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Xiong, Riyue. "Leadership in project management." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26596.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.Committee Chair: Roper, Kathy; Committee Member: Ashuri,Baabak; Committee Member: Thomas, Linda. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.
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Sprinkle, Zachary Joseph. "Heuristics in Construction Project Management." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/87089.
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Modern construction projects are delivered in complex, fast pace environments. Stakeholders are required to participate in dynamic project settings with resource constraints, information constraints, and time constraints. To overcome gaps in knowledge, to deliver decisions quickly, and to overcome human limits in cognitive ability, decision makers typically employ heuristics, or rules of thumb to arrive at relatively quick answers. Heuristics are cognitive shortcuts that an individual employs to arrive at quick decisions (Goodwin et al., 2004). These heuristics are used in a variety of ways, ranging from using the process of elimination (elimination heuristic) to applying different cognitive weights to options based on recent experience, reputation, or familiarity (Shah and Oppenheimer, 2008). This research aims to identify heuristics present in the implementation phase of construction. By summarizing the results of two studies conducted with a Mid-Atlantic Contractor, this thesis prescribes seven heuristics commonly used by construction stakeholders.Master of Science
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Williams, Peter J. "Project management and construction contracts." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 1990. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/36460/1/36460_Williams_1990.pdf.
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The concept of the Professional Construction Engineer has emerged and developed
over the past decade in response to pressures for construction capacity within the
Australian Industry. Prior to that time, few contractors employed professional
Engineers. The profession has evolved in response to the need for staff competent to
handle compressed contract periods and technically difficult administration procedures.
Contractors today enter into contracts requiring faster, more economical project
completions. Indeed, to remain competitive, contractors and clients are continually
developing contract conditions of greater complexity. All require a greater degree of
responsibility by the parties to the contract aiming to ensure that practical efficiency
is not lost to legal complexity.
This is not to say that matters of dispute do not arise between contracting parties.
Indeed, contractual claims and disputes have now become an endemic part of the
construction industry. Over the last decade the legal profession now has developed a
defined area of practice known as "construction law". The industry is constantly
reviewing publications and attending law conferences, all supporting a thriving disputes
industry.
In addition to the changing construction environment and changed contract conditions
various construction management techniques and methods have evolved over recent
years. Construction management, project management, guaranteed maximum price and
combinations of contract forms have evolved. All use very sophisticated techniques
such as network based scheduling, cost engineering, project control groups and
documentation procedures. All have been extensively utilised to pursue or deny
construction claims within our legal system.
The following chapters seek to examine the modern contract documents and conditions,
their effects on the law and vice versa, administration of the contract, arbitration, the
modern alternative forms of contract and the need for such flexibility. The chapters are written to relate directly to the Australian Construction Industry to
provide a worthwhile review of the Australian situation which in the past has been
reliant on similar reference and advice from Britain and America.
The thesis seeks to answer the questions:
(a) What are the best methods or forms of contract for contracting parties to
adopt?
(b) Is there any need for changes to attitudes, forms of contract, methods of
contracting?
(c) Who will benefit from the changes and how?
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Salleh, Rohaniyati. "Critical success factors of project management for Brunei construction projects : improving project performance." Thesis, Queensland University of Technology, 2009. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/38883/1/Rohaniyati_Salleh_Thesis.pdf.
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The problem of delays in the construction industry is a global phenomenon and the construction industry in Brunei Darussalam is no exception. The goal of all parties involved in construction projects – owners, contractors, engineers and consultants in either the public or private sector is to successfully complete the project on schedule, within planned budget, with the highest quality and in the safest manner. Construction projects are frequently influenced by either success factors that help project parties reach their goal as planned, or delay factors that stifle or postpone project completion.
The purpose of this research is to identify success and delay factors which can help project parties reach their intended goals with greater efficiency. This research extracted seven of the most important success factors according to the literature and seven of the most important delay factors identified by project parties, and then examined correlations between them to determine which were the most influential in preventing project delays.
This research uses a comprehensive literature review to design and conduct a survey to investigate success and delay factors and then obtain a consensus of expert opinion using the Delphi methodology to rank the most needed critical success factors for Brunei construction projects. A specific survey was distributed to owners, contractors and engineers to examine the most critical delay factors. A general survey was distributed to examine the correlation between the identified delay factors and the seven most important critical success factors selected. A consensus of expert opinion using the Delphi methodology was used to rank the most needed critical success factors for Brunei building construction.
Data was collected and evaluated by statistical methods to identify the most significant causes of delay and to measure the strength and direction of the relationship between critical success factors and delay factors in order to examine project parties’ evaluation of projects’ critical success and delay factors, and to evaluate the influence of critical success factors on critical delay factors.
A relative importance index has been used to determine the relative importance of the various causes of delays. A one and two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) has been used to examine how the group or groups evaluated the influence of the critical success factors in avoiding or preventing each of the delay factors, and which success factors were perceived as most influential in avoiding or preventing critical delay factors. Finally the Delphi method, using consensus from an expert panel, was employed to identify the seven most critical success factors used to avoid the delay factors, and thereby improve project performance.
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Anvuur, Aaron Maano. "Cooperation in construction projects : concept, antecedents and strategies /." Thesis, Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 2008. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B40887650.
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Freeman, John. "Effective construction project communications." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20714.
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Large construction projects involve numerous participants, many of whom do not participate for the entire duration of the project. Participants often come from very different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. In the case of many large projects, the levels of education of these participants also vary widely, from graduate professionals to labourers with only a basic education. For a project to be developed, executed and handed over to the owner efficiently, the activities and delivered outputs of the project participants need to be coordinated. This requires effective communication to and feedback from all stakeholders. Project communication systems therefore have to take into account the differing backgrounds and information requirements of the participants. The execution of a high proportion of construction projects is negatively affected due to ineffective project communications. This gives rise to the concern that construction project communications can contribute to late or inappropriate actions by participants that can negatively affect project delivery. This informed the research question: "How can project team communication systems be optimised to ensure that all stakeholders have all the information and understanding required to function efficiently, effectively and timeously?" This research study sets out to answer this question. The first objective of this study was to identify the main factors that cause project communications to be ineffective. The second objective was to develop a theory relating to effective project communications systems that could be useful in developing practical solutions to project communication problems.
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Branch, Harold Kenneth. "Strategies Construction Project Managers Use to Create Environmental Sustainability in Construction Projects." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6176.
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Senior construction project managers who fail to create strategies for environmental sustainability risk losing their competitive advantage in the business environment. Based on stakeholder theory, the purpose of this multiple case study was to explore the strategies that senior project managers use to implement environmental sustainability in their construction projects. Data were obtained from semistructured interviews with 4 senior project managers from 4 construction companies located in the midwestern region of the United States who implemented environmentally sustainable practices in their project processes. The data analysis process included methodological triangulation. The interviews were transcribed, interpreted, and coded to generate themes, which were validated through member checking and archival documentation. The centralized themes included (a) stakeholder engagement, (b) terminology, and (c) cost. Construction projects require the use of appropriate strategies for implementation of environmental sustainability in their project processes, lest project failure occurs. The use of stakeholder engagement principles, to strengthen environmental sustainability interests, creates shared concern and helps generate a roadmap for using environmentally sustainable business strategies. The implications for positive social change include the potential to affect business practices by contributing new knowledge to develop strategies that project managers can use for implementing environmentally sustainable practices. Environmentally sustainable construction practices will enhance the social practice of caring for the environment and create health and well-being.
