In December 2013 the Australian Government established the Royal Commission into the Home Insulation Program, led by Mr Ian Hanger AM QC, which reported to the government in September 2014. The Government asked Professor Peter Shergold AC to lead an independent review of government processes for the development and implementation of large public programmes and...

This paper develops a proposal for the combination of the Standard ISO 21500 Guidance on Project Management and the Project & Construction Management Systems, with emphasis in their integration with the PMBOK and the Lean Construction philosophy.

For many years, lean production has been successfully applied in large companies producing high volumes of standardized products. The aim of this paper is to examine the evolution of lean principles with the primary goal of converging towards a new set of principles that are more clearly aligned for the deployment of lean in engineer-to-order...

This report finds that Major Projects Victoria is not able to demonstrate that it operates and manages infrastructure projects effectively, efficiently or economically.

Ethical practice and behaviour is a means for improving inter-organisational relationships by providing a clear understanding of the rights and obligations of all parties, improving productivity, affecting long-term business dealings, and influencing quality, time and costs. Therefore, the ability to build sustainable relationships grounded in ethical practice is important to the construction industry.