Morrow, T K (1998) Effects of selected practices on project cost performance. PhD thesis, University of Texas at Austin, USA.
Abstract
The purpose of this study is an investigation into the effects of selected construction industry practices on project cost performance. The practices addressed in the study include pre-project planning, project change management, team building, constructability, percent design complete at project authorization, project cost incentives, project compensation strategy, and project organization strategy. A literature review of the selected practices is provided. Quantitative analyses of the relationship between project cost growth and use of the various practices is provided. Regression and analysis of variance methods are used to identify and measure statistically significant relationships between project cost performance and practice use. The data utilized in the analysis is from the Construction Industry Institute Benchmarking and Metrics database. The study focuses on industrial projects constructed in the United States that were complete between 1994 and 1997.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Tucker, R L |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | constructability; benchmarking; change management; project cost; project organization; United States |
| Index terms: | project organization, project cost, strategy, literature review, change management, United States, benchmarking, project planning, construction industry practice, quantitative analysis, Construction Industry Institute, database, team building, variance, compensation, constructability, investigation |
| Subjects: | research organizations, data collection methods, dispute resolution, control systems, data analysis and analytics, economics, construction integration, performance measurement, management, Geography, organizational theory, measurement and scaling, data management |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Design Practice, Legal Issues, Digital Applications, Quality Management, Cost Management, Business Strategy, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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