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 What makes the construction project unique

 What factors determine the success of a construction project

 The owner's role in initiating the project delivery process

 How owners select and procure their construction services

 Trends in project delivery

 The various construction management functions

 What it takes to be a construction manager

In Chapter 1, “The Construction Industry,” you discovered that construction is about much more than just bricks and sticks or mud and mortar. You understand that buying construction is very different from buying cars or computers. Construction is complex, and many factors influence the outcome of a construction project. The job of the construction manager is to take a set of written plans and specifications and a raw piece of land and then coordinate all of the materials, manpower, and equipment necessary to guarantee the set price, schedule, and quality of the project—without any accidents or errors, regardless of weather conditions, interest rate fluctuations, acts of God, or any other unforeseen conditions. (Whew!)

Today the pressure for speedy delivery, cost efficiency, and high quality is immense. The success of any construction project depends on the men and women who plan, organize, and perform the work that transforms someone's dream into a reality. The process of constructing a building or a bridge does not happen in a factory under controlled conditions. It occurs in a dynamic environment where risk is inherent and the decision-making and problem-solving abilities of the construction management team are crucial to the success or failure of the project.

Let's now focus on the construction process itself and the specific management functions unique to that process.