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Elkherbawy, Ahmed Abdelbasset. "Lean construction versus Project Management in road projects : scheduling comparison." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/668908.
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Lean Construction is regarded as an innovative approach of management for various types of projects in the field of construction. As much as it is currently applied in some countries, its expansion is inevitable, for better overall results are obtained and the projects’ objectives are met more precisely. Despite the fact that Lean Construction offers solutions to many problems occurring under the traditional management approach known as the Project Management (PM), the scope of its application is not as promising. Countries where Lean Construction is minimally applied include the United States of America and the United Kingdom besides other countries in Europe and Latin America. However, it is still not applied to a more exhaustive extent in these countries and is completely missing in many others around the world. This study primarily focuses on the application of Lean Construction to Infrastructure, specifically road projects; investigating Lean Construction solutions to the time wastes. Through conducting a case study research, this work focuses on investigating the impact of applying Last Planner System as a Lean Construction tool on the elimination of Non-Value Added (NVA) activities, that is, wastes in a highway project in Cairo, Egypt. This study includes a State of Art on both Project Management approach and Lean Construction. The study applies a comparative approach between the application of Project Management approach and Lean Construction in road projects. Hence, the researcher conducted different simulations of the studied road project, taking into account the two approaches (Project Management and Lean Construction), then obtaining the simulations results. Two parameters are used as comparison criteria: Percentage Plan Complete (PPC) and Percentage Activity Waste (PAW). The later (PAW) is a new parameter introduced by the researcher to investigate its results before/after applying the Lean Construction tools. Findings of the study support the research hypothesis that the application of Lean Construction approach to road projects enhances productivity through eliminating time-related wastes and decreasing the project duration. This research supports the argument that road projects can benefit greatly from the application of Lean Construction instead of the traditional approach.Lean Construction es considerado como un enfoque innovador para la gestión de diversos tipos de proyectos en el campo de la construcción. Por más que se aplique actualmente en algunos países, su expansión es inevitable, ya que se obtienen mejores resultados generales y los objetivos de los proyectos se cumplen con mayor precisión. A pesar del hecho de que Lean Construction ofrece soluciones a muchos problemas que ocurren bajo el enfoque de administración tradicional conocido como Gestión de Proyectos (Project Management, PM), el alcance de su aplicación no es tan prometedor. Los países en los que se aplica mínimamente el Lean Construction son los Estados Unidos de América y el Reino Unido, además de otros países de Europa y América Latina. Sin embargo, todavía no se aplica de manera más exhaustiva en estos países y está completamente ausente en muchos otros en todo el mundo. Este estudio se centra principalmente en la aplicación de el Lean Construction a Infraestructura, específicamente en proyectos viales; Investigando soluciones de Lean Construction para los desperdicios del tiempo. A través de la realización de una investigación de estudio de caso, este trabajo se enfoca en investigar el impacto de la aplicación del Sistema Last Planner como una herramienta Lean Construction en la eliminación de actividades sin valor agregado (NVA), es decir, desechos en un proyecto vial en El Cairo, Egipto. Este estudio incluye un estado del arte tanto en el enfoque de gestión tradicional de proyectos Project Management como en Lean Construction. El estudio se aplica a un enfoque comparativo entre la aplicación del enfoque de el Project Management y el Lean Construction en proyectos viales. Por lo tanto, el investigador realizó diferentes simulaciones del proyecto de carretera estudiado, teniendo en cuenta los dos enfoques (Project Management y Lean Construction), y luego obtuvo los resultados de las simulaciones. Se utilizan dos parámetros como criterios de comparación: Plan de porcentaje completado (PPC) y Porcentaje de residuos de actividad (PAW). El último (PAW) es un nuevo parámetro introducido por el investigador para investigar sus resultados antes / después de aplicar las herramientas de el Lean Construction. Los hallazgos del estudio apoyan la hipótesis de la investigación de que la aplicación del enfoque de Lean Construction a los proyectos viales aumenta la productividad al eliminar los desechos relacionados con el tiempo y disminuir la duración del proyecto. Esta investigación apoya el argumento de que los proyectos viales pueden mejorarse en gran medida con la aplicación de el Lean Construction en lugar del enfoque tradicional el Project Management.
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Rohr, Eric E. "Adapting Critical Chain Project Management to Army Engineer Construction Projects." TopSCHOLAR®, 2017. http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1958.
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For decades, Army Engineers have utilized the systems of the Critical Path Method (CPM) and multi-level Gantt chart planning system for its construction projects. While these methods are well accepted, they are not without their flaws. Research and literature in project management has given weight to several viable alternative options to planning projects. One such option, Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), was developed to address the flaws of CPM by offering a holistic approach to project management based on strict resource control and the use of time buffers. This method attempts to eliminate multitasking and procrastination that can plague efficiency and offer managers more flexibly on tasks that otherwise had no leeway. CCPM may give project managers more flexibility and control while at the same time shortening the overall length of a project, saving time and money.
The purpose of this thesis was to address the time saving and resource management benefits of utilizing CCPM over CPM and analyze the viability of those benefits being applied to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers construction project planning. Through the use of surveys of Army Engineer project supervisors, several key factors that cause delays because of CPM were identified and rated. The validity of CCPM based solutions to the same issues were also assessed by Army project supervisors in the survey. Analysis of the survey results indicated that CCPM may offer solutions to major issues that Army project supervisors face.
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Haksever, A. Mehmet. "Information overload in construction project management." Thesis, University of Reading, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.245323.
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Vuorinen, Kim. "Quality Management in Offshore Construction Project." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-43408.
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Companies have a need to internationalize and locate all over the world to gain advantages against competition. However, when companies internationalize, they face difficulties. One of the major difficulties is how they can reach the same high quality around the world in their business facilities. Over one third of all construction projects reporting major defects. The purpose of this thesis is to research how companies implement Quality Management in offshore construction projects, what are the common challenges related to the subject and how to overcome these challenges. The theoretical framework for the study is gathered from academic literature. The thesis uses a qualitative research approach. The primary data is gathered through interviews and observations that are conducted on an offshore construction site. The case study in this thesis researches how a multinational company handles Quality Management in an offshore construction project. The company’s Quality Management guidelines and practices have been established in Europe, whereas the location and context of this study is in Southeast-Asia. The difference in business context and cultures causes additional challenges in implementing Quality Management in the project. After analyzing the data, the company’s Quality Management practices are compared to suggested practices in the academic literature. These suggestions can be valid for other multinational companies that are expanding to different continents. The results show that when companies do offshoring decisions, relationship quality with contractors and partnership credibility should be central attributes, even if it means doing business with higher priced companies. Many companies do not focus enough on the quality aspect in the contractor tendering phase. Instead they tend to base decisions solely on cost and speed even though bad quality work results in increased costs and delays in construction projects.
