本书是为满足高等学校工程管理专业英语教学需要而编写的一本专业英语教材。
本书选材来源广泛，风格多样。素材均取自国外最近几年工程管理各个领域的经典教材、专著、论文以及网络信息，内容涉及工程管理的应用现状及最新进展。本书主要内容包括：建筑业（Construction Industry）、项目建设模式（Project Delivery System）、建筑管理（Construction Management）、工程项目招标与投标（Bidding/Tendering）、设计管理（Design Management）、进度管理（Progress Management）、成本管理（Cost Management）、质量管理
（Quality Management）、安全管理（Safety Management）、风险管理（RiskManagement）、合同管理（Contract Management）、项目经理（ProjectManager）、项目中的激励（Motivation in Project Environment）、项目谈判（Project Negotiation）、工程索赔（Claim）等，涵盖工程建设的全过程，并且顺序安排与工程管理工作的一般过程大体相同。
本书可作为高等学校工程管理专业英语教材，也可供工程管理及土木工程领域从业人员和研究生作为提高专业英语阅读和写作能力的参考读物。

LESSON 1 Construction Industry
　1.The Nature of the Construction Industry
　2.The Construction Project
　3.Types of Construction Projects
LESSON 2 Project Delivery Systems
　1.Owner-Provided Delivery
　2.Traditional Design-Bid-Build
　3.Construction Management
　4.Design-Build
　5.Design-Build Variations
　6.Fast-Tracking: A Distingtion
LESSON 3 Construction Management
　1.The Growth of Construction Management
　2.Construction Manager
LESSON 4 International Competitive Bidding LESSON 1 Construction Industry
　1.The Nature of the Construction Industry
　2.The Construction Project
　3.Types of Construction Projects
LESSON 2 Project Delivery Systems
　1.Owner-Provided Delivery
　2.Traditional Design-Bid-Build
　3.Construction Management
　4.Design-Build
　5.Design-Build Variations
　6.Fast-Tracking: A Distingtion
LESSON 3 Construction Management
　1.The Growth of Construction Management
　2.Construction Manager
LESSON 4 International Competitive Bidding
　1.General
　2.Bidding Documents
　3.Bid Opening, Evaluation, and Award of Contract ..
4.Modified ICB
LESSON 5 Design Management
　1.Planning and Managing Design
　2.Design Practices
LESSON 6 Construction Scheduling
　1.The Parties' Schedule
　2.Scheduling Systems and Their Selection
LESSON 7 Estimating, Budgeting, and Cost Control "
　1.The Construction Cost Estimate
　2.Project Budgeting
　3.Cost Management
LESSON 8 Construction Quality
　1.Construction Quality
　2.Total Quality Management
LESSON 9 Construction Safety
　1.Project Safety
　2.Safety Management
LESSON 10 Project Risk Management
　1.Construction Risks and Insurance
　2.Basics of Managing Risks
LESSON 11 Construction Contract Management
　1.Construction Contract Types
　2.Construction Contract Documents
LESSON 12 Project Manager
　1.Project Manager: The Competent Professional
　2.A Competency Model for Project Managers
LESSON 13 Motivation in the Project Environment
　1.Motivation Theories
　2.Motivation Factors in a Project
LESSON 14 Negotiating Skills for Project Managers
　1.Negotiations in Projects
　2.Negotiations Structure
　3.Conflict in Negotiations
　4.Power in Negotiations
　5.More Key Factors in Negotiations
　6.The Negotiating Process
LESSON 15 Construction Claims
　1.General Knowledge of Construction Claims
　2.Claims, Disputes and Arbitration Under FIDIC's Conditions of Contract for Construction
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APPENDIX 2