As with all previous editions of Project Management in Construction, this sixth edition focuses on systems theory as the approach suitable for organizing and managing people skilled in the design and completion of construction projects. It discusses the many competing paradigms and alternative perspectives available, for example in relation to differentiation and integration, as well as the emerging study of temporary organizations and its relevance to construction project management. Whilst encompassing the need to develop further theoretical aspects of construction project organization theory, this edition has also enhanced the application of organization studies to practical issues of construction project management. More emphasis has been placed on the added complexity of construction project management by issues surrounding clients and stakeholders, and the control and empowerment of project participants. Additional focus has been placed on sustainability issues as they impinge on construction project management, on reworked views on supply chain management and on developments in partnering, together with clarification of the shifting terms and definitions relating to construction organization structures and their uses.

与《建筑工程项目管理》的所有前几版一样，第六版的重点是将系统理论作为适合组织和管理设计和完成建筑项目的人员的方法。它讨论了许多相互竞争的范式和可用的替代观点，例如，与区分和整合有关的观点，以及对临时组织的新兴研究及其与建筑项目管理的相关性。虽然包含了进一步发展建筑项目组织理论的需要，本版也加强了组织研究对建筑项目管理实际问题的应用。更加强调的是，围绕客户和利益相关者的问题以及项目参与者的控制和授权增加了建筑项目管理的复杂性。更多的重点放在可持续发展问题上，因为它们对建筑项目管理产生了影响，对供应链管理的观点进行了重新修订，对合作关系的发展进行了阐述，同时对与建筑组织结构及其使用有关的术语和定义进行了澄清。