The briefing process is critical to the successful delivery of construction projects. Although a number of briefing guides have been developed, attempting to address the problems of briefing, they are often criticized as being too general and implicit. This paper describes a structured framework...

There are few public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the UAE, but the number is increasing. Recently government and public bodies have intensified their interest in PPPs to encourage more involvement of the private sector in the country's development. The aim of the research is to evaluate...

Achieving and sustaining the cooperation of individuals with their temporary multi-organization (TMO) workgroups is, arguably, one of the most enduring challenges facing the construction sector. A mediational model connecting pride and self-respect to each of four dimensions of cooperative...

Clients and contractors are frequently advised to adopt a collaborative attitude and approach in construction projects in general, with 'continuing clients', i.e. clients with continuous large projects portfolios, expected to be in the forefront of such initiatives. Although such a governance...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to identify enablers for setting up relationally integrated value networks (RIVANS) for total facilities management (TFM) as a holistic approach to bridge the Project Management (PM) phase to the facilities management (FM) phase, aiming for better service...

As an economy approaches maturity, the relative importance of the construction sector would gradually decline. Without effective policies and strategies, the construction industry will suffer irreversably and this may trigger a knock-on effect to the overall economy. The experiences of selected...

Exhaustive risk allocation cannot be achieved through contract conditions, because all risk items cannot be foreseen at the planning stage. Effective management of unforeseen risks/events at post-contract stage needs the collective efforts of all major contracting parties. The attitude and...