INFLUENCE OF PROJECT PREPARATION QUALITY ON THE PROJECT OUTCOME: A QUALITATIVE APPROACH

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Hofstadler ◽  
Markus Kummer
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Project Outcome ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Project Lead

To achieve the targets of all project key stakeholders, construction projects, in particular, require sufficiently long preparation and execution periods that go beyond ensuring project break-even. Assessing the break-even, or commercial viability, of a project directly depends on its complexity and underlying conditions. Time and funds are necessary to achieve a sufficiently high quality in construction project management, planning, and specification. At the project planning stage, the budget associated with specific use requirements should be calculated whilst also determining the quantities and quality standards achievable within a pre-defined budget. To successfully plan and execute construction projects, it is crucial to identify available resources in terms of funds and time in advance, thus making it possible, at a very early stage, to strike a realistic balance between the (financial) project targets and the available budget. If these targets exceed the budget, works are often specified incompletely, or specified quality standards are lowered with a view to arrive at lower costs in early project phases in order to ensure that the required permit is issued. This paper adopts a qualitative approach to highlight the influence of project preparation (i.e. project lead time and project preparation budget) on achieving the client's/owner's project targets.

CHALLENGES OF FRONT-END LOADING IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DELIVERY

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Douglas Aghimien ◽  
Clinton Aigbavboa ◽  
Ayodeji Oke ◽  
Matleko Setati
Keyword(s):  
Construction Projects ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Project Team ◽  
Project Delivery ◽  
Gauteng Province ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Front End ◽  
Insufficient Time ◽  
Survey Approach

Adopting a good pre-project planning or front-end loading method during the early stage of construction is important to the success of the project. However, most construction projects have failed as a result of poor project planning at their early stage. Based on this knowledge, this study assessed the challenges facing the use of front-end loading. The study adopted a quantitative survey approach and questionnaire was used to harness information on the objective of the study from construction professionals in Gauteng Province, South Africa. Data gathered were analysed using statistical tools such as percentage, mean score and standard deviation. Findings revealed that the major challenges affecting the use of front-end loading are inability to identify importance of the process, unreliable information during early project stages, insufficient time to thoroughly carry out the front-end loading process, indecisiveness or lack of knowledge by the client, and lack of structured project team during inception phases of the project. It is therefore recommended that the construction clients be made aware of the importance of front-end loading, while project team members should be introduced to the project from the early stage of the project.

scholarly journals The Assessment of Risk Management & Engineering Management Practices at Project Planning Phase on Performance of Construction Projects

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1365-1375
Author(s):  
Shahid Iqbal ◽  
Nabeel Ehtisham ◽  
Syed Farqaleet K. Bukhari ◽  
Shahid Mahmood
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Site Selection ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Construction Project ◽  
Engineering Management ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
The World

Project Risk management is known as an important workout for the achievement of desired objectives for the construction projects. Success in construction project is quantified by attaining its enactment in terms of project quality, project cost, project time, project safety. Construction projects in Pakistan, typically in the whole world have a high risk of being pointedly late and over budget. However, a bit of schedule and cost related risks are unavoidable in any construction project around the world. It was found out that the engineers were generally nominated earlier the design phase of any project. Due to this reason maximum projects did not get the advantage from SMEs at the planning stage of the project. This study also supports that project managers who are engineers be involved in construction projects site selection, in preliminary budget and schedule development by using good Engineering Management Practices.

scholarly journals The Effect of Risk Management at Project Planning Phase on Performance of Construction Projects in Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-79
Author(s):  
Muhammad Huzaifa Butt ◽  
Shahid Iqbal ◽  
Muhammad Abubakar Saddique ◽  
Hamza Shahid
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Undesirable Effect ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
The World ◽  
Financial Plan ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Management Method

In Project Management field “Risk management” has been known as the best and most imperative exercise for the accomplishment of virtuous enactments of the construction projects in Pakistan. Achievement of requisite objectives in construction projects as enumerated by getting its recital in relationships of Project Quality, Project Cost and Project Time in protection of sustainability areas. Construction development improvements in Pakistan, by and large in the territory and the world have a high risk/danger of being definitively late and over financial plan. Whereas a bit of schedule and cost related risks are inevitable in any construction project around the whole world, it is likely to improve risk management plans to diminish their undesirable effect and make the most of positive influence. This research/investigation indorses a very good and systematized risk management method throughout planning stage of the project and with the contribution of construction specialists, end users and engineers.

