- Author
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Diekmann, J. E.
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Thrush, K. B.
- Title
- Project Control in Design Engineering.
- Coporate
- University of Colorado, Boulder
- Report
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Source Document 12; Task Force 83-6
May 1986
243 p.
- Keywords
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construction
- Identifiers
- overview of the purpose and elements of project control; project control theory; results of contractor interviews; results of owner interviews; new frontiers and other applications in project control
- Abstract
- The Construction Industry Institute has been formed to improve the cost effectiveness of the Construction Industry through guided research and training. One facet of industry effectiveness is the management control procedures used on construction projects. Project control is a major key to a profitable project, particularly in the design phase of a project. It is in this phase that the major decisions that affect the project are made. The design not only affects how the project is to be built but also how much it will cost to build the project as designed. Engineering is one of the most common reasons for a project being completed late and over budget. For this reason, the Cost/Schedule Task Force of the Construction Industry Institute has chosen to address the problem of project control in design engineering. It was decided by the Task Force to commission a study of current practices in engineering project controls.