Forensic Project Management: An Exploratory Examination of the Causal Behavior of Design-Induced Rework

Love, Peter E.D.; Edwards, David J.; Irani, Zahir

doi:10.1109/tem.2008.919677

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“…The unsafe act and procedural violations of people at the sharp end (Reason, 2006). Unintended deviations from correct and acceptable practice that are avoidable (Love et al, 2008).…”

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“…It was added that the contractor's basic undertaking is to carry out the works in accordance with these contract documents. The types of design errors (Atkinson, 1998;Love et al, 2011;Chapman, 1991), factors responsible for design errors (Palaneeswaran, Ramanathan & Tam, 2007;Shelton, 1999;Endsley, 1999, Barkow, 1995 and effects of design errors (Love et al, 2008, Oyewobi, Ibironke, Ganiyu & Ola-Awo, 2011Mohammed, 2007) on construction projects have been studied by authors outside the Nigerian construction industry. However in Nigeria, this subject area appears to be virgin in spite of the continual poor project performance experienced in the country (Waziri, 2012).…”

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“…A total of sixty two factors have been traced to errors in construction documents by various researchers in the construction industry (Palaneeswaran, Ramanathan & Tam, 2007;Love, Edwards & Han, N.D;Love, Mandal, Smith & Georgiou, N.D;Shelton, 1999;Cheng-Wing & Davey, 1998;Endsley, 1999;Barkow, 1995;Vrouwenvelder, Holicky & Sykora, 2009;Long, 2011;Josephson, 2004 andLove, et al, 2008). As a result of the enormity of these factors, they were classified into management related factors, designers' factors, clients' factors, project characters and industry related factors (Mohammed, 2007).…”

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“…The major effects identified are design-induced rework (Love et al, 2008), propagation of failure (Vrouwenvelder, Holicky & Sykora, 2009), structural collapse, financial loss, inconvenience, deterioration of buildings, personal injury and sickness, time delay, damaged equipment (Barkow, 1995), defects, wastages and inconveniences (Palaneeswaran, et al, 2007), conflicts and ambiguities (Olatunji, Not dated). Oyewobi, Ibironke, Ganiyu and OlaAwo (2011) noted that reworks (usually caused by designers' errors) threaten design quality as a result of incomplete and inexplicit drawings.…”

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o r g a n i z a t i o n , t e c h n o l o g y a n d m a n a g e m e n t i n c o n s t r u c t i o n · a n i n t e r n a t i o n a l j o u r n a l · 5(1)2013 676Errors entail different meanings and usages depending on how it is conceptualized. The purpose of this paper is to determine the causes, effects and remedies of the errors in Nigerian construction documents. A structured questionnaire was administered on ninety consultants (Builders, architects, engineers and quantity surveyors) obtained from regulatory bodies of each profession. Forty four questionnaires were returned and this gives a response rate of 49%. The findings of the research show that clients are the major stakeholders responsible for the generation of errors in Nigerian construction documents. The causes of the errors are lack of adequate documentation, poor communication, negligence and changes to specifications among others and the effects on construction projects include project abandonment, delays, rework, dissatisfaction by project owners and lack of confidence in project consultants. The suggested solutions include provision of comprehensive information, good communication among project teams, effective and efficient project management, constructability, design review management and adequate financial provision. The study recommends that clients should allow adequate time for the preparation of construction documents and adopt appropriate procurement method. The designers were advised to engage in partnering while preparing construction documents. .a a d e n u g a · c a u s e s , e f f e c t s a n d r e m e d i e s o f e r r o r s i n n i g e r i a n c o n s t r u c t i o n d o c u m e n t s · pp 676-686

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“…The unsafe act and procedural violations of people at the sharp end (Reason, 2006). Unintended deviations from correct and acceptable practice that are avoidable (Love et al, 2008).…”

Section: Background To the Studymentioning

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Section: Background To the Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Even though the definitions and interpretation of rework vary, one common theme prevail -rework refers to having to redo work due to nonconformance to requirments. Literature is replete with studies indicating that significant rework in construction is due to design changes [34]- [36].…”

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Abstract. Design changes have always been an innate feature of the construction industry. Despite the various project management techniques, many building construction projects still fail to achieve their time and cost objectives. This paper aims to focus on design changes as a major cause of time delays and cost overruns. It seeks to discuss the causing factors of design changes in building construction projects and highlighting the resulting rework that is detrimental to project performance. Hence, this paper also aims to present a conceptual framework which was developed to better manage design changes through clued-up management decision to avoid future claims and disputes. Recent and current literature is examined and reviewed. The review approach was based on related literature to identified themes. The existing literature is summarised into five discrete themes of "design changes", "rework", "time and cost overruns", "communication" and "decision-making". The synthesised literature is subsequently utilised in the development of conceptual map which provided the direction for designing the conceptual framework. Extensive review of preceding studies on causes of time and cost overruns reveals that design changes is identified as one of the significant factors. However, there are limited studies in this domain. The discussion presents a knowledge gap of linking design changes and rework with decision-making in project management. This finding suggests the need for further empirical study. The framework stresses the importance of communication and management decision as the control mechanism. Researchers and practitioners in construction management field will find this study useful in understanding the causing factors of design changes and its detrimental impacts to project performance which risk the project to claims and disputes. The conceptual framework presents an imperative outcome to encourage further research in developing conceptual causal model of design changes which shows the key causal variables and their feedback loops.

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Applied Systems Analysis for Analysing Challenges in Construction Projects: A Methodological Approach

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Forensic Project Management: An Exploratory Examination of the Causal Behavior of Design-Induced Rework

Cited by 114 publications

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Causes, effects and remedies of errors in Nigerian construction documents

Causes, effects and remedies of errors in Nigerian construction documents

A Conceptual Framework for Managing Design Changes in Building Construction

Applied Systems Analysis for Analysing Challenges in Construction Projects: A Methodological Approach

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