Rounds / Segner Construction Supervision

1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-1-118-00989-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 440 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: RSMeans

This book covers all supervisory situations one is likely toencounter on a commercial, industrial, or institutionalconstruction project. The book is based upon a very successfulElectrical Project Supervision (EPS) training program developed byRounds and Segner for the National Electrical Contractor?sAssociation and licensed to several organizations representingother construction sectors. This program has been delivered forover a decade and continues to be delivered to thousands ofconstruction supervisors each year. The program content hasconsistently received outstanding reviews and evaluations innumerous different venues.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rounds, Jerald L.

Segner, Robert O.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

PREFACE.
The Role of the Supervisor.
Intended Audience.
The Book's Structure and Organization.
Making the Most of the Book.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
SECTION I: SETTING THE STAGE.
CHAPTER 1: OVERVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
CHAPTER 2: SUPERVISION AND THE SUPERVISOR.
SECTION II: SOFT SKILLS.
CHAPTER 3: ORAL COMMUNICATION.
CHAPTER 4: WRITTEN COMMUNICATION AND DOCUMENTATION.
CHAPTER 5: TEAM BUILDING AND MAINTENANCE.
CHAPTER 6: MAINTAINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEE ANDTHE EMPLOYER.
CHAPTER 7: MANAGING THE HUMAN RESOURCE.
CHAPTER 8: RISK MANAGEMENT AND PROBLEM SOLVING.
SECTION III: TECHNICAL SKILLS.
CHAPTER 9: SAFETY.
CHAPTER 10: THE CONTRACT AS A MANAGEMENT TOOL.
CHAPTER 11: MANAGING PHYSICAL RESOURCES.
CHAPTER 12: MANAGING COSTS: UNDERSTANDING THE ESTIMATE.
CHAPTER 13: MANAGING COSTS-ELEMENTS OF COST CONTROL.
CHAPTER 14: MANAGING TIME ON A CONSTRUCTION PROJECT.
CHAPTER 15: MANAGING PRODUCTION.
SECTION IV: PROJECT SUPERVISION.
CHAPTER 16: PROJECT ORGANIZATION.
CHAPTER 17: MOBILIZATION.
CHAPTER 18: ONGOING OPERATIONS.
CHAPTER 19: CLOSEOUT OF FIELD OPERATIONS.
CHAPTER 20: THE SUPERVISOR'S CONTINUINGDEVELOPMENT.
APPENDIX 1: CONSENSUSDOCS 750: STANDARD FORM OF AGREEMENTBETWEEN CONTRACTOR AND SUBCONTRACTOR.
APPENDIX 2: SIMPLE FILING SYSTEM.
INDEX.

Über Autor(innen)

Jerald L. Rounds, PhD, PE, is Associated General ContractorsEndowed Chair in Construction Management and ConstructionEngineering at the University of New Mexico. As a certified Class"A" construction superintendent in Denver, he served as projectmanager on a number of commercial building projects prior to morethan thirty years as a construction educator. Concurrently, he hasdeveloped numerous training programs in project management andsupervision for the construction industry. Most recently, hecodeveloped the NECA Electrical Project Supervision trainingprogram with Robert Segner, with whom he has conducted "train thetrainer" sessions for the past decade.
Robert O. Segner Jr. is a professor of constructionscience in the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University.He followed years of construction practice with four decades inconstruction higher education. He has served as president of theAmerican Council for Construction Education. Segner codeveloped theNECA Electrical Project Supervision training program with JeraldRounds and has conducted "train the trainer" sessions for the pastdecade. He has developed and taught numerous other continuingeducation programs.