Abstract
The main purpose of this research is to investigate project management issues in construction sites environment, to recognize which issues are more vital for overall success of any construction project or vice versa and to suggest recommendations for improvement of the performance of all the parties involved in the construction projects. The study is mainly focused on Pakistan, a developing country in South Asia and the research seems to be focused on construction projects management, however, it can be helpful for other sectors of project management as well. The paper results in valuable lessons for both researchers and practitioners in the field of project management to improve their performance. The overall results of the
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2. To identify and gain better understanding of the issues affecting construction projects in the country, in order to help project management teams to improve their project management performance on construction sites.
3. To analyze the data statistically for drawing conclusion about the types of issues vital for the overall success or failure of construction projects.
4. To uncover the realities regarding the loopholes and drawbacks of construction projects so that a second, more systematic and extensive study on the problems and issues could be designed and executed.
The reasons and justifications for conducting research on construction industry are as under.
1. The construction sector is the largest sector in terms of market capitalization in Pakistan and to meet the needs for the socioeconomic development in the country very large investments are being made in this sector every year. Therefore, the performance of this industry has a widespread effect on the overall economic well-being of the whole country.
2. As compared with the other fields exercising project management tools and techniques, construction industry and concerning companies/firms are more deliberately involved in the project management practices which is no doubt a fertile ground to carry out this study.
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To incoming students in the construction management discipline., the three types of research that will be described in this paper are scholarly journals, trade journals and popular magazines, these will also be accompanied with examples of a research topics. Students can use these researching strategies for the following: essays, lab reports, reviews, and annotations. Knowledge of these resources will ensure success in the program.
This document serves the purpose of critically analysing the differences that exist between managing construction projects and I.T Projects
The paper is divided into three sections, the first of which will establish a timeline of events. This project background will serve as a case study for the analysis in the following section that will be structured such that each of the previously mentioned facets will be independently analyzed and contrasted with project management principles. Finally the paper will conclude with a summary of the analysis and recommendations based on
The stages of the construction project management differ from the stage of business management, in several respects. For example, construction management first stage is the resolution; it is necessary to identify requirements relating to the project by the owner and choose a consult to help in completing a preliminary assessment for the project and the feasibility, also the impact of its presence in the economic and social development areas. However, planning is the first stage on
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Project Management Institute. (2000). _A Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge (4th ed.)._
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Research is conducted to examine different points of views of the importance of performance outcomes in a construction project in Hong Kong. ANOVA was used to analyse the data relative to how the performances were measured. Performances were measured using a performance criteria starting with the most important first, which is time. Timely completion of a project would prevent loss of revenue and penalities to the contractor.
The career that I chose to this research on paper is a Construction Project Manager (CPM). I chose this career for many different reasons, mainly because I have always liked construction and my brother went to school and his doing this profession. I also chose this because this job requires a lot of what I would like to do in my future career. In this paper I am going to talk about the duties/responsibilities, educational requirements, job demand, salary, skills/personality, stresses/satisfactions, and the demand/future of a construction project manager.
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Larson, E.W. and Gray, C.F. (2012, p. 214). Project Management: The Managerial Process, 5th Ed. McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions. Boston, MA.
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