Project management in the information systems industry has had a poor record of delivering value and has consequently seized upon the recent evolutional of agile project management. What is meant by agile project management, from whence it originated and whether it has further applicability are not widely understood. The construction industry also has a less than perfect project management reco...

The nature of the construction industry combined with the lack of appropriate techniques and technologies suitable for construction work are among the main reasons for inadequate industry performance. Researchers need to develop a better understanding of the construction industry and develop approaches and technologies that will enable construction companies to do a better job in estimating, pl...

Computer and information technologies offer significant potential to improve management practices in the construction industry. However, even though all parties involved in construction rely on computers to perform their tasks, the exchange of information among the different participants during the phases of a facility is still primarily paper-based. This paper presents a GIS-based integrated v...

critical path method (cpm) is one of the most popular techniques used by construction practitioners for construction project scheduling since the 1950s. despite its popularity, cpm has a major shortcoming, as it is schedule based on two impractical acceptance that the project deadline is not bounded and that resources are unlimited. the analytical competency and computing capability of cpm thus...

The construction industry continues to experience high rates of musculoskeletal injuries despite the widespread promotion of ergonomic solutions. Participatory ergonomics (PE) has been suggested as one approach to engage workers and employers for reducing physical exposures from work tasks but a systematic review of participatory ergonomics programs showed inconclusive results.. A process evalu...