History and Topics of the Project Management

Abstract:

Project management is the overall planning, coordination, and control of a project from beginning to completion. Project management is aimed at meeting a clients requirement in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project. Project management is project management that applies to the construction sector. The construction industry is composed of five sectors: residential, commercial, civil, industrial, and environmental. A construction manager holds the same responsibilities and completes the same processes in each sector. All that separates a construction manager in one sector from one in another is the knowledge of the construction site. This may include different types of equipment, materials, subcontractors, and possibly locations. A contractor is assigned to a construction project once the design has been completed by the architect or is still in progress. This is done by going through a bidding process with different contractors. The contractor is selected by using one of the three selection methods: low-bid selection, best-value selection, or qualifications-based selection. A construction manager should have the ability to handle public safety, time management, decision making, mathematics, and human resources.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 405-408)
• Pages: 3372-3375
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.405-408.3372
• Online since: September 2013
• Authors: Hai Xie
• Keywords: History, Project Management (PM), Topics

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