An exploratory study into recurring construction problems
By: LIM, C.S
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Contributor(s): MOHAMED, M.Zain.
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ArticlePublisher: aug. 2000Subject(s): Gestão de Projetos | Administração de Empresas | Estudo de CasoInternational Journal of Project Management 18, 4, p. 267-273Abstract: The pattern of recurring construction problems encountered n electrical transmission substation projects is a very pertinent phenomenon. The purpose of this study is to explore the possible reasons for such recurrences and to uncover unusual factors. To achieve this, unstructured interviews were conducted. A list of possible reaons were collected. The reasons were found to be interrelate and have mutual influence. The study revealed fur unusual factors "management did not care", inherited problems from "earlier phases", perceptions of projct success were not the same`, and projects were completed anyway. The study also uncovered some underlying concetual ambiguities in which further investigations were necessary. These ambiguities included the perspectives of project, the perception of project success and the criteria of project success
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The pattern of recurring construction problems encountered n electrical transmission substation projects is a very pertinent phenomenon. The purpose of this study is to explore the possible reasons for such recurrences and to uncover unusual factors. To achieve this, unstructured interviews were conducted. A list of possible reaons were collected. The reasons were found to be interrelate and have mutual influence. The study revealed fur unusual factors "management did not care", inherited problems from "earlier phases", perceptions of projct success were not the same`, and projects were completed anyway. The study also uncovered some underlying concetual ambiguities in which further investigations were necessary. These ambiguities included the perspectives of project, the perception of project success and the criteria of project success
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