Journal of Management in Engineering: Recent submissions
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Earned Value Technique for Performance Measurement
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)Earned Value is a project control technique which provides a quantitative measure of work performance. It involves a crediting (earning) of budget dollars as scheduled work is performed. The earned value technique is a ... -
Effective Management of Engineering Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)The effectiveness of project management has a significant impact on the success and profitability of the results achieved. Sophisticated project management computer systems with enormous appetites for manhours are often ... -
A Performance Review System
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)Review of a person's performance can consist of day‐to‐day coaching, counseling on specific problem areas, and a periodic formal review. An annual review should serve to fill an employee's need for recognition for work ... -
Engineers as Managers
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)The intellectually based effectiveness is differentiated from the emotionally based effectiveness of the manager. Although they are obviously interrelated, the required outcomes of a manager's behavior are largely not a ... -
Private versus Public Ownership of Constructed Facilities
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)The ownership arrangements for constructed facilities not only generate the capital and requirements for new facilities, but also influence the management of the construction and operation of these facilities. While it is ... -
Selecting the Correct Retirement Plan for Your Business
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)For many years the use of tax‐qualified pension and profit sharing plans has given engineering firms the opportunity to provide an attractive fringe benefit to employees. In addition, such plans have given firm owners the ... -
A Gradualist's Approach to Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)Management philosophies and various approaches to applying these philosophies are described. To achieve organizational continuity, it is important to reduce conflict to a minimum. To do this, the goals of the firm and the ... -
Elements of Cost and Schedule Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)Cost and schedule management is an effort that requires extensive use and control of data. A project coding system such as a Work Breakdown Structure is a key element in developing and controlling cost and schedule. ... -
Entering Technical Management
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)The writer presents a number of selected recommendations for career development of professional engineers interested in pursuing a leadership role in technical management. Initial qualifications and preparation form a sound ... -
Communicating the Company's Operating Performance Data
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)A report format and indices for communicating the company's operating performance data are presented. The process described can be performed with almost any aspect of engineering firm management; however, in financial ... -
Productivity of Construction Professionals
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)Productivity of employees is a major concern in all organizations. The optimization of the production of the total organization can be achieved through the coordinated improvement of the performance of the individual ... -
Editor's Letter
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The Client Relationship: Effective Marketing Steps
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 1985)Effective marketing steps involved in establishing strong client relationships are presented, along with ways to maintain continuing and favorable client relationships with previous, current and new users. An outline of ... -
Partnering Process Model for Public-Sector Fast-Track Design-Build Projects in Korea
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)The use of design-build project delivery in the public sector has increased rapidly since the early 1990s due to its advantages over traditional delivery methods, particularly in terms of shortening the overall project ... -
Impact of Using an E-Marketplace in the Construction Supply Process: Lessons from a Case Study
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)The procurement process is critical for construction companies. To improve it, many are resorting to e-marketplaces although they usually do not know exactly how much they can gain by doing so. This paper describes a study ... -
Impact of Resources and Strategies on Construction Company Performance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Globalized competition and customer needs forced construction companies to measure their performance beyond the financial measures such as profitability, turnover, etc. As qualitative determinants were added to measurement ... -
Construction Risks: Single versus Portfolio Insurance
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Risks and uncertainties are naturally inherent in the construction industry and negatively affect contracting parties and executed projects. This paper explores the possibility of insuring against construction risks, which ... -
Construction Project Cost Escalation Factors
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009)Construction projects, private and public alike, have a long history of cost escalation. Transportation projects, which typically have long lead times between planning and construction, are historically underestimated, as ... -
Statistical Analysis on the Cost and Duration of Public Building Projects
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)A probabilistic model is proposed to predict the risk effects on time and cost of public building projects. The research goal is to utilize a real history data in estimating project cost and duration. The model results can ... -
Potential Obstacles to Successful Implementation of Public-Private Partnerships in Beijing and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010)Public-private partnership (PPP) has been practiced for quite some time around the world and there are numerous infrastructure, construction, and building projects which are employing the concepts. Unfortunately, not all ...