... subjects, there is a clear absence of empirical research on dams. The purpose of this study is to fill in the knowledge gap on how to improve the performance of dam construction projects by focusing on the planning phase. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized a survey to gather...

..., considering the risk management indicators of SS, EL, ENT, PS in Qatar. The study's practical implications are to enlarge the project's risk management plan by considering the strategic and project related risks to enhance the project performance for the cost overrun and delay. The study is intended...

...) Quality function deployment (QFD) Planning Critical project success delay factors Key performance indicators Delay risk management The construction industry's contribution to economic growth cannot be undermined. Due to the forward and backward linkages that it has developed with other...

... place. Design/methodology/approach In total, 97 construction planning practitioners were surveyed to measure 4D BIM innovation take-up over time. Classic innovation diffusion research methods were adopted. Findings Results indicated an increasing rate of 4D BIM adoption and reveal a time lag...

... Construction management Planning Construction delays Practitioners perspective UK construction The construction industry globally has been faced with the criticisms of delays, which have an extremely negative effect on construction projects. In the UK, the industry has received its equal share...

... for planning for delays are presented. In addition, a real case regarding the construction of several bridges in southern Chile is analyzed. Findings – Few studies have thoroughly addressed the influences of major climatic agents on the most common outdoor construction activities. The method detailed...

... into groups and subgroups has helped, but the fact remains that different construction projects possess different profiles of cost flow. This paper is an attempt at assessing the extent of influence of planning and programming the work on the cost flow curves. One real project was used as a case study...

...SAAD H. AL‐JIBOURI; MICHAEL J. MAWDESLEY This paper describes the development and initial use of a management game to teach project planning and control. It covers all aspects of the game including its design, the choice of the project to be modelled, the user interface and how it makes use...

...DAVID G. PROVERBS; PAUL O. OLOMOLAIYE; FRANK C. HARRIS The results of a model based survey of contractors' planning engineers in France and the UK suggest that planned completion times for constructing an identical high‐rise in situ concrete framed structure are significantly and dramatically lower...

... and to evaluate objectively performance criteria during the life of a project. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Framework Information Planning Programme Architectural programme Product model Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management 1994 1 1, 69-84 A facility programming information...