The project team’s perceptions around premature construction: impacts and consequences of incomplete designs

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dc.contributor.authorWiddop, David Kenneth
dc.date.accessioned2019-03-07T10:10:37Z
dc.date.available2019-03-07T10:10:37Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionResearch report submitted in fulfilment of the BUQS7027 course and part fulfilment of the degree Master of Science in building at the School of Construction Economics and Management at Wits University, 2018en_ZA
dc.description.abstractModern construction project delivery is accelerating, and fast track and concurrent engineering are becoming the norm. When projects are put out to tender under these fast-paced construction methods, there is evidence that the designs are not always complete before the documents are sent out, Kikwasi (2012) refers to incomplete designs at the time of tender when discussing the effects of delays and disruptions. Whilst there is no direct research targeting incomplete designs, especially at time of tendering, the evidence uncovered whilst researching the causes of project inadequacies, with regards to project deliverables trail, points to this phenomenon being relatively common. Reference is made to premature construction as a causation factor by, inter alia, Ramabodu et al (2010) who reported that it was the second most critical factor in cost over runs in their study. Likewise, Lee (2011) ranked delays in producing design documents fourth in importance of delay causes and 7th in frequency of delay causes. Despite numerous tools, programs and methods, projects still experience costly stops or pauses in the construction stage. Griego (2016), declares that at least one Project Team Member on most projects benefits from a premature start to construction, and although project team members may not be ready to start they are affected by peer pressure. Hence when a project starts construction prematurely, it experiences interruptions to construction at least once. This study exposes how the project team perceives the motives of premature construction, their influence on the project and project team along with their effects.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianXL2019en_ZA
dc.format.extentOnline resource (188 leaves)
dc.identifier.citationWiddop, David Kenneth (2018) The project team's perceptions around premature construction: impacts and consequences of incomplete designs, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, <http://hdl.handle.net/10539/26518>
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10539/26518
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subject.lcshConstruction industry--South Africa
dc.subject.lcshProject management
dc.titleThe project team’s perceptions around premature construction: impacts and consequences of incomplete designsen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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