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Gardiner, Paul Duncan. "Conflict analysis in construction project management." Thesis, Durham University, 1993. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1560/.
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Townsend, Ryan. "Successful Infrastructure Construction Project Execution." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2019. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/554341.
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The following research builds on the existing project management success and critical success factor research by focusing on the social mechanisms used by project managers and project teams to achieve success. Through analysis of previous literature five criteria for success are determined and the critical success factor themes of personnel and communication emerge. Study One uses semi-structured interviews with ten current or former construction project managers to develop a conceptual model of six antecedents to the previously identified critical success factor themes. The unit of measure is the project and not the project manager which allowed for ten interviews to provide insights into twenty projects, the ten most successful and the ten least successful of the interviewees careers. Those interviews provided six constructs or antecedents that lead to effective communication and project personnel. The personnel constructs are; planning, choosing, and retaining. The communication constructs are frequency, understanding, and inclusivity. Study Two uses semi-structured interviews with twenty current or former construction project managers to determine the causal social mechanisms that lead from the antecedents to the critical success factor themes. Through recording, transcribing, coding, and analyzing the interviewee’s responses project managers and project teams use similar mechanisms to achieve the critical success factor themes. Knowing those mechanisms will benefit practicing project managers.
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Crespo, Luis Gaspar. "Project Manager Strategies to Improve the Delivery of Construction Projects." ScholarWorks, 2018. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6194.
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The return on investment of construction organizations is at risk because construction managers fail to execute projects efficiently. The purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies that construction managers used to deliver projects efficiently. The selected population was 10 construction managers from a single construction organization operating in Panama. The conceptual framework for this study was the McKinsey 7S. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, observations, and a review of public documents. Collected data were compiled, disassembled, reassembled, interpreted, and then conclusions were reached, as noted in Yin's 5-step analysis. Themes that emerged from the study included project experience, communication, collaboration, and resource management. Construction managers noted that the review of needed project experience in alignment with the complexity of the project is a strategy to deliver projects efficiently. Leaders of construction organizations can increase strategic performance by implementing collaboration and leadership programs in accordance with the business objectives. By improving labor productivity, construction companies can complete construction projects faster and with lower construction costs. The findings of this study could contribute to positive social change by providing communication and collaboration strategies between construction organizations and local communities to source local staff and resources. Construction managers might benefit from the findings of this study by increasing their project management skills, an effect that could result in long-term employability.
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Lungu, Able Benson. "Reviewing risk management tools for construction projects and the implementation of project management strategies." Master's thesis, Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/31284.
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Purpose - The research reviewed risk management tools for construction projects and the implementation of project management strategies, in which prominence is found in the use of the integrated use of value management and risk management adapted from the Integrated Approach for Soft Value Management. The study was based on a school construction project which was used as a case study at which the researcher’s role is that of ‘Project Manager’. The project status before the study was that it was almost 100% behind schedule and experienced a wide variety of problems ranging from constant site shut-downs due to community protests, contract scope changes, poor quality workmanship and material related setbacks. The study, through literature review, considered some of the methods currently used in the built environment to mitigate unforeseen problems to construction projects and ascertained the extent to which these tools and techniques for risk management on construction projects were used. The idea behind this was to review, document and package the application of a project management strategy that would be suitably effective for resolving the problems faced on the project site. Design – The research design used in this study was the ‘Case study design’ and ‘Experimental design’ in which the ‘Action-research’ approach and ‘Embedded survey within a case study’ were employed on the construction project site, managed by the researcher in his capacity as Project Manager. This was done by organising role-players as participants in focus group workshops facilitated by the researcher where the participants interacted with the researcher and amongst themselves in an effort to identify and find possible problems affecting the project. The researcher introduced stimulating action to project management processes based on the information sourced from the literature review and data obtained from focus group workshops where the outcomes were observed, recorded, analysed and conclusions drawn. Results – The investigation results revealed that the applied management strategies in form of the approach adapted from the integrated use of value and risk management provided a conclusion that the approach was an effective and preferable technique to use in comparison with the commonly used contingencies and float for risk management on construction projects. The above processes also confirmed its relevance as an appropriate technique for risk management of most unforeseen problems which have an effect on the three constraints of time, cost and quality. A further analysis of literature reviewed, which was also supported by other studies previously undertaken, concluded that most professionals in the construction sector such as Quantity Surveyors, Construction Managers, Project Managers and Architects were aware of Value Management but rarely applied it on projects for risk management purposes. Practical Implications – Developing a standard model for the implementation of measures to deal or manage unplanned problems on a project is a challenge as most projects do not have a set model to deal with unforeseen project problems which compels the reliance on contingencies and float. However, any envisaged model must be supported by a quality control system which allows for easy implementation of interventions. The prototype step model conceptualised by the researcher is intended to enable project functionaries and project managers through its unique and easy steps to navigate through any problem which may be encountered on a project. This is regardless of the project phase in which such challenges manifest as there is no preferred model capable of resolving much more than one setback at any given time in comparison with the strategy recommended by this study, which may also be applicable to other sites where similar dynamics exist. Limitations – The study was conducted in a confined environment which required to be confirmed through longitudinal research which is broader and based on many different projects hence the results could not be generalised but only limited to the current project and further research was recommended. The single case study design was also a limitation as the results were not broad enough and were also subjective for generalisation to other project sites. Conclusion – This project management strategy in which the integrated value management approach was used has the potential of being employed as an intervention technique for unforeseen problems related to construction projects provided the processes derived from further research are documented and packaged into a process to be used as a standard model. The project management strategy has the potential to mitigate problems related to time, cost and quality only during the three phases of the project which are, initiation, planning, and implementation and excludes the closing phase to enhance project value. In iii essence, when the project cost and time are effectively managed and reduced, with enhanced quality, the result is an improved project with significant prospects of success.
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Yllén, Johansson Mattias. "Agile project management in the construction industry : An inquiry of the opportunities in construction projects." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-96670.
