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The Basics of Construction Project Management
Construction project management ties together many facets of a construction project. A project manager for construction projects has a complicated job to balance. He or she must review all plans for the project, and devise a workable method to complete the structure within a certain dead line. This means a project manager must remain fully aware of all aspects of the project, from ordering supplies to what personnel are doing on the ground. Here are some of the basic elements involved with construction project management. Suppliers A project manager works with construction consultants, the building owner and everyone else with a stake in the project to find suppliers who can…
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How the Forbes 500 List Worked
By Phineas Upham Forbes no longer publishes its list of the 500 best companies in the United States. It was once a popular staple for the magazine, but the last list ran in 2003, and only records information for 2002. The list looked at a company from five different angles: sales, profits, assets, market value and employees. It was meant to help profile which companies were high growth, how well they were doing, and what jobs were being produced. It was also a measure of a company’s success, and probably had some bearing on investments as well. The value of assets that Forbes measured was a little obscure for the…