- Author
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Diekmann, J. E.
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Girard, M. J.
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Abdul-Hadi, N.
- Title
- DPI - Disputes Potential Index: A Study Into the Predictability of Contract Disputes.
- Coporate
- Colorado Univ., Boulder
- Report
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Source Document 101,
September 1994,
77 p.
- Keywords
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construction
- Abstract
- This report describes research conducted for the Dispute Prevention and Resolution Task Force of the Construction Industry Institute (CII). The research analyzes the effect of different project characteristics on the likelihood of project disputes and develops a computerized model to predict the likelihood of contract disputes. This report provides an explanation of the project characteristics that were evaluated, our data analysis techniques and the conclusions that we made about this work. This project is consistent with this emerging trend toward cooperative prevention and settlement of contract disputes. Fundamentally, this research attempts to develop a method to identify construction projects on which contract disputes are likely to occur, so the parties involved can take steps to reduce the likelihood of contract disputes. This research considered the impact of three categories of project characteristics on contract disputes. These characteristic classes are: People; Process; and Project.