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RISBenchmarking, Benchaction, and Benchlearning: Rework Mitigation in Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The Australian government has issued several calls to improve the performance of the construction industry. A lack of available benchmark metrics has made it difficult, if not impossible, for organizations to identify areas ...
Stakeholder Management during Project Inception: Strategic Needs Analysis
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The project inception stage has been the focus of intense research activity for a number of years. The need to establish the project parameters and performance requirements has been an imperative in many organizations. ...
Toward Error Management in Construction: Moving beyond a Zero Vision
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: In addressing the need to ensure not only rigor but also relevance (i.e., practical and socially applicable) in research, this paper provides the knowledge required to understand how to intervene in construction and ...
Impact of the Capital Market Collapse on Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The collapse of capital markets is having an impact of the funding arrangements for economic and social infrastructure projects in Australia. Bearing this in mind, this paper seeks to examine whether the current volatility ...
Rework Causation: Emergent Theoretical Insights and Implications for Research
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Rework is a chronic problem in construction and engineering projects. A wide variety of studies examining the nature of rework have been undertaken since the seminal research of Burati in the early 1990s, which examined ...
PPP Social Infrastructure Procurement: Examining the Feasibility of a Lifecycle Performance Measurement Framework
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Life Cycle Critical Success Factors for Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Public-private partnerships (PPPs) have been widely used in the procurement of economic and social infrastructure projects. Since the operation of more and more PPP projects, there have been a number of explorations on the ...
Praxis of Performance Measurement in Public-Private Partnerships: Moving beyond the Iron Triangle
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: An effective and efficient performance measurement is deemed to be pivotal for ensuring owners’ and stakeholders’ needs are being met throughout a project’s lifecycle. To determine the nature of performance measurement in ...
Divergence or Congruence? A Path Model of Rework for Building and Civil Engineering Projects
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Rework has been identified as a major contributor to cost and schedule overrun in construction projects. Previous studies that have examined rework are based on a limited data sets and thus eschew generalizations being ...
Ex-Ante Evaluation of Public-Private Partnerships: Macroeconomic Analysis
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are currently a popular approach for governments to procure social and economic infrastructure. The macroeconomic environment plays a critical role and influences the factors that can ...