FREQUENTLY OCCURRING LOSSES OF PRODUCTIVITY IN THE SHELL CONSTRUCTION PHASE

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Kummer ◽  
Christian Hofstadler
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Working Hours ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Expert Survey ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Project Phases ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
Main Construction

In construction projects, losses of productivity often lead to additional costs and time delays. Suboptimal working conditions influence the labor productivity of workers and have an effect on the number of working hours required, for instance, to produce one cubic meter of reinforced concrete. Costs can be reduced and total productivity increased if the sources of potential losses of productivity are identified at the process planning stage or in early project phases. An expert survey conducted in 2014/2015 at Graz University of Technology, Austria, collected data on the losses of productivity that most frequently occurred in conjunction with reinforced concrete works in the shell construction phase. A standardized questionnaire was used for this survey. In addition, an interview was held with each of the experts to discuss the questionnaire in order to improve the quality of the survey and to gather important background information that prompted the responses provided by the experts. For this survey, reinforced concrete works were divided into ramp-up, main construction and final phases. Experts from Austria and Germany were able to select from a range of predefined losses of productivity and to specify other losses separately. This paper reports on the progress of the survey and refers to the related analytical methods. Furthermore, findings of the expert survey are represented in bar diagrams and interpreted. The survey revealed that the main construction phase was generally associated with the greatest potential for losses of productivity. Furthermore, most frequently stated losses of productivity varied depending on the specific construction phase. Future construction projects should particularly focus on the losses of productivity that were most frequently mentioned in the expert survey. The benefit of this approach is that it will provide the opportunity to implement early compensatory measures and to minimize the potential for losses of productivity.

Analysing causal relationships between delay factors in construction projects

2019 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Jahangoshai Rezaee ◽  
Samuel Yousefi ◽  
Ripon K. Chakrabortty
Keyword(s):  
Completion Time ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Fuzzy Cognitive Map ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Causal Relationships ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Project Completion ◽  
Inaccurate Estimation

Purpose Analyzing factors of delays in construction projects and determining their impact on project performance is necessary to better manage and control projects. Identification of root factors which may lead to project delay and increased cost is vital at the early or planning stage. Better identification of delay factors at the early stage can help the practitioners to reduce their impacts over the long run. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to propose an intelligent method to analyze causal relationships between delay factors in construction projects. The proposed approach is further validated by a real case study of the construction projects in West Azerbaijan province in Iran. Design/methodology/approach During the first phase, the fuzzy cognitive map (FCM) is drawn to indicate the causal relationships between the delay factors and the evaluation factors. For this purpose, the causal relationships between 20 delay factors and four evaluation factors are considered. Afterward, the effect of each factor on management goals is evaluated by using a hybrid learning algorithm. Delay factors are further prioritized by applying fuzzy data envelopment analysis (FDEA). In the second phase, an interpretive structural modeling (ISM) is employed to determine the root causes of delay factors. Findings Results of the first phase show that “supervision technical weaknesses for overcoming technical and executive workshop problems” and “Inaccurate estimation of workload, required equipment and project completion time” are the most significant delay factors. In contrary, “non-use of new engineering contracts” has the lowest impact on the management goals. Meanwhile, the results of the second phase conclude that factors like “Inaccurate estimation of workload, required equipment and project completion time” “weakness of laws and regulations related to job responsibilities” and “lack of foreseen of fines and encouragements in the contracts” are the most significant root factors of delay in construction projects. Originality/value This paper integrates three methods including FCM method, FDEA and ISM. In the first phase, FCM is drawn according to the experts’ opinions and concerning management goals and delay factors. Later, these factors are prioritized according to the results of running the algorithm and using the FDEA model. The second phase, the seven-step in the ISM methodology, is done to identify the root factors. To ensure that the root factors of the delay are at a lower level of hierarchical structure, delay factors are partitioned by drawing the ISM model.

