The Construction Project Manager’s Handbook

Drawing on more than two decades in project controls across infrastructure and building programmes, The Construction Project Manager’s Handbook brings the full delivery cycle into a single, practical volume - written for the manager who needs an answer today, not a theory to study for later.Eighteen chapters, organised the way a project actually runsFoundations - the role itself, delivery models and risk allocation, and the dozen contract provisions that govern your weekSetting the project up - pre-construction, scope and work breakdown structures, and building a baseline schedule that survives scrutinyControlling delivery - cost control and cash flow, earned value worked through with real calculations, progress measurement, and risk managementRunning the site - quality systems and non-conformance, health and safety, and leading subcontractors and stakeholdersWhen things go wrong - delay analysis and extension of time, disruption, variations and claims, and schedule recoveryFinishing - commissioning, handover, closeout, and the career and certification paths that followBuilt to be usedEvery chapter closes with key takeaways, expert tips, and the mistakes that recur most often. Throughout you will find worked examples from real projects - the baseline that hid nine weeks, the four hundred small accommodations that cost a contractor its margin, the acceleration that spent $900,000 to gain eleven days.The reference section includes a full cheat sheet of formulas and diagnostic tests, eleven ready-to-use templates, eight checklists, a glossary, and an acronym reference.One book. The full delivery cycle. Written by someone who has done the work.