Construction projects don't fail in the field. They fail in the planning room, in the contract, and in the decisions no one made early enough. Command the Build is the complete field guide for construction project managers who intend to be great at every phase of a project. Drawing on more than 27 years building multifamily, commercial, restoration, and data center projects, Greg Welch follows a project in the order you live it: from feasibility, due diligence, and the construction loan through scheduling, procurement, field operations, pay applications, closeout, and the 12-month warranty walk. Inside you'll learn how to: - Build schedules that protect you from liquidated damages and float disputes - Size contingency from real risk, not guesswork - Catch front-loaded Schedules of Values before the first check is cut - Verify every pay application in the field - Stop lien exposure with preliminary notices and joint checks - Price, negotiate, and execute change orders on facts - Document every decision so you never lose a dispute you should win - Run renovation, restoration, and occupied-building projects - Deliver data center work that passes commissioning - Close out fast, with every lien waiver, warranty, and document in hand With 43 chapters, four appendices, and 100 field-ready tables and checklists, Command the Build is written by a practitioner for practitioners: superintendents stepping up, project engineers building a career, owner's representatives, and experienced PMs who want a higher standard. Every phase. Every decision. No shortcuts.