Improvement of Construction Project Management Processes

Improvement of Construction Project Management Processes

The common denominator of the five papers published in the current edition of the Journal of Engineering, Project, and Production Management is the improvement of construction project management processes for effective use of resources. Execution of proper project management processes is widely recognized as a key success factor influencing likelihood of project success (Alleman, 2014). It is noticeable that four out of five papers in this issue of the Journal are authored or co-authored by Iranian researchers from the same Institute but their conclusions bear importance that cannot be limited to the authors' region. Two papers contribute to the understanding of issues related to the concepts of Constructability, Operability and Maintainability (COM) in construction projects. The third paper focuses on using data mining techniques to develop knowledge management in organizations. The next paper examines interdependency of value for money and ex-post performance indicators of public private partnership projects. The remaining paper concentrates on the research trends in the field of Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) approach to construction projects. Paper by N. Kordestani Ghaleenoe et al. of Mehralborz Institute of Higher Education (Tehran, Iran) and Abu Dhabi University (UAE) reviews and analyses scientific literature on the benefits of implementing constructability, operability, and maintainability concepts in the construction industry. 145 articles since 1980 up to 2015 have been evaluated using descriptive analysis and quantitative analysis (statistical diagrams). The authors stated that future studies on the subject are needed.