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Showing 1 to 20 of 106 for “"Project Performance"”.
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Project performance diagnostics : a model for assessing construction project performance in Nigeria
Construction Projects are notorious for demonstrating poor performance and under achievement as usually indicated by project objectives. Project managers in the construction industry are faced with many research suggestions in literatures to improve performance but there are confusion in the …
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Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability-Related Project Performance in Construction
… be one of the key drivers for any construction project. On the other hand, the performance of construction projects is primarily driven by sustainability-related targets. Hence, there is a need for a systematic approach to engage the stakeholders, as part of the Project Management process, to …
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Oeo Legal Services: A Study of Local Project Performance
Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-10T21:38:49Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 7411972.pdf: 11197784 bytes, checksum: 18ec0ee925fd5a3a00b9bc2a70a688b9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 1973
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The architect as investor: professional compensation linked to project performance
… fee in return for an investment interest in the project. However, the literature has done little to equip these novice architects/investors with the practical tools necessary to make informed investment decisions. If an architect is considering such an investment, he must do so with an …
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An investigation into the impact of culture on construction project performance
… reports have continued to deplore the poor performance of the construction industry with many projects failing to exceed or live up to the expectations of clients. There is a common belief that the culture of the construction industry is one of the factors that has an impact on its …
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External factors affecting construction project performance in Iraq using pestle factors
… to economic growth. However, construction projects face several risks that limit their progress, which frequently have negative effect on overall project performance in term of exceeding initial time and cost estimates. Most research only considered factors affecting the project performance …
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Site management teams and project performance in the UK construction industry
… working is inextricability associated with good performance. Within the United Kingdom construction industry the need for team working is extensive. A proper understanding of teams and the advancement of construction team management capacity would have far-reaching benefits for the sector. The …
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Product development in the automobile industry : corporate strategies and project performance
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1988.
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The effects of safety culture on project performance in high risk industries
Projects are undertaken at Koeberg Nuclear Power Station in South Africa to enhance safety and to contribute to the continuity of power supply in the country. These projects are undertaken in an industry that is regarded as a high risk due to the potential consequence of a nuclear accident. Focus …
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Factors to improve project performance : lessons from a Chilean urban agriculture program
… thesis investigates a Chilean urban agriculture project that has been underway for more than twenty years in Tome, a small coastal town located near the regional capital of Concepcion. Initiated in the early 1980s by the Chilean non-governmental organization, CET SUR, the program works on themes …
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Project performance as a function of subsystem interdependence for multi-site projects
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1987.
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Relationship between procurement duration and project performance in design-build water/wastewater projects
The design-build (DB) project delivery system (PDS) has been widely applied and studied in the construction industry. Its advantages include shortened project duration, lowered risk to the owner, improved project performance, and possibly reduced cost. Researchers have also studied the factors …
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A model of an effective materials management for better project performance in construction industry
… role in the success of every construction project. However, as a result of ineffective materials management, construction projects have been plagued by poor performances namely time overrun, cost overrun, compromised quality, low productivity and wastage. Thus, to mitigate these issues and …
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Linking Best-Value Procurement with Project Performance Outcomes in Design-Bid-Build Vertical Construction Projects
… which the outcomes depend on the quality of the project team; therefore, awarding the project to the best-suited contractor an important decision for owners. One method of contractor procurement is the best-value (BV) approach. When using this approach, the owner considers contractors’ …
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A doubled-edged sword, relationships between the engineering use of computer tools and project performance
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1990.
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Appraising Project performance and Total Quality Management (TQM) practices in the Libyan oil and gas sector
The aim of this study was to appraise project performance and Total Quality Management (TQM) in the Libyan oil and gas sector. In achieving this aim , the study developed five objectives which are: to review current definitions and models of Project Performance in relation to theory and practices, …
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Network Roadway Surface Friction and Its Usage to Improve Safety and Project Performance along West Virginia Highways
… and pavement acceptance on construction projects. It also seeks to use the acquired data through a case study to insure proper methodology of roadway surface friction management, to develop sample safety performance functions and best crash estimates, and to apply this decision-making …
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Organizational Justice and its Impact on Project Performance: An Explanatory Framework in the Context of the Construction Industry
Despite the constant improvement of project management tools and methodologies the performance of projects is decreasing. Considering the forecast that the volume of projects undertaken will roughly double by 2025 this is a considerable issue for the profession. Therefore this work focuses on the …
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