Research Article
The Influence of an Information Environment on Construction Organization's Culture: A Case Study
Table 1
Weekly report and director’s report.
| (a) Individual project performance from weekly report |
| | Unforeseen (UF) & Owner (0) Risk | | | # UF Risks affecting budget/schedule | 0 | | Days delayed (Calendar) | 0 | | Additional costs | 0 | | # 0. Risk affecting budget/schedule | 1 | | Days delayed (Calendar) | 0 | | Additional costs | $2.000.00 |
| | Above risks include potential and resolved |
| | Contractor risks | | | # of Unaddressed/Overdue Risks | 1 | | # Unrated risks | 0 | | # Risks affecting budget/schedule | 2 | | Risks to schedule (calendar days) | 15 | | Risk to cost | $1.000.00 | | Contractor satisfaction rating | 10 |
| | Above risks include potential and resolved |
| | Overall current status | | | Days delayed (calendar days) | 5 | | % Delayed | 0.8% | | Contractor % delayed | 0.8% | | Additional costs | $2.000.00 | | % Over award | 9.2% | | Contractor % over award | 0% | | Project satisfaction rating | 10 | | Risk number | 1.16 | | Above schedule and budget additions include only resolved risks |
|
|
| (b) Overall organization performance |
| | Division overview | 25/9/2009 |
| | Original projects budget | $585 999 296.63 | | Current estimated cost | $613 872 042.82 | | Estimated cost over budget | $27 872 746.19 |
| | Project overview |
| | Total number of projects | 194 | | % projects on time | 43% | | Number of jobs delayed | 111 | | % projects on budget | 54% | | Number of jobs over awarded budget | 16 | | Number of projects missing owner ratings | 0 |
| | Average project |
| | Project schedule length in days | | | Project budget | $3 020 614.93 | | % over awarded budget | 4.76% | | % over budget due to owner | 3.42% | | % over budget due to contractor | 0.03% | | % over budget due to unforeseen | 1.31% | | Average length of project | 529 | | % Delayed | 24.07% | | % Delayed due to owner | 17.21% | | % Delayed due to contractor | 1.89% | | % Delayed due to unforeseen | 4.97% | | Number of risks | 2.00 | | Number owner generated risks | 1.36 | | Number of overdue risks | 0.52 | | Owner rating | 9.36 | | Risk number | 2.86 |
|
|
| (c) Risk ranking in projects |
| | Top 10 risk ranking projects 9/25/2009 | | Number | Project | Risk number |
| | 1 | Addition to Third Floor Womans Health Care Suite | 42.63 | | 2 | Replace Hot Water Converters | 28.98 | | 3 | Construct Rollup Connections for Boilers & Chillers | 28.09 | | 4 | Security Repairs | 18.22 | | 5 | Misc. Medical Repair Projects '08 | 13.10 | | 6 | Rep, Reconf for TBI Program | 12.73 | | 7 | Bathroom Conversions, Bldg 9200 | 12.66 | | 8 | Renew Health Clinic, Building 990 | 11.01 | | 9 | Repair AHU Number 2 and Number 3 | 10.73 | | 10 | Renew Smith Dental Clinic | 8.04 |
|
|
| (d) Comparing vendor performance |
| | Contractor overview | Contractor A | Contractor B | Contractor C |
| | Total awarded budget | $1 202 511 | $474 170 | $4 015 198 | | Current cost | $4 907 721 | $487 924 | $4 357 671 | | Over budget | $3 705 210 | $13 754 | $342 473 |
| | Project overview |
| | Total number of projects | 1 | 1 | 1 | | % Projects on time | 0% | 0% | 0% | | Number of Jobs delayed | 1 | 1 | 1 | | % Projects on budget | 0% | 0% | 0% | | Number of Jobs over awarded budget | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| | Average project |
| | Number of Risks per job | 3.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | | Owner generated risks | 0.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | | Number of overdue risks | 1 | 0 | 1 | | % Over awarded budget | 308.12% | 2.90% | 8.53% | | % over budget due to owner | 0.00% | 2.90% | 8.53% | | % over budget due to contractor | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | | % over budget due to unforseen | 308.12% | 0.00% | 0.00% | | Number of Days delayed | 601 | 99 | 183 | | Number of days delayed due to owner | 0 | 99 | 183 | | Number days delayed due to contractor | 0 | 0 | 0 | | Number days delayed due to unforseen | 601 | 0 | 0 | | Owner rating | 10.00 | 6.71 | 6.63 | | Risk number | 13.10 | 6.16 | 6.09 |
|
|
