Construction Management: Project Management Process Principles and Concepts

Management process groups along with the processes in the knowledge areas having to do with the principles and concepts used in the development of major construction activities are very important in the overall construction management process. This volume covers the application of these activities that manage the construction project from inception through to the completion of the construction project.

Construction Management: Project Management Process Principles and Concepts discusses the five elements of management functions which include planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling, and explains how these activities/elements of management functions can be used in construction projects. Information about strategic planning, operational planning, intermediate planning, and contingency planning, and the steps involved with relevance to construction projections is offered in this volume. The different types of organizational structures, such as simple, functions, divisional, matrix, team-based, network, and modular, with an example organizational chart, are presented. Also covered are staffing processes such as acquisition, roles and responsibilities, assessment, team building, training, and development, along with directing and controlling elements of the management functions. This volume is rounded out with the inclusion of the five types of management processes, such as initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling, and closing, along with applicable knowledge areas based on the PMBOK(R) methodology.

This volume provides significant information and guidelines to construction and project management professionals (owners, designers, consultants, construction managers, project managers, supervisors, contractors, builders, developers, and many others from the construction related industry) involved in construction projects (mainly civil construction projects, commercial A/E projects) and construction related industries.

This book is also available as a set, Handbook of Construction ManagementScope, Schedule, and Cost Control, 2-Volume Set (9781041071174).

Abdul Razzak Rumane Ph.D. is a Chartered Quality Professional-Fellow of The Chartered Quality Institute (UK) and a certified consultant engineer in the field of project management and electrical engineering. He obtained a Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) degree from Marathwada University (now Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University) India in 1972 and received his Ph.D. from Kennedy Western University, USA (now Warren National University) in 2005. Dr. Rumane’s professional career exceeds 50 years including 10 years in manufacturing industries and over 40 years in construction projects. Presently he is associated with SIJJEEL Co., Kuwait as Advisor and Director, Construction Management. He was honorary chairman of The Institution of Engineers (India), Kuwait chapter for the years 2016-17, 2013-14, and 2005 to 2007 and served as Secretary of ASQ GC for the year 2019 and Secretary of ASQ LMC, Kuwait for the year 2017 and 2018. He was Vice Chair of the ASQ Kuwait Section for the year 2021. He served as international liaison committee chair of ASQ (Design and Construction Division) for the year 2023-24. As an accomplished Engineer, Dr. Rumane has been awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering from The Yorker International University, USA (2007). The International University of Ministry and Education, Missouri awarded him Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) for expertise in quality management (2021). World Quality Congress awarded him the ＂Global Award for Excellence in Quality Management and Leadership＂ and The Albert Schweitzer International Foundation honored him with a gold medal for ＂Outstanding contribution in the field of Quality in Construction Projects＂. Dr. Rumane has attended many international conferences and has made many technical presentations at various conferences. He is the author of 8 books entitled ＂Quality Management in Construction Projects＂, First Edition (2010) ＂Quality Tools for Managing Construction Projects＂ (2013), Editor of the ＂Handbook of Construction Management: Scope, Schedule, and Cost Control＂ (2016). ＂Quality Management in Construction Projects＂, Second Edition (2017), ＂Quality Management in Oil and Gas Projects＂ (2021 ＂Risk Management Applications Used to Sustain Quality in Projects: A Practical Guide＂ (2022), ＂ Quality Management: How to Achieve Sustainability in Projects＂ (2023), ＂Total Quality Management Applications and Concepts for Construction Projects＂ (2024), All published by CRC Press (A Taylor & Francis Group Company), USA. A book entitled ＂Quality Auditing in Construction Projects: A Handbook＂ (2019) is published by Routledge, UK (A Taylor & Francis Group Company).