Cost overruns and failure in project management: Understanding the roles of key stakeholders in construction projects

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-279

  Doloi, Hemanta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cost estimation; Cost overrun; Cost performance; Project management

Indexed keywords

CONFIRMATORY FACTOR ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT; CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS; CONTROL PROCEDURES; COST ESTIMATIONS; COST OVERRUNS; COST PERFORMANCE; CRITICAL FACTORS; EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT; EFFICIENT DESIGNS; IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS; INDUSTRY SECTORS; KNOWLEDGE GAPS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; MULTIVARIATE REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PLANNING AND SCHEDULING; PROJECT ENVIRONMENT; ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES; SITE MANAGEMENT;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; CONTRACTORS; COST ESTIMATING; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; ROBUST CONTROL;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84874610458     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0000621     Document Type: Article

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