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Project management is today a current and highly discussed area. How projects within the construction industry are managed has not changed significantly during the last decades. The construction market, the amount of different actors and the way that projects are procured today has however changed. This has led to a gap between the managerial view on how construction projects should be conducted today and how they actually are executed. This is reason enough to question this conservative industry and look into what possibilities there might be in the future. The Agile project management approach is evolved from the software industry where it has grown and developed through empirical progress. It is suited for large complex projects where it is difficult to specify the product in advance. It is today used in different industries but mostly in the software business where the customer detects their needs through means of repeated tests and improvements to a prototype. This thesis has researched what opportunities there might be in implementing the Agile project management approach in the design phase of construction projects. The major advantages found with implementing the Agile approach is an increase in the client’s involvement. The Agile approach almost forces the client to increase their participation in the project compared to the situation today. It can also decrease the uncertainty and improve risk management. By the use of time management and specific meetings it will also be beneficial for keeping track of the project’s progression and status.Projektledning är idag ett högaktuellt ämne diskuteras intensivt. Hur projekt inom byggbranschen styrs och leds har inte förändrats nämnvärt under de senaste decennierna. Byggmarknaden, mängden av olika aktörer och hur att projekten upphandlas dag har dock förändrats. Detta har lett till ett spricka mellan ledarskapssynen på hur byggprojekt skall utföras idag och hur de faktiskt genomförs. Detta är skäl nog att ifrågasätta denna konservativa bransch och titta närmre på vilka möjligheter det kan finnas i framtiden. Den Agila projektledningsmetoden har utvecklats inom mjukvarubranschen där den har vuxit och förbättrats genom empiriska framsteg. Den är lämpad för stora komplexa projekt där det är svårt att ange och definiera produkten i förväg. Den används idag i olika branscher, men främst i mjukvaruindustrin där kunden upptäcker sina behov med hjälp av upprepade tester och förbättringar av en prototyp. Denna avhandling har undersökt vilka möjligheter det kan finnas i att använda Agila projektledningsmetoder under projekteringsfasen i byggprojekt. De största fördelarna som finns med att använda den Agila metoden är en ökning av kundens engagemang och involvering i projekten. Den Agila metoden tvingar nästan kunden att öka deras deltagande i projektet jämfört med hur situationen ser ut idag. Det kan också leda till minskad osäkerhet och förbättrad riskhantering. Genom användning av ”time management” och särskilda möten kommer de Agila metoderna också att vara till nytta för att hålla reda på projektets framåtskridande och status.
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Barima, Oliver K. B. "An examination of the critical variables in the use of the virtual concept in construction value delivery." Thesis, View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B37133172.
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Cook, Iain Murray. "Risk analysis and management systems in South African construction project management practices." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/3469.
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Risk management (RM) should be seen as one of the most important functions in the South African built environment. Without the effective management of the risks associated with the industry, the noble vision of a sector that is efficient, profitable, and sustainable cannot be achieved. By embracing tried and tested policies that successfully mitigate risk, industry stakeholders will achieve many project successes, and will outlast any competitors that choose to ignore, or are ignorant of the fact, that the negative impact risk has on projects is inversely proportional to the level of RM employed. Construction Project Management (CPM) practices, realising that there are excellent business opportunities across South Africa’s borders, and faced with a competitive South African market, are engaging with developers and government entities involved in cross border projects in the hope of securing these potentially lucrative African projects. With this move into Africa comes increased uncertainty and risk for these CPM practices, and other project stakeholders. Similarly, CPM practices that have made the strategic decision to remain operational only within South Africa’s borders, are faced with a competitive and complex built environment and industry, made increasingly challenging by a weakening economy, exacerbated by industrial strikes, infrastructure deficiencies and a decrease in industry skill levels. This study reports on Project Managers’ (PMs’) perceptions of project failures and inefficiencies resulting from inadequate RM on projects, including the RM methodologies currently being employed. The study focused on perceptions of PMs who operate within South Africa’s borders, PMs that operate across border into other African countries, as well as PMs who operate exclusively within South Africa’s built environment framework. A study was undertaken incorporating qualitative methodologies via a normative survey. The survey was split into three main phases. Phase one employed the use of a pilot survey executed with the objective of further investigating the main sub-problems to gain more insight into the related issues and challenges. For the pilot survey, PMs were selected based on their engagement in CPM activities within South Africa as well as across South Africa’s borders into other African countries. Phase two of the main survey, with the sample stratum being the Association of Construction Project Managers (ACPM), was aimed at PMs within the ACPM who have engaged, or are engaging, in CPM activities both within South Africa’s borders as well as across South Africa’s borders into other African countries. Phase 3 of the main survey, with the sample stratum being the ACPM, was aimed at PMs within the ACPM who have engaged, or are engaging, in CPM activities within South Africa’s borders only and have not engaged in cross border activities. Survey findings identified the commercial sector and value of the projects undertaken by the practices, the level of risk associated with different client typologies, the link between inadequate RM and project inefficiency and failure, and the importance of RM on projects. Findings also identified that RM methodologies are employed by CPM practices, and that CPM practices generally endeavour to create a culture of risk awareness amongst employees. Further findings indicated that CPM practices may not always understand the risks associated with new industry sectors, regions or countries that they are considering operating within, and that that there is room for improvement regarding the effectiveness of current RM systems. Survey findings also indicated that risk is not always transferred to the correct project stakeholder most suited to managing the risk, and CPM practices are not always able to accurately quantify the costs associated with project risk. Furthermore, it was identified that CPM practices do not always undertaken risk assessments (RAs) at the correct project stage resulting in inadequate risk contingencies allowances, regular risk reviews are not always undertaken for projects, project pre-mortems are seen as valuable tools by CPM practices as a method to reduce future risk, and project post-mortems relative to ‘lessons learnt’ are not always undertaken. Conclusions outline the link between effective RM, project inefficiencies and project failure, as well as the increase or decrease in risk relative to ineffective or effective use of risk identification and management methodologies for time, cost, and quality factors respectively. Conclusions also outline the fact that although CPM practices generally understand the link between RM and project success, they are not always able to fully comprehend the risks associated with new industry sectors, regions or cross border countries. This indicates that without the adequate identification of risk, the RM process or steps that follow the qualitative risk identification process will have little or no value. This is indicative of the requirement for professional associations to consolidate risk data for industry activities with the aim of improving the level of RM industry wide. Recommendations highlight the importance of the compiling of sector specific risk registers, compiled by the South African Council for the Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) with registered member input, made available to all PMs via the SACPCMPs online database. Further recommendations include: the engendering, by senior management of CPM practices; a healthy ‘risk aware’ culture, by promoting RM practices aligned with best practice methodologies; the implementation of well balanced and formal RM systems throughout the CPM practice, with the aim of achieving effective RM without overburdening PMs with unnecessary documentation or ‘paperwork’; the attendance of risk conferences and workshops by all CPM practices, aimed at specifically identifying challenges that exist with RM and methods that can be employed to improve the status quo; the attendance of formal risk training courses, by all CPM practices, aimed at improving the knowledge base of PMs relative to effective RM, and the appointment of risk professionals, driven by the monetary value and risk levels of the project, to undertake the RM process and unburden PMs from the task, allowing PMs to concentrate on the other project knowledge areas.
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Sherif, Khaled F. "Total quality management and construction project management in Libya." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2510.
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This thesis sought to explore total quality management (TQM) implementation and barriers that need to be overcome due to differences between societal cultures, which have become a subject of intense discussion in the wake of the globalisation of the world economy. Inter-societal cultural barriers to TQM implementation were contrasted against the accepted organisational cultural barriers, which are well documented in established literature on this topic. A case study for the analysis was taken from the Libyan construction sector, where TQM is increasingly being reported as being adopted by companies keen to solve quality problems in their industry. This research explored the barriers that exist and that have acted to hinder the adoption of TQM practices using an in-depth survey of two Libyan construction companies (A&B). The findings of this research are presented as a conceptual framework upon which proactive measure may be planned to improve TQM adoption and which may also act as a guide for further research. Both qualitative and quantitative techniques were used to obtain primary and secondary data for the research and the TQM model framework was successfully used in a self assessment case study of companies (A&B) in Libya. The survey was able to identify critical barriers that were assessed in relation to other published data on inter-societal and intra-organisational barriers so as to identity a number of barriers unique to the Libyan case study. The overall results indicated that the case study companies were in the early stages of TQM initiatives and that there were large areas for improvement to overcome the barriers.
