Crespo Vallejo, L G (2018) Project manager strategies to improve the delivery of construction projects. PhD thesis, Walden University, USA.
Abstract
The return on investment of construction organizations is at risk because construction managers fail to execute projects efficiently. The purpose of this single case study was to explore strategies that construction managers used to deliver projects efficiently. The selected population was 10 construction managers from a single construction organization operating in Panama. The conceptual framework for this study was the McKinsey 7S. Data were collected using semistructured interviews, observations, and a review of public documents. Collected data were compiled, disassembled, reassembled, interpreted, and then conclusions were reached, as noted in Yin's 5-step analysis. Themes that emerged from the study included project experience, communication, collaboration, and resource management. Construction managers noted that the review of needed project experience in alignment with the complexity of the project is a strategy to deliver projects efficiently. Leaders of construction organizations can increase strategic performance by implementing collaboration and leadership programs in accordance with the business objectives. By improving labor productivity, construction companies can complete construction projects faster and with lower construction costs. The findings of this study could contribute to positive social change by providing communication and collaboration strategies between construction organizations and local communities to source local staff and resources. Construction managers might benefit from the findings of this study by increasing their project management skills, an effect that could result in long-term employability.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Weber, M |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | complexity; population; skills; construction cost; construction project; collaboration; communication; employability; investment; leadership; productivity; project manager; Panama; case study; interview |
| Index terms: | project management, resource management, labour productivity, return on investment, Panama, construction cost, productivity, employability, case study, project manager, construction organization, complexity, conceptual framework, construction manager, documents, construction project, population, collaboration, program, construction company, strategy, interview |
| Subjects: | human resources and leadership, systems engineering, project management theory and practice, professional development, management, software systems, financial and cost management, control systems, profession, data collection methods, demography, Geography, production management, theoretical framing, economic analysis, organization |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Site Management, Urban Studies, Digital Applications, Roles and Professions, Business Strategy, Cost Management, Information Management, Research Practice, Education, Engineering Principles, Project Management, Geographical Context |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCEA |
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