I Preparing a Project for Construction. - 1. Work Environments within the Construction Industry. - 2. Common Descriptions of Work. - 3. The Project Statement of Expectations. - 4. Single Data Capture and Integrated Systems. - 5. Management Information Systems. - 6. Computer Applications. - 7. Project Statement of Expectations and Performance Models. - 8. Estimates and Budgets as Performance Models. - 9. The Schedule as a Performance Model. - 10. The Cost Curve and the Production Curve as Performance Models. - 11. The Planned Schedule of Values and Cash Income Curves as Performance Models. - 12. The Planned Cash Requirements Curve as a Performance Model. - 13. Production Forecasting and Analysis and Cash Analysis. - II Administrative Project Activity Flow. - 14. Prebid Activities. - 15. Preconstruction Activities. - 16. The Construction Phase of the Project. - 17. Job Closeout. - 18. Contract Administration. - 19. Cash Management Information and Strategies. - III Construction and Production. - 20. The Construction Team and Its Working Relationships. - 21. Administrative Prerequisites to Starting Construction. - 22. The Game Plan and Making It Work. - 23. Production Management. - 24. The Turnaround Document and Its Use. - 25. Performance Measurements. - IV Project Monitoring and Control. - 26. Schedule Update and Control. - 27. Projections to Completion. - 28. Update of Production Projections. - 29. Exception Reporting. - 30. Cost Control. - 31. The Schedule and Other Informational Procedures. - Appendix A. Preconstruction Job Planning. - Appendix B. Summary Levels of Detail for Project Informational Processes. - Appendix C. Cost Types and Their Uses. - Appendix D. Performance Ratio Comparisons. Language: English