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Characteristics of Strategic Collaboration and Efficient Construction Project Delivery

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Conceptual model of partnering and alliancing. Development of a practical model of partnering for construction. Application of ANP in process models: An example of strategic. Proceedings of the. ICE-Municipal Engineer, 160(1), 37-44. Anvuur, A. M., & Kumaraswamy, M. Army Corps of Engineers. E., & Sanders, S. Bresnen, M.

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Software cost estimation with Construction Cost Model

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Software cost estimation with Construction Cost Model. Dr. Barry Boehm developed the Construction Cost Model to be applied with the large majority of software projects. It originates from the spiral model for project planning that defines four quadrants in each turn only one to three for the progress and project management.

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Why Projects Fail

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There are several maturity models that describe the degree of maturity of an organization and/or associated projects. The various capability maturity models (CMM) can be applied to virtually any industry or market segment. 2006, Gibson, et al, 1994, Haley). These are helpful in determining current and future levels of progress.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

The Business of Construction Risk Management » The Fundamentals of Building Information Modeling (BIM). Building Information Modeling (BIM) is no different. Drawings have been used by designers for centuries to communicate ideas to the construction trades. Modeling & Design. Home » Blogs.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Tablet Computing and Enterprise Software » World of Concrete 2012: Products Get Smarter, Interfaces Mimic Streamlined Design of Smart Phones and Tablets. This new design will be intuitive to anyone who has ever used a smart phone or a tablet. Hllti is another company that places a premium on intuitive design. October 2010.

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What the Future Holds for Single-Family Rentals

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million from 2010 to 2020—a rate lower than in any other decade between 1950 and 2010. . The investors buying homes and aggregating them are unable to offer on-site maintenance, instead operating a “call center” model that may work for credit cards and cell-phone companies but is less satisfactory for housing needs. .

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Lean methodology is ignored by the construction sector

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Furthermore, of this 5%, most of the applications have not leveraged, or even been designed to leverage the full valued of Lean. Retrieved July 12, 2010, from [link] Alinaitwe, H. Design-Build Contracting Claims: Cumulative Supplement. Development of a conceptual model of construction partnering. Bramble, B. Halpin, D.