Attributes of UK construction clients influencing project consultants' performance

Kometa, Simon T.; Olomolaiye, Paul; Harris, Frank

doi:10.1080/01446199400000053

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“…A particular emphasis was placed on improving commercial skills due to their importance in determining the trajectory of a specific project and how it eventually unfolds. This line of thought can also be found in the work of Kometa et al (1994) in which it was shown that client performance is not solely dependent on a single attribute but instead on a number of different attributes of which financial attributes play a substantial role.…”

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confidence: 63%

“…In the case of the client organization, Frödell et al (2008) recount how clients often perceived the actual process of executing project goals to be less challenging than that of defining the goals to begin with, a difficulty which can be alleviated by better communication with the users; the ability to properly communicate with the end user, define project goals and execute in accordance to those goals are all pivotal capabilities that the client organization needs to possess (Kometa, et al, 1994;Lim & Ling, 2002;Xia & Chan, 2010). The Oxford Dictionaries (2014) defines the term capability as "the power or ability to do something" which seems to suggest a sort of executional potential, a connation that is stated more explicitly in Merriam-Webster's Dictionary (2014) in which capability is viewed as "a feature or faculty capable of development."…”

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confidence: 99%

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Developing Capabilities for Public Construction Clients

Adam

Lindahl

Josephson

2015

Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

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Clients in the public sector face a large number of challenges in designing, procuring and managing major construction projects in a manner that is conducive to the organization's overall goals. The role of the client in bringing about successful project completion has more recently been emphasized with a growing number of studies focusing on developing dynamic client capabilities that facilitate the handling of a project through all of its different phases.Though the capabilities of the client carries immense importance in all construction projects, the importance is further exacerbated by the sheer scale of the projects involved in major construction projects, a development which has prompted governmental agencies to inquire into ways to improve processes in the client organization.To address such inquiries, this paper which is based on a literature review, explores the types of dynamic capabilities that emerge with respect to public construction clients and in particular, if and how a specific client capability influences a specific project outcome. The mapping of capabilities constitutes a theoretical foundation for a forthcoming empirical study on the same topic.

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confidence: 99%

Developing Capabilities for Public Construction Clients

Adam

Lindahl

Josephson

2015

Proceedings of the 19th International Symposium on Advancement of Construction Management and Real Estate

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“…In this case, the researcher has also used Relative Importance Index (RII) method to identify their importance of causes and effect of delay factors, which is also used by Kometa (1994). The questionnaire was send to three groups (clients, consultants and contractors) who play main roles in construction projects.…”

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An Exploration of Causes for Delay and Cost Overruns In Construction Projects: Case Study of Australia, Malaysia & Ghana

Shah

2016

J. Adv. Coll. Engin. Mgt.

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Delay and cost overrun are the key problems of any construction projects. These issues are causing the negative impact on the development of country economic growth and prosperity. To overcome these issues, the paper is aimed to ascertain the most impelling factors causing the project delay and cost overrun, and highlight the possible measures so that the impact on construction projects could be reduced. Each country's quantitative data from past studies was selected to analyse and recommend the effective measures. A questionnaire survey was conducted in all three case studies adopting different data collection strategies. The main reason of selecting three case studies is to outline the comparative analysis of delay factors and to classify these factors into different priority level of influence in project delay from country to country. The findings from three case studies exposed that the most influential factors in Australia are (1) planning and scheduling deficiencies, (2) methods of construction, (3) effective monitoring and feedback process, whereas in Ghana, (1) delay in payment certificates (2) underestimating of project cost, (3) complexity and size of projects are the most influential factors. However, in Malaysia (1) Contractor's improper planning, (2) poor site management and (3) inadequate contractor's experience are the most impelling factors causing project delay and cost overrun. This paper has also analysed the average and least impact of the delay factors causing project delay and cost overrun in those countries. The paper concludes that there are diverse groups of delay factors from one country to another country that cause the project delay and cost overrun. It also concludes that there are diverse measures according to the nature of delay factor are necessary to reduce the impact on project delay and cost overrun in the construction industry in both developed and developing countries.

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“…The equation was derived from comparable formula deduced by authors of previous construction studies (e.g. Kometa et al, 1994;Oyedele, 2013). Insolvency criteria relevance index (ICFI) is…”

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