... is to reach an optimum packaging scheme that enables the project to be successfully managed through better planning and cost control practices. Design/methodology/approach With the aid of Unified Modelling Language (UML), an algorithm is developed to map the logic behind the model suggested with detailed...

... of cost overrun provide the basis for such predictions. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to develop a model for forecasting cost overruns. Design/methodology/approach Ten predictive variables known before the contract signing phase of a project are identified. Based on a survey approach...

... specification information technologies in this sector. We present the results of an analysis of the ways that small practices currently create, manage and communicate project specification information and an overview of our research into new models to support these processes. The research has focused...

...EDDIE W.L. CHENG; HENG LI This paper presents the development of a conceptual model of construction partnering. This model aims at exploring the relationship between two types of partnering (project and strategic) by studying the key factors that affect the partnering process stages. It also helps...