Repowering and Retrofitting

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Pickard
Keyword(s):  
Steam Turbine ◽  
Power Plants ◽  
Free Market ◽  
Leading Edge ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Combined Cycle ◽  
Steam Turbines ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Reheat Steam ◽  
Plant Optimization

At the start of this new century, environmental regulations and free-market economics are becoming the key drivers for the electricity generating industry. Advances in Gas Turbine (GT) technology, allied with integration and refinement of Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSG) and Steam Turbine (ST) plant, have made Combined Cycle installations the most efficient of the new power station types. This potential can also be realized, to equal effect, by adding GT’s and HRSG’s to existing conventional steam power plants in a so-called ‘repowering’ process. This paper presents the economical and environmental considerations of retrofitting the steam turbine within repowering schemes. Changing the thermal cycle parameters of the plant, for example by deletion of the feed heating steambleeds or by modified live and reheat steam conditions to suit the combined cycle process, can result in off-design operation of the existing steam turbine. Retrofitting the steam turbine to match the combined cycle unit can significantly increase the overall cycle efficiency compared to repowering without the ST upgrade. The paper illustrates that repowering, including ST retrofitting, when considered as a whole at the project planning stage, has the potential for greater gain by allowing proper plant optimization. Much of the repowering in the past has been carried out without due regard to the benefits of re-matching the steam turbine. Retrospective ST upgrade of such cases can still give benefit to the plant owner, especially when it is realized that most repowering to date has retained an unmodified steam turbine (that first went into operation some decades before). The old equipment will have suffered deterioration due to aging and the steam path will be to an archaic design of poor efficiency. Retrofitting older generation plant with modern leading-edge steam-path technology has the potential for realizing those substantial advances made over the last 20 to 30 years. Some examples, given in the paper, of successfully retrofitted steam turbines applied in repowered plants will show, by specific solution, the optimization of the economics and benefit to the environment of the converted plant as a whole.

An Automated Progress Tracking System for Industrial Facility Construction Projects

2013 ◽  
Vol 671-674 ◽  
pp. 2973-2977
Author(s):  
Jaeh Yun Choi ◽  
Kyu Sung Lee
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Project Management ◽  
Construction Industry ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Tracking System ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Industrial Plant ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
Facility Construction

As amount of information in construction industry is growing, the role of information system in project management is becoming increasingly important. With the emerging IT application to the advancing construction industry, construction project management system with advanced technology has been progressed vigorously to improve construction productivity and management efficiency. Recently, a web-based Project Management Information System (PMIS) is developed to support decision-making process by efficiently managing project related information generated from various discipline. Many firms are in the process of developing the PMIS system or already have been applied the system to various projects. However, PMIS is still in its early stage of development to be applied at industrial plant construction projects. With the complexity of the industrial plant projects, the industry practitioners need to be able to visualize the construction schedule information to manage the project efficiently. This study suggests methodologies for improving PMIS specialized for industrial plant piping construction projects to estimate the baseline schedule and performance measurement more accurately by developing a framework for the piping construction projects. By using this developed system, the researchers expect that piping construction projects will be more efficiently managed on a real-time basis through measuring progress of piping at each and every state of progress milestone and provide management with opportunities to forecast the level of efforts required to execute the remaining work scope in a timely manner.

scholarly journals PEREMPUAN MENGGUGAT: Telaah Perceraian Wanita Muslimah Berkarir di Kota Medan

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 319
Author(s):  
Fatimah Zuhrah
Keyword(s):  
Early Stage ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Human History ◽  
Religious Observance ◽  
Easy Task ◽  
The Past ◽  
Stage Of Development ◽  
The Ideal

