Friday, 15 June 2012

NEC Student Research

Hi all,
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.

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