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Construction management versus construction project management
Howes, Christopher John; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Construction Economics
Within the South African construction industry today, the terms Construction Management and Construction Project Management are used by professionals when in fact they themselves are unsure of the exact definition and description of what each profession entails in adequate detail. This treatise aims to address that issue. It
describes in detail exactly what each profession entails as well as highlighting software,
systems and programs that both professions would need and be able to adequately use and which also serves as a valuable communication tool between both the two professionals as well as the project team involved within a specific project.
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Thesis (BSc. (Hons)(Construction Economics))--University of Pretoria, 2009.
Van Rooy, Ignatius Johannes; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Construction Economics(University of Pretoria. Faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and Information Technology. Dept. of Construction Economics, 2012-09-21)
The construction industry in South Africa is not perfect and there are all kinds of
chronic problems like for example low productivity, poor safety, inferior working
conditions, waste and insufficient quality, and ...
Paper presented at the 24th Annual Southern African Transport Conference 11 - 13 July 2005 "Transport challenges for 2010", CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, South Africa.
PURPOSE : Risk management has become an integral part in businesses around the world. In the construction industry, risk management has also been introduced and has been mainly entrusted in the hands of the project team ...