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Poon, Kai-jee Edward. "Total quality management in the constructed project." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1989. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B42128353.
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Yllén, Johansson Mattias. "Agile project management in the construction industry : An inquiry of the oppurtunities in construction projects." Thesis, KTH, Fastigheter och byggande, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-101094.
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Project management is today a current and highly discussed area. How projects within the construction industry are managed has not changed significantly during the last decades. The construction market, the number of different actors and the way that projects are procured today has however changed. This has led to a gap between the managerial view on how construction projects should be conducted today and how they actually are executed. This is reason enough to question this conservative industry and look into what possibilities there might be in the future. The Agile project management approach evolved from the software industry where it has grown and developed through empirical progress. It is suited for large complex projects where it is difficult to specify the product in advance. It is today used in different industries but mostly in the software business where the customer detects their needs through means of repeated tests and improvements to a prototype. This thesis has researched what opportunities there might be in implementing the Agile project management approach in the design phase of construction projects. The major advantages found with implementing the Agile approach is an increase in the client’s involvement. The Agile approach almost forces the client to increase their participation in the project compared to the situation today. It can also decrease uncertainty and improve risk management. By the use of time management and specific meetings it will also be beneficial for keeping track of the project’s progression and status.
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Davies, Lyle Scott. "Project Management: Skills, Tools, and Knowledge Construction Professionals Consider Important for Keeping Projects on Schedule." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2017. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/6608.
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Project managers have a major role in the construction and completion of projects. Much of their work consists of reviewing, clarifying, and coordinating information required by the field management and subcontractors performing the work on the job site. The assistance they give with the transfer of information helps with successfully completing projects. For many people, the largest indicator that a project was successful is that construction activities were completed on schedule. While finishing on schedule may be the primary focus of those involved with construction activities, projects still struggle to finish on time. The purpose of this study is to find out what construction industry professionals consider important skills, tools, and knowledge for helping project managers finish the projects they manage on schedule. Research results found the general topics of management and scheduling are the most important for project managers to understand. Within the topic of scheduling, the importance of material procurement ranked highest of the specified subcategories. Construction professionals also ranked working with subcontractors, understanding project documents, weekly project meetings, working with owners, and having interpersonal and communication skills as important topics that will help project managers keep their projects on schedule.
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Lim, Bobby Ting Chuan. "Causal modelling construction project performance." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/1011.
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Lee, Jae Ho, and n/a. "Modeling Computer Integated Construction Site Management." Griffith University. School of Engineering, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040322.132814.
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Construction is one of the most information-dependent industries compared to other sectors. Computers have been used to improve the efficiency of management in most businesses including the construction industry. Treating information efficiently is the key to maintaining an edge over competitors and for success in business. However, in order to succeed, companies must choose a management system that is most suited to their operations. The difficulty about computerization in civil engineering is that the construction industry does not have trained IT experts with Civil engineering or Management background. Although there are many computer applications for project management, almost all the applications required some form of manual modification for updating information. In a construction project, time and accurate information is vitally important in order to accomplish scheduled completion. A small change in plan costs money and time in both the traditional methods as well as current IT applications. The main reason is that there is no direct link between the head office and the regional site office and there is no quick link between site office and site engineers who are out in the field for most of the time. This study proposes the design of an information transfer system to improve construction site management. A Web-based Construction Site Management system called WCSM will be developed. WCSM incorporates some major features including: Integration of Web technology and mobile computing into construction site management and automatic project schedule updates. The performance of WCSM is evaluated through virtual simulations, and comparisons with other relevant applications are reported. These evaluations showed that WCSM required significantly less time, for initial project set up and modifications during project implementation, when compared to MS Project and Micro Planner.
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Muchenga, Isaac. "Political risk management on international construction projects." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/20676.
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This research examines the micro -political risks affecting international construction projects in Namibia and whether these risks are effectively managed. A case study research design was used for the study and the findings were that key threat risks identified in this context were repudiation, contract problems, labour unrest, hostile press, delay in permit approvals while local ownership requirements and expatriate labour restrictions are both threat and opportunity risks . It further emerged that qualitative (heuristic) techniques were commonly used in an ad hoc fashion for risk assessment and that the risk management strategy of cooperation was the most preferred. In addition, evidence suggest s that the execution phase is most prone to micro political risk. A significant number of the micro -political risks identified arise from the host government, while the balance arise from the host society. These findings are likely to apply to other international construction projects in Namibia and have serious implication s for the role of government in the success or failure of infrastructural projects which are badly needed for national development. Therefore, the Namibian Government can positively contribute through introduction of regulations, laws or amendments to laws that enhance opportunities, minimise downside risk, and thereby reduce overall construction costs on international construction projects in the country. It is recommended that systematic risk management in which both qualitative and quantitative techniques are used for risk assessment, be adopted in dealing with micro political risks associated with international construction projects in Namibia. Additionally, tertiary institutions offering risk management training need to focus on qualitative methods to facilitate maximum benefit when these methods are applied by their graduates. The existence of both threat s and opportunities in the micro -political risk environment in international construction means contractors in international construction need to be on the lookout for downside risks as well as opportunities.
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Chan, Man-wai. "The relationship between project funding and construction systems /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B1900350X.
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Teymouri, Ahmad. "An Integrated Model for Auditing Construction Projects - a Case Study of Oil and Gas Projects in Iran." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/32072.
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Nowadays, organizations implement projects for many purposes. Using the project as a strategic success factor for project-oriented companies is continuously increasing. However, most of the time, the results are not the same as planned. Some projects fail to achieve their objectives; others are canceled, whereas on some other cases, companies have to re-plan their strategy. Project-oriented companies know that maintaining an ideal and logical balance between the project’s time, cost, and quality constraints can vastly guaranty project success. Therefore, they should switch from traditional project management to modern and advanced project management methodology, which improves project performance and efficiency over its life cycle. One of the most applicable tools used to assess and monitor project performance and thus finding the associated issues is Project Audit, which is a comprehensive and organized assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of project performance, management, and compliance. In this research, an integrated project audit model is presented that incorporates a detailed design module, which shows the structure of the model, questionnaire module, and a scoring module. The model is developed as an integrated project audit application where the user is easily able to select, plan, implement, and report a project audit. The model’s output consists of two parts: 1) a comprehensive report that shows the project situation in five main project processes and nine project functions. This report presents the project’s score in a specific function and its related process (i.e., planning cost or closing procurement); 2) useful analytical reports and graphs of the project performance. In this part, the model compares the project’s planned and actual time and cost, calculates their variances, and forecasts the final cost and time based on the current performance. The model is validated by using an actual Oil and Gas project to test its workability and capabilities. Three groups will benefit from this model; 1) owners; 2) project managers and project team; 3) general contractors and construction companies. The model helps project owners to identify problems early on and reduce project waste in terms of time, effort, material and costs. Moreover, it provides owners the opportunity to identify the project performance from the cost and time constraints. Also, after using this model, project managers and project team have a list of findings that need to be addressed to enhance the overall project performance. The various reports of the model not only provide detail information about project constraints (time, cost, and quality) but it also present valuable analysis related to other aspect of the project (i.e. risk, scope, and communication) which are very useful for the project team. Furthermore, the developed lessons learned from the project can be documented with this model, which is very useful for general contractors and construction companies in future projects.
