Use of Team Building on Construction Projects to Reduce Cost Growth and Schedule Growth

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Terry L.en
dc.contributor.committeechairde la Garza, Jesus M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAuchey, Flynn L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberVorster, Michael C.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:52:25Zen
dc.date.adate1998-09-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:52:25Zen
dc.date.issued1998-09-05en
dc.date.rdate1998-09-17en
dc.date.sdate1998-09-05en
dc.description.abstractThe benefits of the team building process have been examined for many years by several organizations. The Army Corp of Engineers, Project Management Institute, and Construction Industry Institute studies provided the foundation for this research. Cost growth and schedule growth are two areas that were suspected to be improved by the use of team building. A thorough statistical and graphical analysis was conducted to evaluate the effects of the team building process on cost growth and schedule growth. The project phases and demographic slices were examined for both the contractors and owners. The analysis of the relationship between the team building process and reduction of cost growth and schedule growth provides overwhelming support for implementing the process on construction projects. Although results of particular projects are not always supportive, the overall trends indicate that both budget overruns and schedule extensions can be reduced by the use of a team building process. Particular project categories have been identified as very susceptible to the positive influences of the team building process. Early implementation appears to be crucial in maximizing the benefits of the team building process.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-81698-17500en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-81698-17500/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36984en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartThesis.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectConstruction Managementen
dc.subjectTeam Buildingen
dc.subjectPartneringen
dc.subjectCost Growthen
dc.subjectSchedule Growthen
dc.titleUse of Team Building on Construction Projects to Reduce Cost Growth and Schedule Growthen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Thesis.pdf
Size:
1.05 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download

Collections

Masters Theses