase. This book presents the information that must be assembled and managed during the development
and engineering design phase to bring a project to successful completion by the owner.
New to This Edition:
Most books on this topic start off their discussion already in the construction phase. This book emphasizes
project management from the initial conception of the project by the owner, through coordination of design and
development of the construction documents, and into the construction phase until project close out.
This book presents the management principles that are part of every project. It also illustrates the basic
steps, and sequencing of steps, to develop a work plan to manage a project through every phase of development and
completion.
Teamwork between the three principle contracting parties (Owner, Designer, and contractor) is emphasized throughout
the book.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Working with Project Teams
Chapter 3: Project Initiation
Chapter 4: Early Estimates
Chapter 5: Project Budgeting
Chapter 6: Development of Work Plan
Chapter 7: Design Proposals
Chapter 8: Project Scheduling
Chapter 9: Project Tracking
Chapter 10: Design Coordination
Chapter 11: Construction Phase
Chapter 12: Project Close Out
Chapter 13: Tips for Making Things Happen
Chapter 14: Total Quality Management
