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SERIOUS SKILLS. Barbara J. Jackson, PhD, DBIA Construction Management JumpStart 2nd Edition The Best First Step Toward a Career in Construction Management  Construction Management JumpStart Second Edition  Barbara J. Jackson Construction Management JumpStart Second Edition Acquisitions Editor: Agatha Kim Development Editor: Kelly Talbot Technical Editor: Paul Weber Production Editor: Angela Smith Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Pete Gaughan Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Compositor: James D. Kramer, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Proofreader: Publication Services, Inc. Indexer: Jack Lewis Project Coordinator, Cover: Lynsey Stanford Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Cover Image: altrendo images / Stockbyte / Getty Images Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-60999-6 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 748-6008, or online at http://www.wiley.com/go/permissions . Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: The publisher and the author make no representations or warranties with respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of this work and speciﬁcally disclaim all warranties, including without limitation war- ranties of ﬁtness for a particular purpose. No warranty may be created or extended by sales or promotional materials. The advice and strategies contained herein may not be suitable for every situation. This work is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought. Neither the publisher nor the author shall be liable for damages arising herefrom. The fact that an organization or Web site is referred to in this work as a citation and/or a potential source of further information does not mean that the author or the publisher endorses the information the organization or Web site may provide or recommendations it may make. Further, readers should be aware that Internet Web sites listed in this work may have changed or disappeared between when this work was written and when it is read. For general information on our other products and services or to obtain technical support, please contact our Customer Care Department within the U.S. at (877) 762-2974, outside the U.S. at (317) 572-3993 or fax (317) 572-4002. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data: Jackson, Barbara J. Construction management jumpstart / Barbara Jackson. — 2nd ed. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-0-470-60999-6 (pbk); ISBN-10: 0-470-60999-0 (pbk); ISBN: 978-0-470-76806-8 (ebk); ISBN: 978-0-470-76808-2 (ebk); ISBN: 978-0-470-76807-5 (ebk) 1. Construction industry — Management. I. Title. HD9715.A2J32 2010 624.068 — dc22 2010013509 TRADEMARKS: Wiley, the Wiley logo, and the Sybex logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/ or its afﬁliates, in the United States and other countries, and may not be used without written permission. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Wiley Publishing, Inc., is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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