A review of literature on benchmarking

R Dattakumar, R Jagadeesh - Benchmarking: An International Journal, 2003 - emerald.com
Benchmarking is recognised as an essential tool for continuous improvement of quality. A
large number of publications by various authors reflect the interest in this technique …

[PDF][PDF] The impact of planning on project success-a literature review

P Serrador - The Journal of Modern Project Management, 2013 - journalmodernpm.com
Project planning is widely thought to be an important contributor to project success.
However, does the research affirm its impact and give guidance as to how much effort …

Measuring project management performance: Case of construction industry

S Demirkesen, B Ozorhon - Engineering Management Journal, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
This study develops construction-specific determinants and indicators of project
management performance based on the 14 knowledge areas of the project management …

What is preproject planning, anyway?

GE Gibson Jr, YR Wang, CS Cho… - Journal of management …, 2006 - ascelibrary.org
The importance of preproject planning in the capital facility delivery process and its potential
impact on project success has long been recognized by industry practitioners. Nevertheless …

Scope management using project definition rating index

PR Dumont, GE Gibson Jr, JR Fish - Journal of Management in …, 1997 - ascelibrary.org
It is widely accepted that poor scope definition is one of the leading causes of project failure
in the US construction industry. Many owner and contractor companies understand this …

Integrating sustainability into construction engineering projects: Perspective of sustainable project planning

M Yu, F Zhu, X Yang, L Wang, X Sun - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
With the balanced requirement of environmental, economic and social objectives in projects
intensifying, the need for integrating sustainability with project management has drawn …

Governance of major public investment projects: in pursuit of relevance and sustainability

O Jonny Klakegg, T Haavaldsen - International Journal of Managing …, 2011 - emerald.com
Purpose–The ultimate purpose of this paper is to report on a research thesis that contributes
to making public projects more relevant and sustainable. The objective of this paper is to …

Front-end planning for large and small infrastructure projects: Comparison of project definition rating index tools

M ElZomor, R Burke, K Parrish… - Journal of Management …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
Despite the need to reform, maintain, and expand US infrastructure, the construction industry
often struggles to deliver infrastructure projects that meet their target budget and schedule …

Comparison of preproject planning for green and conventional buildings

Y Kang, C Kim, H Son, S Lee… - Journal of Construction …, 2013 - ascelibrary.org
The importance of green buildings has been frequently highlighted. However, barriers such
as greater complexity, lack of understanding of sustainability, and the perception of a greater …

Project success index for capital facility construction projects

AF Griffith, GE Gibson, MR Hamilton… - … of performance of …, 1999 - ascelibrary.org
Project management researchers have often measured the effect that specific inputs have
on project success. However, the concept of project success is complicated and there is no …