Project planning
Briefing paper
Changing the game: a critical analysis of large-scale corruption in mega-sport event infrastructure projects
This paper highlights the ramifications of corruption in Mega-Sport Event (MSE) infrastructure, a reoccurring issue in MSE history resulting in poor quality and inflated constructions. Issues are assessed across major events, finding concerns in project planning and ineffective channels to report wrongdoing.
Journal article
AHP-systems thinking analyses for kaizen costing implementation in the construction industry
This study explores the potential of kaizen costing strategy to engender effective cost management within construction project delivery systems in developing countries.
Journal article
Developing a neighbourhood: exploring construction projects from a project ecology perspective
As a consequence of ongoing urbanisation, construction projects are likely to be performed in multi-project contexts. Zooming out from the single project and focussing on the context in which construction projects are performed is suggested as a way to broaden our understanding and develop new theory.
Conference paper
Design Thinking in action: a DPR case study to develop a sustainable digital solution for labor resource management
Even though new tools and technologies are emerging rapidly for the construction industry, the rate of innovation and innovation adoption is low. The Design Thinking approach, which resembles the pull strategy in the Lean concept, has great potential in searching for and developing sustainable and innovative solutions with the users.
Conference paper
Keeping track of productivity in house-building
It is unclear how productivity is used by house-builders on-site to control, evaluate and improve operations. This study addresses how Swedish house-building companies keep track of productivity in the processes and sub-processes of production.