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Rahman, Md Motiar. "Revitalising construction project procurement through joint risk management." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2003. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31244695.
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Gunning, Joseph Gerard. "The enhancement of quality in construction project management." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272303.
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Blismas, Neoklis G. "Multi project environments of construction clients." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2001. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/6807.
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The single project paradigm which dominates the literature of both project and construction management research does not accurately reflect the reality of many construction clients, who have large ongoing construction portfolios rather than one off construction projects. It is contended that the forces behind the multi-project environment (MPE) of construction clients are different to those traditionally viewed within the single project paradigm. Although several concepts of MPEs exist, an investigation of the form and dynamic interactions of components within MPEs of construction clients was lacking. The main objectives of the research were a) to determine the major factors influencing project delivery within the MPE, b) to investigate the interaction between these factors and the attributes of different forms of MPEs, c) to develop a typology of the MPE of construction clients, and d) suggest policies for effective management of MPEs. The MPEs of six construction clients were explored. The cases included a variety of retailers, a hotel group, a utility company and a housing and commercial developer to gain a range of perspectives within both primary and secondary experienced clients. Propositions were used as guidance for the investigation and analysis of the data, which consisted of interviews and organisational documentation. The data indicated that the business environment strongly drives the project inception process. However, the inherent uncertainty within the general environment causes a milieu of unpredictable change within the project delivery process, which in turn manifests in compromised performance and outcomes. Factors influencing the process are the lack of `continuity' within workload, contractual relationships, expertise and production, with concomitant effects on project outcomes. Suppliers perceive clients as `inhibiting continuity' thereby nullifying advantages inherent in repetitive and lean production principles. Other factors influencing the process are high planning authority intervention, low client commitment and low standardisation. Causal networks and an Influences model were used to graphically capture the dynamics of these factors within the MPE. 111 A typology of the MPE of construction clients was developed and validated through literal and theoretical replication between cases. Three main types emerged as descriptive of programmes within client's construction portfolios; Bounded programmes, Target programmes and Rolling programmes. The distinctive features of each type suggest that specific approaches are necessary for the successful delivery of projects within a portfolio. Solutions suggested by the data are presented.
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Yan, Changjun. "Risk management strategy of construction projects in China." Thesis, University of Bedfordshire, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10547/338912.
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Embarking on a construction project means taking a risk. Project risk management (PRM) provides an effective approach to improve decision making and minimise project risk. Project risks may not possess the same level of significance for different countries, markets and projects. Current research on PRM in China has been rather theoretical, addressing technology issues. Considering the current practice in the Chinese construction industry (CCl), the PRM needs understanding and support from the industry and a mature market environment. This research aims to establish PRM strategies for identifying and adopting the best practice to provide practical guidelines for the CCl, thus improving the PRM, motivating the reform of the Chinese construction market, and enabling the CCl to function in the competitive environment of globalisation. An extensive literature review and a number of case studies for construction projects in China have been conducted, addressing issues closely related to the research. A systematic analysis is employed and developed for project planning and decision making. Contractual risks are considered as the first step and catalyst for improving the PRM in the CCl. Built on the findings from the case studies and analysis, the research puts forward a framework of contractual risk management to study the concept, identification and classification of contractual risks. Contract interfaces are analysed for contractual risk management under various project procurement routes (PPRs). The potentially large improvements to the PRM and reform of the Chinese construction market from the introduction and application of innovative PPRs and their contractual conditions are addressed. Two mathematical models -a probabilistic analysis model and an effective information entropy model for key contractual risks -are presented. The validity and applicability of the models are demonstrated with sample data for the CCl. Detailed recommendations and guidelines for the implementation of the proposed strategies are suggested.
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Li, Jacky W. M. "The use of project management in Thailand /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B25947527.
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Serhan, Ahmad, and Asen Draganov. "Project managers’ communication skills and stakeholder engagement in sustainable construction projects." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-22559.
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Yoo, Wi Sung. "An information-based decision making framework for evaluating and forecasting a project cost and completion date." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1186596671.
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Makhdumi, Zainul Abidin Farrukh, and El Baba Amr Taha. "Project Management Approaches in Mega Construction Projects in Developing Countries : Cases from Pakistan." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Företagsekonomi, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-144302.
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper wasto explore, using Critical Success Factors, project management approaches in successful Mega Construction Projects in developing countries. Design/methodology/approach – The research was basedoncase study inquiry strategy comprising ofthreecase studies,which incorporatedinterviews with project managers of the respective mega construction projects. Findings – Two major findings were identified. Firstly, the project management approaches that contribute to the success of Mega Construction Projects in developing countries are similar to those outlined in the literature, including; Clear project objectives, Senior management support, Stakeholders involvement and consultation, and Competent Project Team. Secondly, more specific project management approaches and Critical Success Factors within the context of developing countries were identifiedfrom the findings of the thesis, including; outsourcing and collaboration, organizational culture, and the attitude of local stakeholders. Research Delimitations – The research waslimited to mega construction projects in developing countries, and successful Mega Construction Projects achieving at least one of three overall objectives; project objectives, business objectives, and social and environmental objectives. Theoretical and Practical Implications–The study providedinsightoneffective project management approaches for Mega Construction Projects in developing countries.Thiswould allowpractitioners to get an insight onthe Critical Success Factors which drives the Mega Construction Projects towards successful completion in developing countries. Moreover, the thesis would also supportthem in cross comparing Effective Project Management Approaches in different developing regions. Besides that, the generation of new sets of Critical Success Factors had contributed to the theoretical aspects of the study.
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Ospina, Alvarado Angelica Maria. "Unified framework for construction project integration and its potential association with project performance." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/39584.
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The construction industry is not performing as desired by the stakeholders that compose it. Several authors and practitioners have claimed that moving the industry towards a more integrated approach to project delivery could notoriously improve the overall performance of the industry. The main purpose of this dissertation was to obtain a unified framework for project integration, by identifying the critical success attributes for achieving project integration, the different levels of importance of attributes other than the critical success attributes to improve the integration process, and by determining if there are major differences among the perceptions of respondents depending on their role in the industry. In addition, this study also sought to identify potential associations between the integration attributes and the different project performance or project success criteria.
In order to develop this framework and to identify the potential associations between integration attributes and project performance, a survey was conducted. The sample of the survey was composed of construction industry practitioners; it included owners, facility managers, engineers, specialty consultants, general contractors, subcontractors, among other professionals. The sample size was 264 respondents. The main method used for developing the framework was the Thurstone Scaling Method of Successive Interval Procedure; in addition, this method was complemented and validated using correlation analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis and analysis of the means.
