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| Author | : Jason Schroeder |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 174 |
| Release | : 2020-11-28 |
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To be a great superintendent, you need training. Without this, you may become defensive, learn to accept waste and low standards, or even espouse false concepts that will lead to certain failure. However, with proper fundamental training, learning from the best builders throughout history, and effectively using the modern concepts of lean, we can guide superintendents to have the best trained role in construction. Right now in our industry, project managers and project engineers are better trained, better paid, and are becoming leaders of the entire team. The positions of superintendents and project managers should be equal, but to be equal, we need to step up and take our place as the driving force of the project. This book will help you to do that and bring respect back to field positions everywhere. Before writing Elevating Construction Superintendents - The Art of the Builder, I had never found a book available for the art and form of being a superintendent. Yes, there are books about lean; yes, there are books about construction management; and yes, there are books about the skills of a superintendent, but there are none that cover the art of the builder in construction and the back-to-basics fundamental attributes of a true leader in the field. This is the first revision of the book we need and want for our wonderful builders in the field of construction. This book is filled with principles and actionable steps for assistant superintendents. I invite you to learn these, take massive action, and implement each step one-by-one. Please keep driving until everything on your project brings you joy. That is the measure of success. Expect more - Step up - Let's go
| Author | : Joe Donarumo |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 250 |
| Release | : 2019-08-16 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1483430936 |
Sam Brooks, a young superintendent with ProCon Builders, has been given responsibility for the largest and most complicated project of his career. He struggles with all of the common difficulties in construction -- lack of communication, coordination issues, and other kinds of wasteful occurrences that rob his project of time and money, while leaving him and his team frustrated and overworked. Luckily, his friend, mentor, and co-worker, Alan Phillips, brings the benefit of his experience and his knowledge of Lean Construction tools and processes to help Sam learn valuable skills for improving the operation of his project. Together, Sam and Alan discuss the merits and explore the practical applications of: Daily Huddles Visual Communication The "Eight Wastes" Managing Constraints Pull Planning The Last Planner System(TM) Percent Plan Complete
| Author | : Len Holm |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 264 |
| Release | : 2019-10-16 |
| Genre | : Architecture |
| ISBN | : 0429683103 |
Construction Superintendents: Essential Skills for the Next Generation is the first college-level textbook designed to prepare you to take on a site supervisor role on a complex jobsite. The book covers the responsibilities of superintendents in relation to the jobsite project management team, the project owners, designers, and municipal services. The book outlines the development of the superintendent and his or her role and responsibilities in twenty-first century construction projects. Using examples and case studies of cutting-edge jobsite practices from the use of computer applications to leadership and capital development, this book lays out all the functions of a modern site superintendent in an easy-to-understand format. The book includes: coverage of the full spectrum of tasks and skills required from the pre-construction phase, through start-up, operation and close-out, plus advanced topics for those serious about leading the field real-world case studies, forms, and documentation stored on a companion website chapter summaries, review questions, and exercises to aid both teaching and learning. This book fills in the long-standing need for an academic textbook designed as an applied instructional resource suitable for university and college students enrolled in construction management and construction engineering programmes.
| Author | : Wally Adamchik |
| Publisher | : Greenleaf Book Group |
| Total Pages | : 154 |
| Release | : 2011-11 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1936909170 |
Tools of the trade: twenty-six tools for effective leadershipRapidly changing demographics in the construction industry and an unpredictable economy are just two challenges that require you to lead at a higher level than ever before. This book will prepare you to meet these challenges head-on.The result of exhaustive research and in-depth interviews with construction professionals across North America, Construction Leadership provides the information, tools, and confidence to deliver the leadership required for success in today's construction industry. From ensuring quality work and learning how to have a better attitude to fostering loyalty and leading across generations, Construction Leadership shows you how to be more effective and enjoy more success.With an easy-to-use format, this book provides practical information that you can put into action immediately. Each chapter stands alone to save you time and is supported by online video, increasing your return on investment. Not reading this book puts you at a competitive disadvantage-but reading it puts you well ahead of the game.
| Author | : Sidney Levy |
| Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
| Total Pages | : 355 |
| Release | : 2012-12-06 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 146848494X |
A construction professional with more than 30 years experience in the industry offers a practical manual designed for the construction superintendent that helps to simplify today's complex projects while offering highly accessible and easily referenced technical data on most common construction components. This handbook begins by analyzing the key factors that must be considered before the actual start of construction. Complete discussions of construction contracts and documents and basic construction law are designed to prevent costly legal problems among the superintendent, architect, engineer, client and subcontractor. Coverage also includes scrutiny of the plans and specifications, and insights into the responsibilities of all participants in the construction process. Superintendents obtain clear guidance on how to formulate job policies and procedures, and how to ensure that the soomth day-to-day running of the project with the aid of a 30-day look-ahead schedule. Helpful advice and warnings on pitfalls to avoid are liberally sprinkled throughout the handbook.
