Advanced e-presentation system of a work plan for improved project communication

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorVendra, Venkata Krishna
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-12T02:26:36Z
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-12T02:26:58Z
dc.date.available2017-09-12T02:26:36Z
dc.date.available2017-09-12T02:26:58Z
dc.date.issued2007-03
dc.description.abstractThe success of a project depends critically upon the effort, care and skill applied in its initial planning. Construction planning is a complex process that involves coordination between many project participants on- and off-site. As projects have been increasing in size and complexity, the number of participants involved in a single project has also increased. Numerous studies have suggested that the communication in project management needs effective controlling system for a flawless information exchange between the various working units of the project. They have reported that the lack of planning integration between the various units of project do not adequately support the coordination efforts required to successfully deliver projects. This research discuss a critical investigation into the loopholes in the present planning scheduling presentation techniques that lead to communicational and contractual errors in Project Management. It highlights the need of a standard plan presentation format for better coordination of works among the various parties involved in a project. Information both objectively and subjectively are obtained through questionnaire survey and interviews of 130 project personnel which comprises of Project Managers, Assistant Project Managers, Project Planners, Engineers, QA/QS and Site supervisors of the Project on- and off-site. For analysis the data was categorized into quantitative data (data collected from all the respondents) and expert's data (data collected from experts i.e. Project Managers, Assistant Managers and Planners). The research identified that the source of most problems with the current plan presentation is poor communication and ambiguity. The work program causes difficultly in understanding and conveying information, resulting in misunderstanding. Interrelationship between activities too is not clearly defined thus significant time is consumed if updating is required. To counter the loopholes in the present plan presentation system and practices, an advanced e-presentation system was developed and tested on an ongoing Butterworth Outer Ring Road Project (BORR) in Butterworth, Penang, Malaysia. The result has shown that communication and coordination between various working units with in the project has been far better in e-presentation than similar projects having more than one main contractor.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/4602
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherUniversiti Sains Malaysiaen_US
dc.subjectConstruction planningen_US
dc.titleAdvanced e-presentation system of a work plan for improved project communicationen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
Files
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download
Collections
Pusat Pengajian Perumahan, Bangunan & Perancangan - Tesis