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Why Projects Fail

Job Order Contracting

Throughout the ongoing process, however, all of the following are address and/or improved upon: Who can offer change ideas (informally and formally) Who assesses the impact of the proposed change Who reviews the proposed change and its impact for approval How is the change implemented Documentation of the outcome. enables full visibility.

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Primus-DCF - A useful tool for construction estimating

Construction Cost Estimating

The renowned Italian software leader ACCA launched the Primus DCF. Primus-DCF is based on a DCF (Document Computation Format). It is a free software for creating Price Books, Price Lists, Estimate s and Bills of Quantities. The software is compatible with Windows 3.x/95/98/Me/2000/XP/2003/Vista/Server

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LEAN Construction Project Delivery and Facilities Operations, Maintenance, and Life-cycle Management

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Clearly defined and documented roles, responsibilities, workflows. It can be viewed in design, construction, and maintenance software as well as in simple spreadsheets. Application Software. Facility Operating Gross Square Foot (GSF) Index (SAM Performance Indicator: APPA 2003). Shared, performance-based risk/reward.

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LEAN for Facilities Operation and Maintenance

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Clearly defined and documented roles, responsibilities, workflows. It can be viewed in design, construction, and maintenance software as well as in simple spreadsheets. Application Software. Facility Operating Gross Square Foot (GSF) Index (SAM Performance Indicator: APPA 2003). Shared, performance-based risk/reward.

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Facilities Operations & Maintenance Management

Job Order Contracting

Defined work flows, data formats, and technologies which enable experiences with the principles and techniques of state of work definition, cost estimating, project management, and performance analysis to be reported, discussed, documented, and reused. Application Software. Fostering and requirements for ongoing training. Technologies.

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A Robust Framework for Improving Construction Productivity

Job Order Contracting

AIA Document C195 – 2008, Standard Form Single Purpose Entity Agreement for Integrated Project Delivery, Exhibit D (Work Plan). doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2003)129:2(142) Department of Treasury and Finance. REFERENCES. AIA California Council. Integrated Project Delivery: A Working Definition (2nd ed.). Chelson, D.

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BIM, Value Management, Life-cycle Cost Management

Building Information Management

It is also defined as the total cash flow of the project from the conceptual stage to the disposal stage (Bennett, 2003). This will make the consultants and designers understand what a client will accept as the benchmark to measure the outcome of their investment (Leung, Chu and Lu, 2003).