According to the perception of respondents, 19 attributes out of the 45 attributes under study, were identified as critical for successfully achieving project integration. In addition, four other categories of importance were identified and the other integration attributes were categorized accordingly. No major differences were found between the perceptions that different project participants had in regard to the importance of the different attributes to achieve project integration, leading to the conclusion that the perception of respondents in regard to this matter is very homogeneous.
The potential impact of the 45 attributes on 12 performance criteria was analyzed. According to the perception of respondents, most of the integration attributes have different levels of impact on the different performance criteria; however there is not a clear relationship between the level of importance for achieving project integration and the level of potential impact on the different performance criteria. Most of the integration attributes are divided in two groups depending on their behavior across all integration criteria; in addition there are three groups that have one attribute each. The potential impact of each of these groups differs from one performance criterion to the other; however there are some performance criteria where the behavior of the groups is similar. The groups have a similar behavior on cost, time, and productivity; they also behave similarly on quality and owner satisfaction; on functionality and user satisfaction; and on health and safety and environmental impact and sustainability.
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Sweet, Coretta A. "Comparison of module usage of project management information system and success rate of construction projects." Thesis, Atlanta, Ga. : Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/28204.
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Thesis (M. S.)--Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009.Committee Chair: Dr. Linda Thomas-Mobley; Committee Member: Dr. Daniel Castro; Committee Member: Prof. Kathy Roper; Committee Member: Ron L. Smith.
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Poon, Kai-jee Edward, and 潘啓智. "Total quality management in the constructed project." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1989. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42128353.
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Alho, Yasser, and Eillas Rostam Usef. "Learning time for graduated project manager." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Kommunikations- och transportsystem, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-131974.
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Byggbranschen står idag inför stora utmaningar gällande rekrytering av erfarna projektledare. Företagen har upplevt svårigheter med att hitta erfarna projektledare, detta beror på att det saknas nästan två generationer av projektledare samt att många går i pension. En lösning till problemet är att anställa nyexaminerade projektledare för att fylla luckan. Problemet med nyutexaminerade är att de saknar erfarenhet när de kommer ut i arbetslivet. Det är en utmaning för konsultföretagen, eftersom inlärningstiden för att bli projektledare vanligtvis är långa perioder. Syftet med denna studie är att förtydliga inlärningstiden för de nyutexaminerade projektledare samt att ge organisationen ett underlag för att de ska kunna se vad de bör skapa för förutsättningar och metoder. Huvudfrågorna som behandlas i vår studie är ”Vad innebär det att vara projektledare?” och ”Vad krävs för att man skall gå från att vara en nyutexaminerade byggingenjör till att bli projektledare?” Undersökningen är en kvalitativ studie som genomförts på WSP Management Östergötland. Den empiriska datainsamlingen har skett via personliga intervjuer med elva respondenter fördelade på Norrköping och Linköping kontoren. Studien visar på att vara projektledare kan variera mycket beroende på hur man väljer att tolka det, men inom byggbranschen handlar det om att leverera en produkt eller ett resultat till en begränsad budget och till en bestämd tid. Som projektledare är man beställarens ”högra hand” och ska uppfylla kundens önskemål i projektet. För att detta ska gå ihop krävs ständig kommunikation så att man förstår varandra och undviker missförstånd. Med utgångspunkt från undersökningen har vi även konstaterat att det som krävs för att man ska gå från att vara nyexaminerad byggingenjör till att bli projektledare inom området management, är rätt metod, rätt organisatoriska- och individuella förutsättningar samt att man övervinner krav och hinder som ställs från beställarsidan.
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Schrapers, Manuel. "Applying standards, guidelines and methods in construction project management." Thesis, Edinburgh Napier University, 2018. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1253601.
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This dissertation scrutinizes the application of various standards, guidelines and methods in construction project management, and examines the use of such methods, tools and applications. Even though the availability of literature in the context of PM is extensive there has not been an adequate focus on applied project management with a specific interest in the constructing project management. This study describes the experiences gathered by the interviewees who are experienced construction executives and also discusses how they have managed their projects. The reason for the selection of a subjective, descriptive and phenomenal research approach is described and the advantages for this philosophical stance are also mentioned in the thesis. The question that emerges is in regards with how the construction managers accomplish any given project and how they ‘live' their PM. Hence, this study investigated the relevance of PM for managers working on construction projects. Various techniques, methods and procedures which were not included in the literature were highlight by the participants. There are studies available, mainly empirical, in the context of applied PM methods and the results of these studies do not correspond with the findings of this research. Another finding is that, in general, from the responses received, it is clear that PM certification programmes provide limited value to an experienced construction manager. Further results were summarized in the findings and result chapter of this work.
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Li, Jacky W. M., and 李慧茂. "The use of project management in Thailand." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1994. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31251304.
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Bothma, Stefan Frans. "Developing project management competencies in graduate engineers in the construction industry." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29385.
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Graduate engineers are often thrown in at the deep end when they start a career in the construction industry and they may be expected to manage a team of workers almost from the day they start. This could be a problem because of a lack of management education in their undergraduate degrees, compounded by the fact that there are few structured development programmes they can follow. In many cases, engineers from a mostly technical background are promoted into project management positions without any formal development or structured training in team or project management. One of the biggest effects of this is the poor management of construction projects.The study aimed to establish the most relevant project management competencies that graduate engineers in the construction industry need to be exposed to prior to leading large sections on a construction site. This aim was met by interviewing seven graduate engineers within two years after joining the construction industry, two human resources senior managers, and eight senior project managers, directors and managing directors of a large South African-based construction company. The data from the interviews were combined with data from a literature review to design questionnaires, which were distributed, and more data were obtained from 29 graduate engineers, 16 human resources professionals, and 42 senior project managers, directors and managing directors.The study identified seven competencies deemed the most important ones to be developed in graduate engineers – no significant difference in opinion on these competencies were found between the various respondent groups. The study also identified six methods that would be well suited to develop these, but found a significant difference in the opinions of the different respondent groups on which methods would be best suited. It seems that one of the main differences between the views held by the graduate engineers and those held by the more senior personnel is their opinion about physically working on a construction site and gaining experience in that way, as opposed to receiving formal training early on in their careers.Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2012.
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Pan, Jiayi. "Construction project information management in a semantic web environment." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2006. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/7823.
