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Article Decision Making, Construction 1 April 2016

Project Management Journal

Pilot error?

By Akkermans, Henk | Oorschot, Kim van Although concurrency between project development stages is an effective approach to speeding up project progress, previous research recommends concurrent engineering primarily for less complex,…

Article Decision Making, Strategy, Construction November 2014

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Building for art's sake

By Alderton, Matt A review of museum construction projects considers the challenges of building for art's sake. In Abu Dhabi, three world-class museums will be central to the United Arab Emirates' planned cultural…

Article Quality Management, Decision Making, Construction October 2014

Project Management Journal

Influence of trade-level coordination problems on project productivity

By Hwang, Bon-Gang | Zhao, Xianbo | Do, Van Thi Hong This study aims to investigate the influence of coordination problems in glass and metal curtain wall (GMCW) installation on project productivity in Singapore. Trade-level coordination problems in…

Article Decision Making, Ethics, Construction June 2014

Project Management Journal

Stakeholders' attributes, behaviors, and decision-making strategies in construction projects

By Yang, Rebecca J. | Wang, Yaowu | Jin, Xiao-Hua Project managers need to make decisions on how to balance competing claims between the different stakeholders in projects. Previous studies have suggested that the choice of decision-making…

Article Scheduling, Decision Making, Construction February 2012

Project Management Journal

Knowledge acquisition using psychotherapy technique for critical factors influencing construction project layout planning

By Abdul-Rahman, Hamzah | Wang, Chen | Siong, Eng Khe The positioning of equipment on a construction site may change in different construction phases, different environments, and different types of end products, which greatly influence the decision of…

Conference Paper Change Management, Risk Management, Decision Making, Construction 14 July 2010

A proposed construction design change management tool to aid in assessing the impact of design changes

By Hindmarch, Helen. | Gale, Andrew W. | Harrison, Robert Current practice shows that construction design change management relies heavily on the experience of practitioners to assess the impact of a proposed change. This U.K. government- and…

Article Decision Making, Talent Management, Resource Management, Construction June 2009

Project Management Journal

Incorporating employee resourcing requirements into deployment decision making

By Dainty, Andrew | Raidén, Ani | Neale, R. H. Employee resourcing is the process of matching human resource capabilities to the strategic and operational needs of the organization. This is exceptionally problematic in project-based…

Article Decision Making, Strategy, Benefits Realization, Construction July 2007

PM Network

On the edge

By Fister Gale, Sarah Throughout the 1990s, the Ford Motor Company (Dearborn, MI, USA) dominated the United States' sport utility vehicle (SUV) market. But when the consumer demand shifted towards crossover utility…

Article Scheduling, Decision Making, Stakeholder Engagement, Construction March 2007

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Heavy metal

By Liao, Janet Building a large manufacturing facility in a small town that values its tourist culture and its natural setting could easily become a project fiercely contested by the local community. But when…

Conference Paper Decision Making, Construction 19 July 2006

A decision-making matrix model for estimating construction project overhead

By Chan, Caroline T. W. Construction project overhead--the expenses involving onsite construction-related services and facilities, including staff and offices--comprises a significant percentage of construction budgets.…