Construction Project Management 5th Ed

The Construction Project Management 5th Ed addresses all facets of the modern profession: key players, project phases and management tools. Co-authored by an academic and an industry professional, the text covers all industry sectors, from residential and commercial, to infrastructure and public construction. You’ll learn best practices for planning, while mastering modern tools for estimating, scheduling, control and feedback. Rich with actionable guidance, the text includes a complete project chronology, a walkthrough of project delivery methods and descriptions of key management challenges. The 5th Edition adds fresh real-world context. It includes 6 new cases and new discussion questions complementing industry-authored sidebars. A rewritten Chapter 3 explores career success.

Key aspects:

• Covers all industry sectors, including residential, commercial, infrastructure, and public construction.
• Emphasizes both planning best practices and modern tools, particularly for estimating, scheduling, control, and feedback.
• Includes a complete project chronology, giving users a step‑by‑step timeline of how projects develop from start to finish.
• Explores different project delivery methods (how contracts and organizational approaches impact how a project is executed).
• Addresses organizational & leadership skills, including how to organize and lead construction projects, and a rewritten chapter on career success.
• Contains up‑to‑date case studies, discussion questions, and industry sidebars that give real‑world context and allow for critical thinking.
• Strong focus on controlling project cost, time, quality; also covering law, safety & health, procurement, contract administration, etc.

Highlights:

• The 5th Edition adds fresh real‑world context: it includes six new case studies and new discussion questions, along with industry‑authored sidebars.
• Chapter 3 has been rewritten to focus on career success, giving more insight into how to advance professionally in construction project management.
• The book covers all facets of modern project management: project phases, delivery methods, budgeting, scheduling, control & feedback—not just theory, but tools that practitioners use.
• It spans all industry sectors—residential, commercial, infrastructure, and public construction—so the content is broadly applicable.
• It provides a complete project chronology, helping readers understand the timeline of a project from start to finish.
• Strong emphasis on best practices for estimating, scheduling, cost/time/quality control.
• It includes chapters on legal, safety, and health aspects (construction law; construction safety & health), in addition to technical and managerial content.
• The table of contents shows chapters on bidding & procurement, construction and closeout, project administration, etc.—covering both the front‑end and end‑of‑project issues.

About Authors

• Frederick E. Gould is an experienced construction professional, educator, and author with a long-standing career in both the construction industry and academia. He served as a faculty member at Wentworth Institute of Technology and later at Purdue University, where he taught courses in construction project management and engineering. Gould has also worked as a construction manager and consultant, bringing practical industry experience into his writing. He is widely recognized for his ability to translate complex construction concepts into accessible educational material.
• Nancy E. Joyce is a seasoned construction manager and academic with expertise in project delivery systems, sustainable construction, and field operations. She has served as a professor in construction management programs and has worked in project management roles on various building and infrastructure projects. Joyce brings a strong perspective on leadership, ethics, and collaboration in the construction process, which is reflected in her contributions to the later editions of the textbook.

Other Works:

• Managing the Construction Process, 4/E