Faniran, O O; Oluwoye, J O and Lenard, D (1994) Effective construction planning. Construction Management and Economics, 12(6), pp. 485-499. ISSN 01446193
Abstract
This paper examines the relationships between construction planning efforts and construction planning effectiveness. The influence of the project’s environment and organizational characteristics of construction firms on planning efforts and planning effectiveness is also investigated. A sample of 26 building projects was studied and the results were analysed using simple correlations. Three factors were found to have a significant effect on improving construction planning effectiveness: increases in planning time prior to commencement of work on site, the extent to which emphasis is placed on the determination of construction methods during construction planning and the frequency of revision of construction plans after commencement of work on site. Significant relationships were also found between project environment variables and organizational characteristics of construction firms and planning efforts and planning effectiveness. Implications of the results are that construction planners should systematically evaluate alternative plans, sufficient time should be allowed for proper planning, thorough reviews are needed whilst work is in progress, the planning effort needs to be relevant to the environmental context of the project and the firm should be appropriately organized. Suggestions are given for future research studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | client objectives; effectiveness; environment; organizational characteristics; planning |
| Index terms: | effectiveness, organizational characteristic, construction planning, construction firm, construction method, construction planner |
| Subjects: | organization, practitioner, construction planning, performance management, building construction, sociology |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Roles and Professions, Quality Management, Site Management, Organizational Design |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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