Assessing key factors impacting the performance and productivity of oil and gas projects in Alberta

Macroeconomic labour productivity and its impact on firm's profitability

“…In a practical sense, effective project management can predict and quantify potential problems in a project to better control and reduce bottlenecks and disruptions. A lack of effective decision making is a major hindrance to labour productivity; a low level of management commitmentrather than the quality of the workforce-has been cited as the major cause of poor labour productivity (Sanvido, 1988;Assaf and Al-Hejji, 2006;Chanmeka et al, 2012).…”

“…A research study concluded that labour productivity itself would not be the sole source responsible for cost overruns and schedule delays; rather, poor planning and improper management should be dealt as one of the main reasons (Chanmeka et al, 2012). The study by Hendrickson and Au (2008) discovered that the level of management in a given construction firm was not a principal contributor to labour productivity increases over time.…”

Identification and comparative analysis of key parameters influencing construction labour productivity in building and industrial projects

“…The identified practices related to PM practices specified by the PMI (2000) and the CII (2011). Construction practices like the use of a material tracking system have been shown to significantly improve CLP (Grau et al 2009;Chanmeka et al 2012); however, such practices have not been properly integrated into CLP analysis and modeling efforts. In this research, the practices will be used to clearly define the context (external environment) of each project, helping to explain why CLP varies from project to project.…”

“…According to PM respondents, parameters in the "project practices" (PM practices and project best practices) and global categories were the most frequent in the top 10 parameter lists for positive and negative effects, respectively. "Project practice" parameters, such as the "application of integration management", "zero accident techniques", and "cost management practice (reporting system for identification of cost overruns)" comprised three of the top ten parameters for positive effect; global parameters like "uncertainty of global economy", "low natural gas prices", and "volatility of oil price" comprised three of the top ten parameters for negative effect on CLP, which is expected in energy driven economies like that of Alberta and Canada (Chan et al 2004;Chanmeka et al 2012). For trade respondents, parameters related to "labour and crew" comprised six of the top ten parameters for positive effect, confirming the findings of El-Gohary and Aziz (2014), where "labourer experience and skill" was ranked first among 30 factors, while parameters in the "material and consumables" and "location property" categories comprised seven of the top ten parameters having negative effect on CLP.…”

Towards best practice jobs decision-making: institutionalising fuller consideration of the social context in resource projects

“…The approach led to considerable cost reductions, better management of risks, and higher community acceptance. The Project Management Institute Guide (2013) reinforces that it is easier to influence project design, taking into account differing views of 6 Adapted from Project Management Institute (2013), Eweje, Turner and Müller (2012), Lester (2014c) and Chanmeka et al (2012).…”