Uniquely Integrating Construction Management and Construction Technology to Manage for Project Success

You can not Manage Well by Quick Wits Alone

Program Manager, Project Manager, Construction Manager, and Owner's Agent titles are easy to claim (just print new business cards), but more difficult to execute well. Quick wits, a software package, and an aggressive personality alone are not enough. Some knowledge of prevailing management tools, business practices, and construction technology are needed.

Consultants can Help - but They Also Must be Managed

"We hire consultants for that". Of course you do, and lots of them. But you have to know who to hire, how to manage them, and how to  ask and answer tough questions, and make judgments about conflicting claims. Call the rep and ask the subs? Same problem - they all are selling something, and it is seldom exactly what you need.

Management and Technical Knowledge are both Required - but are not Hard to Get

No one can know it all, but you can know enough to know who to hire and how to manage them. And, this requires both technical and management knowledge together. Fortunately, since time is short and everyone is busy, only a little knowledge is needed to manage well. One hour per subject is all that is needed to move to the top of the project team. This book provides this knowledge to get these needed results now.

This Book Provides this Knowledge

Choosing Project Success - A Guide for Building Professionals authored by JF McCarthy and published by Pareto, answers and solves these problems for owners and managers, facility managers, designers, project managers, lenders, insurers, and serious students.

There are books on project and construction management, and other very scholarly books on the technical aspects of of construction. Choosing Project Success, like no other book, addresses both subjects at once to form an integrated workable managerial approach, usable by all members of the project team.

Expect, Plan for, and Achieve Project Success

Project success should be normal, and failed projects should be as rare as projects destroyed by natural disaster. Believe success is possible, choose to pursue it, and with a little management and technical knowledge achieve it. This book provides the knowledge and the road map to success.

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