- Author
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Federle, M.
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Rowings, J.
- Title
- Optimizing Project Organizations.
- Coporate
- Iowa State Univ., Ames
- Report
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Research Report 103-11
August 1996
153 p.
- Keywords
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construction
- Abstract
- Construction industry companies want to understand what factors culminate in a successful project. They also want to enhance the development of currnet projects and increase the chances for future successful projects. This research project's obtectives were to improve the understanding of how project teams are formed and key leaders are selected. It appeared at the outset of the project that a need existed for a (1) better understanding of the process that managers use to combine personnel into a successful project team, (2) better understanding of the key traits, skills, and behaviors of key leaders and the interests (i.e., operations) that they represent, and (3) more explicit approach to selecting team members on the basis of their behavioral characteristics, in structuring the project organization. The research team used case studies outlining the results of interviews and questionnaire data on traits, skills, and behaviors to develop an assessment tool for use in developing a successful project team. This report describes the results of 15 case study projects (three pilots and 12 projects).