Another student is doing an NEC dissertation. In the student's own words...
Is the Compensation
Event Process an effective means of managing the impact of change during
construction projects?
I am completing structured research and I wish to collect qualitative
through a survey questionnaire which will be used to form the basis of a
dissertation for a Masters Degree in Construction Business & Project
Management through the University of Ulster at Jordanstown. Inefficiencies within the Construction Industry are well documented
and project failures, with cost and time overruns, continue to fuel the poor
image of construction as a profession.
It is suggested that Change is inevitable on construction projects,
and whilst change can interrupt the flow of work and cause time and cost
overrun, change orders provide an essential mechanism for ensuring the client’s
needs are satisfied throughout the project and to respond effectively to errors
and/or omissions in design, site conditions, construction methods, the external
environment and contract documents.
Therefore, the means by which change is managed is critical to
project success, in terms of defining cost and time
performance. The title of my study
is:
‘A critical analysis of whether the
NEC3 Compensation event process provides Project Managers with an effective
means of managing the impact of change during construction
projects’.
This research aims to establish whether the NEC3 Compensation Event
process, in practice, is an effective means of evaluating the impact of change
in construction projects.
Please click on the link below to
register and complete the survey.
