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Abdenour, J I (2021) A cost estimation model for improving the budget estimates of industrial plant construction projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Adoko, M T (2016) Developing a cost overrun predictive model for complex systems development projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Alves, L F (2006) Stochastic approach to risk assessment of project finance structures under public private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Bersson, T F (2012) A framework for application of system engineering process models to sustainable design of high performance buildings, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Boyer, E J (2012) Building capacity for cross-sector collaboration: How transportation agencies develop skills and systems to manage public-private partnerships, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Charoenphol, D (2017) Using robust statistical methodology to evaluate the performance of project delivery systems: A case study of horizontal construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Cho, S (2000) Sequential estimation and decision-making in project management: A Bayesian way and heuristic approaches, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Elsherbiny, A (2021) Prediction of design error rework cost in EPC industrial projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Farmer, C M (2018) Constructing program management offices for major defense acquisition programs: Factors to consider, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Griffin, M G (2008) The lived experience of first line managers during planned organizational change: A phenomenological study of one firm in the residential construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Holmlin, R M (2016) Pre-design methodology for establishing scope-budget and scope-duration alignment for capital projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Innocent, M J F, Jr. (2018) Predicting military construction project time outcomes using data analytics, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Joao, Z R (2021) Road construction assessment model (RC-AM) to prevent contract overbilling in Angola, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Kim, E (2000) A study on the effective implementation of earned value management methodology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Krone, S J (1991) Decreasing the impact of changes, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Lounsbury, C R (1983) From craft to industry: The building process in North Carolina in the nineteenth century, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
McDavid, H A (1996) Construction and economic development: A stimulus or constraint in developing countries, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Momtazi, S (2021) Reducing cost overruns in construction projects using lean methodology, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Ngamthampunpol, D (2008) An assessment of safety management in the Thai construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Park, J (2015) Essays on the delivery of public infrastructure projects: Empirical analyses on transportation projects in Florida, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Reid, J S (2019) Evaluating the impact of using agile methodologies in heavy-civil construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: efficiency; construction project; highway; highways; replacement; tunnel; utilities; key performance indicators; project delivery; safety; construction team; project performance
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- URL: https://www.proquest.com/docview/2288064953
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Due to a lack of actual data-based research, industry-wide implementation of agile methodologies on heavy-civil construction projects is lacking, leading to management and performance issues that cause inefficient project delivery. As acknowledged by F. Ribeiro (2010), “Despite the amount of research work on agile concepts and the methods proposed by several authors, there is a striking absence of real applications of those concepts and models in the construction industry. Most of the publications highlight the theoretical aspects of agility without relating to specific real-world organizational environments. ” (p. 167). Heavy-Civil Construction focuses on highways, roads, bridges, tunnels, underground utilities, and other large public works projects. Such work can be new construction, replacement, maintenance, repair, and improvements for use by the general public. With this comes a set of unique challenges, requiring an extremely focused and skilled management team. Issues involving cost, schedule, quality, and safety are most important and steps are typically taken to minimize problems relating to these using a waterfall management approach to build the job. The common theory is that the introduction of agile methodologies would have a positive effect on the efficiency of these projects for all involved (Mendez, 2018). Various references believe that by implementing agile methodologies on heavy-civil construction projects, the construction team has a better chance for a successful build by minimizing issues relating to the Key Performance Indicators of cost, schedule, quality, and safety (Owen & Koskela, 2007). The following quote by F. Ribeiro (2010) also sums the beliefs referenced; “It is assessed that agile methods offer considerable potential for application in construction and that there are significant hurdles to its adoption in the actual phase. Should these be overcome, agile methods offer benefits well beyond any individual company. ” (p. 174). After reviewing cost and incident data for 40 projects that utilized the waterfall approach of project management and comparing them to 40 projects that implemented agile methodologies, there is evidence to support a sound conclusion. This study shows both quantitatively and qualitatively that there is an improvement in project performance and overall success on those projects analyzed herein that utilized agile methods, thus presenting evidence to support the existing theories.
Schulte, W D, Jr. (1999) The effect of international corporate strategies and information and communication technologies on competitive advantage and firm performance: An exploratory study of the international engineering, procurement and construction (IEPC) industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Shamma, E M (1988) A dynamic model for the growth of construction firms, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Stuban, S M F (2011) Employing risk management to control military construction costs, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Taku, A M (2021) Predicting modular efficiency in oil and gas capital projects using multi-criteria decision analysis, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.
Toliver, B L (2018) Implementing project management plans to control construction costs on military projects in Korea, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Tonimoghadam, F (2021) A predictive model for reducing cost and time for the detection of clashes in residential and commercial constructions projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Wenzelberger, J P (1987) The economic analysis of tall buildings (Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Boston, Massachusetts; Kansas City, Missouri), Unpublished PhD Thesis, , George Washington University.
Zhou, G (2021) Machine learning-based cost predictive model for better operating expenditure estimations of U.S. light rail transit projects, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , The George Washington University.