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Impact of pre-construction planning and project characteristics on performance in the US electrical construction industry

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  • Cindy Menches
  • Awad Hanna
  • Erik Nordheim
  • Jeffrey Russell

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The mild recession experienced in the early part of this decade forced many US electrical contractors to reduce their profit margins as a way to win jobs and survive economically. However, to make up for lower profit margins, contractors turned to 'better planning' as a method for improving their efficiency and increasing their profitability. In general, contractors believe that better planning contributes to better project performance, but the evidence has been mostly anecdotal. A study was conducted recently that transformed anecdotal evidence about the impact of pre-construction planning on performance into quantitative evidence. The research resulted in the development of a model pre-construction planning process that was based on outstanding projects that were well planned and performed well. The study quantified the relationship between pre-construction planning activities, project characteristics and performance, and a separate validation study found that those projects that performed a comprehensive planning process similar to the model planning process were more likely to achieve their estimated work hours, profit, budget and completion goals.

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  • Cindy Menches & Awad Hanna & Erik Nordheim & Jeffrey Russell, 2008. "Impact of pre-construction planning and project characteristics on performance in the US electrical construction industry," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(8), pages 855-869.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:conmgt:v:26:y:2008:i:8:p:855-869
    DOI: 10.1080/01446190802213511
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