- Author
- Construction Industry Institute
- Title
- Assessment of Construction Industry Project Management Practices and Performance.
- Coporate
- Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX
- Report
- Special CII Publication, April 1990, 45 p.
- Keywords
- construction
- Abstract
- The mission of the Construction Industry Institute (CII) is to improve construction cost effectiveness. Through CII research the industry has been exposed to key management principles and concepts which could have a great influence on achieving successful project performance. CII research also has confirmed many recommendations suggested in The Business Roundtable's Construction Industry Cost Effectiveness (CICE) Project. This publication summarizes, contrasts, and compares study findings from three similar but separate volumes prepared for owners, architect/engineers (A/Es), and contractors (References 3, 4, and 5). It discusses an attempt to measure quantitatively the current level of utilization on projects of key principles and recommendations endorsed by CII/CICE. Surrent project performance is evaluated, and project characteristics influencing both utilization and performance are explored. The results presented here reflect the perceptions of respondents from various owner, A/E, and contractor companies involved in the design and construction of facilities. Data was gathered during the last half of 1988. The database for the study consists of 1,902 respondents representing 428 different companies. Each respondent completed an in-depth questionnaire reflecting his/her experiences on recent projects. The questionnaires were tailored to capture the unique perspective of each participant group.