Analysis of factors that drive brief development in construction

Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-87

  Othman, Ayman A E ^a   Hassan, Tarek M ^b   Pasquire, Christine L ^b  

^a Department of Social Services ^*  (United Arab Emirates)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Construction industry; Customer satisfaction; Dynamic audit

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; LIFE CYCLE; MARKETING; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISKS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SURVEYS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

CLIENT SATISFACTION; DYNAMIC AUDIT; DYNAMIC BRIEF DEVELOPMENT (DBD); STAKEHOLDERS;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 13844271858     PISSN: 09699988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09699980510576907     Document Type: Review

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