<p><strong>Abstrak:</strong> Baiknya pondasi sebuah rumah tangga secara tidak langsung berpengaruh terhadap jatuh bangunnya sebuah negara, dan sebaliknya rusaknya pondasi sebuah keluarga berpengaruh terhadap merosot dan berkembangnya sebuah negara. Beberapa tahun belakangan ini jumlah permintaan gugat cerai istri terhadap suami mengalami peningkatan terutama dari isteri yang berkarir. Penelitian ini melihat permasalahan yang dibangun dengan menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif fenomenologis untuk melihat dan memahami faktor perceraian wanita muslimah berkarir di kota Medan berdasarkan fenomena, fakta dan data yang peneliti temui di lapangan. Berdasarkan temuan penelitian didapat bahwa untuk menegakkan konsep ideal sebuah keluarga sangat sulit untuk dilakukan pada masa sekarang. Kondisi perkawinan sekarang sangat berbeda dengan masa dahulu dalam pemaknaan relasi suami isteri. Dahulu pernikahan memiliki posisi sangat sakral, pernikahan dianggap sebagai ibadah, sehingga orang takut untuk bercerai, karena cerai dianggap aib dan dosa.</p><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> <strong>Women Prosecute: A Study of Divorce in Careered-Muslim Women in Medan City</strong>. The good foundation of a household indirectly affects the rise and fall of a country, and vice versa, the damage to a family’s foundation affects the decline and development of a country. In the last decade, the number of divorce petition against husbands has increased, especially from careered-wives. This paper attempts to study the problems using a phenomenological qualitative approach to thoroughly comprehend the factors of divorce of careered-Muslim women in Medan city based on the phenomena, facts and data that researchers encountered in the field. This study finds that to enforce the ideal concept of a family is not an easy task to do at present. The current condition and perception of marital tie within the society is very different from the past. At the early stage of development of human history, marriage were regarded as inherent in religious observance, and thus, people were reluctant to divorce since it was a disgrace and sin.</p><p><strong>Kata Kunci:</strong> gender, feminisme, cerai, wanita karir, Muslimah</p>

scholarly journals Software Project Management Systems Using Kanban Method in the CV. Primavisi Globalindo

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 215-231
Author(s):  
Muhammad Aliyya Ilmi ◽  
Fajar Pradana ◽  
Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Software Project ◽  
Unit Testing ◽  
Functional Requirements ◽  
Software Projects ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Scheduling System ◽  
Usability Test ◽  
Project Management And Scheduling

Reducing the risk of failure in working on software projects is one of the successes for the company. It can be done by implementing project planning management properly. One important aspect of project management planning is scheduling. Scheduling includes recording human resources and tasks in the project. The Kanban method is one of the methods used to overcome problems in controlling project schedules. This study aims to develop a project scheduling system that applies the Kanban method. In this research, project management and scheduling system will be developed using the Kanban method. This system expected to be able to assist companies in handling projects. Kanban was chosen because it can easily respond to project changes, easily implemented, and company needs. In this study, unit testing was performed on the system's three main features and tested the validity of the system's 49 functional requirements. The usability test produces a value of 76. Based on the validation and usability test results, it can be concluded that the system is included in the acceptable category.

scholarly journals Manajemen Pelayanan Komputer Job Access with Speech (JAWS) bagi Mahasiswa Tuna Netra di Pusat Layanan Difabel (PLD) UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-105
Author(s):  
Kuzaemah Kuzaemah ◽  
Edy Yusuf Nur SS
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Technological Knowledge ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Management Planning ◽  
Self Reliance ◽  
Term Papers ◽  
Computer Services ◽  
Job Access

This research is one of the efforts to meganalisis computer services management how JAWS for tuna netra students at PLD UIN Sunan KalijagaYogyakarta. This research is a research field that uses a qualitative approach. Data collection is done by holding observation, interviews, and documentation. Data analysis was done by giving meaning to the data that was successfully collected and of the meaning that's drawn the conclusion. The results of this study showed that computer Services Management JAWS in PLD UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta include some of the functions of management, planning, i.e. the first Chairman of the PLD menentukian schedule of activities. Second, i.e. organizing Chairman of the PLD task from the masingmasing position. Third, the implementation of PLD members who have been given the task by doing their job. Fourth, i.e. surveillance of all activities in the PLD are always monitored and held a meeting of rutinan in order to know the problems encountered so that it can be solved together. The benefits of computer services i.e. JAWS add technological knowledge for students to make tuna and tuna netra student self-reliance in doing tasks lectures relating to penegtikan as well as the task of term papers, thesis etc. As for the supporting factors of the implementation pellayanan JAWS computer namely tuna netra student zeal and the help of the volunteers PLD. To factor penghambatnya i.e. the number of computers the JAWS are very limited so they must alternately in using it.

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