Construction Research Congress 2020
Early Warning Dashboard for Advanced Construction Planning Metrics
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
ABSTRACT
With the advancement of technology and computer-based tools, the methods employed in planning and control of construction projects are becoming more potent. Throughout this technological evolvement, researchers have introduced several metrics to guide planners in their assessment of project performance and control as the project progresses. However, construction projects still encounter failures as a result of planning deficiencies. This raises concerns regarding the capability of the current control mechanisms in alarming planners or practitioners and generating an early warning system to guide future actions. This research proposes a new dashboard system based on advanced metrics to address several project performance areas that are currently partially measured. The dashboard is expected to better describe, monitor, and control the various dynamic aspects of construction planning within the last planner system for production control. Applying the dashboard on data from two construction projects in the U.S. revealed the ability to assess project performance areas beyond the capacity of previously available planning metrics.
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Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
Pages: 67 - 75
Editors: David Grau, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Pingbo Tang, Ph.D., Arizona State University, and Mounir El Asmar, Ph.D., Arizona State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8288-9
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Published online: Nov 9, 2020
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