By Antoinette Bos December 2012 Abstract Best Value PIPS has become popular in the Netherlands and at the Hanze UAS. Hanze UAS started its first BV PIPS project in June 2011 and is currently performing seven projects. The Hanze UAS encountered major difficulties...
By Anneke van Abeelen December 2012 Abstract This is a case study of the Utrecht tramway rolling stock maintenance project (21.6M euros). The case study is unique to the Dutch environment, which has experienced many construction-related projects. As it is one of the...
By Kashiwagi, D., Kashiwagi, J., Kashiwagi, A., Sullivan, K. December 2012 Abstract For the last two years, researchers have been working with parties in Malaysia to implement best value practices. After two years of research work, the effort has many lessons learned. Lessons...
By Jeroen van de Rijt, Herman van den Hoogen December 2012 Abstract The adoption rate of the BVP/PIPS or the Best Value approach (Kashiwagi 2010) has been rather high in the Netherlands (van de Rijt & Santema 2012). One of the largest industrial...
By Aghaegbuma Ozumba, Chineme Ozumba October 2012 Abstract The article presents an exploration into the performance of the South African construction industry with regard to its feminine footprint. Focus of the study is female employment and promotion, and the impact on levels and...
By C. M. M. Chin, A. C. Spowage, E. H. Yap October 2012 Abstract Across all industrial sectors, project management has become an essential element in the successful delivery of projects. Regardless of the industrial sector or size of project, project management methodologies...
By Marek Wirkus October 2012 Abstract The article briefly presents some experiences and results of research which has been conducted in order to identify key elements influencing the success of projects managed in informal way with volunteers’ participation. These experiences were collected during...
By Luis Felipe Bismarchi, Maria Cecilia Loschiavo dos Santos October 2012 Abstract The green wave of sustainability is getting bigger everyday and as consumers’ awareness is increasing so are their demands for socio-environmental responsibility. That is the scenario the Brazilian building sector, one...
By Yajun Zeng, Miroslaw J. Skibniewski October 2012 Abstract Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems are configurable enterprise-wide information system packages that integrate information and information-based processes within and across functional areas in an organization. They have been widely adopted in many organizations and...
By Kristen C. Barlish, Kenneth T. Sullivan, Alberto De Marco October 2012 Abstract An innovative education and simulation of the Best Value (BV) business model was carried out in a Project Management (PM) course at an International Engineering University in Italy. The BV...