Chris March worked for John Laing Construction and later for John Laing Concrete where he became Factory Manager. On entering higher education he worked in both the UK and Hong Kong before joining the University of Salford, UK, becoming Senior Lecturer and then the Dean of the Faculty of the Environment. He is a former winner of the Council for Higher Education Construction Industry Partnership Award for Innovation.

• IntroductionPart 1: The Players1. The Main ParticipatorsPart 2: So you want to be a leader?: Management theory, Leadership and Team Building2. Pioneers of Management Theory3. Leadership4. Team or Group WorkingPart 3: Finance and Control5. Sources of Finance6. Valuation and Development Appraisal7. Introduction to Design Economics8. Approximate Estimating9. Whole Life Costing (WLC) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA)10. Value Management or Engineering11. Procurement Methods and Types of Contract12. Standard Method of Measurement and Bills of Quantities13. Estimating and Tendering Procedures14. Bidding Strategies15. Purchasing16. Post Contract Cost Control17. Interim Valuations, Claims and Variations18. Post Contract Cost SystemsPart 4: Operations Management19. Site Organisation20. Contract Planning21. Health and Safety22. Waste Management23. Stock Control and Management24. Supply Chain Management25. Quality ManagementPart 5: Business Management26. Organisations27. Strategic Planning28. Marketing29. Human Resources Management30. Risk Analysis and ManagementPart 6: Postscript: Environment and Sustainability31. Sustainability and the Environment