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Modem construction projects, characterised by severe fragmentation from both geographical and disciplinary perspectives, require accurate and timely sharing of information. Traditional information management systems operate on a textual basis and do not always consider the meaning of information. Current web-based information management technology supports information communication to a reasonable extent but still has many limitations, such as the lack of semanticawareness and poor interoperability of software applications. This research argues that Semantic Web technologies can enhance the efficiency of information management in construction projects by providing content-based and contextspecific information to project team members, and supporting the interoperation between independent applications. A Semantic Web-based Information Management System (Sams) for construction projects was created to demonstrate the above concept. The approach adopted for this research involved creating a new framework for Semantic Web-based information management. This extensible system framework enables the system to merge diverse construction information sources, ontologies and end-user applications into the overall Semantic Web environment. The semantic components developed in this research included a project document's annotation model, a project partner's user profile model, and several lightweight IFC-based ontologies for documented information management. This supports intelligent information management and interoperation between heterogeneous information sources and applications. The system framework, prototype annotations, and ontologies were applied to a concept demonstrator that illustrated how the project documents were annotated, accessed, converted, categorised, and retrieved on the basis of content and context. The demonstrator (named SwiMS) acts as a middleware, which mediates between user needs and the information sources. Information in project partners' documents were mapped and accessed intelligently. This involved the use of rule-based filtering and thus prevented the users from being overwhelmed by irrelevant documents or missing relevant ones in heterogeneous and distributed information sources. It also enabled the adaptation of documents to individual contexts and preferences, and the dynamic composition of various document management services. Evaluation of the system framework and demonstrator revealed that the system enhances the efficiency of construction information management, with the three most beneficial areas being project knowledge management, collaborative design and communication between project team members. The Swims annotations, ontologies and deductive rules are important technologies provide an innovative approach to managing construction information. These enable the information in construction documents, both structured documents and un-structured documents, to be interpretable by computers. This ensures the efficiency and precision of construction information management.
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McLellan, Robert. "The use of project management procedures by construction contractors." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1994. http://oleg.lib.strath.ac.uk:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=21349.
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Research into the use of project management procedures has mostly been directed at the private sector of the construction industry, despite the fact that the public sector contribute almost half of the UK's construction output, in the repair and maintenance sector of the construction industry. Indeed, since the introduction of compulsory competitive tendering (CCT) in 1980, the public sector has had to carry out a continually increasing proportion of their work under competitive conditions, bidding for work along with private sector construction contractors. This thesis focuses on the use of project management procedures in both private and public sector construction contractor organisations, looking at the utilisation of a number of different project management procedures, including organisation profile, project planning and control, quality management, and human resource considerations. It is believed that all these aspects must be considered together, if an accurate picture of an organisation's approach to the management of projects is to be achieved. The argument employed throughout this study is that where project management procedures are adopted in the management of projects, a project manager will have the potential to better manage the project, than would otherwise be the case. Empirical research was carried out using both a quantitative approach (structured mail questionnaire) and a qualitative approach (semi structured interviews). 100 responses were received in all, 80 to a questionnaire for construction contractors, 63 in the private and 17 in the public sector. Personal interviews were carried out with 20 project managers. Analysis of the data investigated the use of a number of different project management procedures and identified differences in their use between private and public sector contractors. The results showed that despite tendering for and carrying out work in the same market area, there were notable differences in the use of project management procedures between private and public sector construction contractors. In the main, private sector construction contractors utilised project management procedures to a greater extent than contractors in the public sector; however, in many instances the use of such procedures could hardly be described as extensive. For example, planning in many instances did not extend to the monitoring and control phase once projects were underway; the 'baseline' plan was effectively disregarded for updating project status, particularly so in the public sector. Despite the powerful nature of performance monitoring techniques, such as 'earned value analysis', little use was made of them. This general lack of project control was further exacerbated because both private and public sector construction contractors tended to operate separate 'stand alone' project costing systems, remote from those used for project planning and control purposes. There was a strong commitment to quality in both the private and public sectors. However, a noticeable difference wast that the private sector tended to apply their quality management systems to all areas of their business, whereas, the public sector normally only operated such systems for restricted areas of work, when compared to the 'overall' project. Of further concern was that both private and public sector construction contractors took account of the 'human' element to a much lesser degree than issues of time, cost or quality, even though they said they viewed it as important. Notwithstanding the existence of project management procedures for many years, there was a common lack of awareness and under utilisation of all but the most straightforward procedures in both sectors of the industry. This was especially so within the public sector. Essentially, private and public sector construction contractors must initiate familiarisation and training programmes within their organisations to enable their project managers to access the best project management 'tools' available to assist them in their projects.
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Hanh, Quang Le. "Mobile multi-site construction project management for developing countries." Aachen Shaker, 2009. http://d-nb.info/99657820X/04.
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Gates, Kermit H. "An expert system for project controls in construction management." FIU Digital Commons, 1988. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/3588.
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In this paper, I describe an expert project control system for construction management. The purpose of the project is to develop methods and strategies for expert system based planning, scheduling, chronicling and analysis for construction management. Planning defines the actions required to accomplish a goal? scheduling links the plan into a frame of time? chronicling is monitoring job performance and analysis defines reevaluation of the plan as conditions change. Conditions are modeled as constraints and will be coded as rules. As conditions change, constraints must be dynamically modified by the system to accommodate the changes. The research is a combination of three related areas:
a. Domain dependent hierarchical planning techniques.
b. Model-based planning/scheduling techniques developed for the job-shop environment.
c. Expert construction planning/scheduling techniques.
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Wantanakorn, Danai. "Effects of management errors on construction projects." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.342472.
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Welfolo, Thembani. "Evaluation of core competencies required by project managers to effectively execute a construction project." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2873.
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Thesis (MTech (Business Administration in Project Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2019.Construction projects are deemed to be complex due to the uncertainties in-volved in such projects. The project management literature has outlined chal-lenges that are found in construction projects. It points out that major challenges and problems found in construction projects include cost and schedule overruns. To achieve construction project success a project has to be completed within cost, time and quality standards or performance. To attain success has always been difficult due to the lack of skills and competencies required by construction project managers. A project manager that has the desired competencies to effectively manage cost, time and quality standards in construction projects is needed. Poor management of construction projects is not only in South Africa but it’s a global challenge. Through the combination of qualitative and quantitative research method (also known a mixed method) this study evaluates project manager’s competencies with the objectives of determining the appropriate competencies that could assist a project manager to excellently execute construction projects. This thesis points out that for an effective project manager to successfully manage construction projects requires to have high strength on leadership competency to provide pro-ject leadership, communication competency to direct a way forward in a project and problem solving competency to provide feasible solutions. Provision of project leadership refers to a project manager upholding effective working relationships with colleagues, influencing others to work without being pressurised and provision of vision for the team to know their direction. Direct a way forward in a project refers to a project manager effectively communicating project objectives, speaking to encourage team members to perform tasks effi-ciently and listen actively. Provision of feasible solutions refers to a project man-ager having an ability to identify a problem, seeking best solutions when dealing with problems and exhibiting creativity in problem solving.
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Fuňková, Markéta. "Studie řízení projektů se zaměřením na rozvoj podnikání." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta podnikatelská, 2018. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-377406.
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This diploma thesis deals with project management focusing on business development in company Continental Automotive Czech Republic s. r. o., plant Trutnov, with goal the aim of designing a suitable methodology for improving the proces of managing concruction projects. It focuses on a study one specific project. In this thesis are elaborated theoretical background, the analysis of current project management and the proposal of the methodology for the improvement of the management of the construction projects.
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Kaehkoenen, Kalle Esa Eelis. "Modelling activity dependencies for building construction project scheduling." Thesis, University of Reading, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.336061.
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