Safe　and　effective　construction　management　requires　tools　for　reducing　delays,　eliminating　reworks,　and　avoiding　accidents.　Unfortunately,　challenges　still　exist　in　current　construction　practices　for　enabling　real-time　interactions　among　project　participants,　field　discoveries,　and　massive　data.　Extended　reality　(i.e.,　XR)　could　help　to　establish　immersive　and　interactive　virtual　environments　that　enable　real-time　information　exchange　among　humans,　cyber　processes,　and　physical　environments　during　construction.　However,　limited　studies　have　synthesized　potentials,　challenges,　and　scenarios　of　XR　for　ensuring　construction　safety　and　efficiency.　This　study　provides　a　critical　review　that　synthesizes　XR　in　construction　management.　First,　the　authors　used　the　PRISMA　method　to　screen　studies　related　to　XR　in　construction　management.　Seventy-nine　studies　were　selected　and　comprehensively　analyzed.　The　authors　conducted　a　bibliometric　analysis　to　comprehend　the　spatiotemporal　distributions　of　the　selected　studies.　Then,　the　selected　studies　were　classified　into　three　categories:　(1)　progress　control,　(2)　quality　control,　and　(3)　safety　management.　The　authors　also　synthesized　information　for　XR　applications　in　various　construction　management　scenarios　and　summarized　the　challenges　related　to　XR　applications.　Finally,　this　review　shed　light　on　future　research　directions　of　XR　for　safe　and　effective　construction　management.