| Author | : Barbara J. Jackson |
| Publisher | : John Wiley and Sons |
| Total Pages | : 410 |
| Release | : 2010-06-03 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0470768088 |
Launch your career in construction management with this one-of-a-kind book The construction management industry is expected to increase employment by 16 percent over the next decade. This second edition of a bestselling introduction to construction management walks you through each stage of the construction management process. Written from the constructor's perspective, this book will familiarize you with all the construction management fundamentals and how Building Information Modeling (BIM) is impacting the construction management profession. Covers interoperability of technology advances in the construction industry Explains how BIM is challenging the traditional approach to project delivery and how this affects the constructor's role Elaborates each stage of the design and construction process and the tasks associated with each of them Shows step-by-step how to estimate project costs, administer contracts, manage job site and construction operations, plan and schedule a project, monitor project performance, manage project quality and safety, and assess project risks Provides review questions at the end of each chapter to help enforce understanding The tried-and-true project management principles presented in this book will help ensure you a successful start to your career.
| Author | : Jason Schroeder |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 194 |
| Release | : 2021-03-08 |
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Flow where you can, pull where you can't, and push when you must! This sums up our situation in construction. Tai Chi Ohno, the father of Lean Construction said "flow where you can, pull where you must" and to translate it from manufacturing to construction we added push where you must. Flow is king, it rules all, and it should be our first priority, value, and focus. In construction, when we cannot flow, we'll need to pull, and we all know there are situations that, regardless of our best efforts, we have to push. In a similar fashion, and in this order, we must use Takt and flow systems, then tools like Scrum and Last Planner, and then CPM only when we must. And Takt will govern them all.Takt planning has not yet taken hold in the United States like it should, and it needs to be empowered as the main scheduling tool to either replace the Critical Path Method, or at a minimum, to hold it accountable and govern it. One of the main reasons the construction industry still typically produces projects behind schedule--with a crash landing at the end and with poor quality--is because we incentivize this with the variation, lack of transparency, and chaos that comes from CPM scheduling. It is time for this to stop and Takt is the solution. We have written this book in a manner to match the fables used in Patrick Lencioni's books. There is a brief fable to introduce the need for Takt that will introduce you to the concept of flow and Takt planning, after which we will detail how to implement Takt successfully so you can bring back flow on your projects.
| Author | : Kory Kogon |
| Publisher | : BenBella Books |
| Total Pages | : 225 |
| Release | : 2024-01-16 |
| Genre | : Business & Economics |
| ISBN | : 1637740506 |
No project management training? No problem! In today’s workplace, employees are routinely expected to coordinate and manage projects. Yet, chances are, you aren’t formally trained in managing projects—you’re an unofficial project manager. FranklinCovey experts Kory Kogon and Suzette Blakemore understand the importance of leadership in project completion and explain that people are crucial in the formula for success. This updated and revised edition of Project Management for the Unofficial Project Manager offers practical, real-world insights for effective project management and guides you through the essentials of the value, people, and project management process: Scope Plan Engage Track and Adapt Close If you’re struggling to ensure multiple projects are finished with high value and on time, this book is for you. If you manage projects without the benefit of a team, this book is also for you. Change the way you think about project management—"project manager" may not be your official title, but with the right strategies, you can excel in this project economy.
| Author | : Jason C. McCarty |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 326 |
| Release | : 2011-07-01 |
| Genre | : Construction industry |
| ISBN | : 9780983589303 |
WHAT DO ALL SUCCESSFUL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS HAVE IN COMMON? A competent team of well-rounded leaders . . . leaders who understand that safety, efficiency, and production are essential for completing projects of all sizes on time and within budget. All construction foremen are given the opportunity to lead crews based on work ethic, mechanical skills, technical knowledge, and reputation-and these attributes are extremely important towards getting the job done. But many other critical concepts and skills need to be fully understood and employed before it is possible to become a truly proficient, respected, and successful leader. CONSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP SUCCESS provides industry-specific advice that encompasses the fundamentals of construction leadership and management, with topics ranging from understanding the inner workings of a contracting business to building trust, credibility, and the respect of your peers. APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE, TOOLS, AND TECHNIQUES PROVIDED IN CONSTRUCTION LEADERSHIP SUCCESS TO ENSURE THAT: 1) Every project you manage will be run efficiently and effectively 2) The management style you adopt will encourage and promote the success of those around you 3) Those around you will become willing advocates in your own career advancement 4) Your career in the construction industry will be one of ongoing achievement and accomplishment
| Author | : Coy Fuller |
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| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2020-06 |
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| ISBN | : 9781734928303 |
Training textbook for the profession of The Project Superintendent. It is intended for tradespersons desiring to move up into the next level of an organization and also for existing Project Superintendents wanting to upgrade their industry knowledge
