Unintended negative effects of client project cost controls : a system dynamics approach

dc.contributor.authorChitongo, Alfred Mutizwa
dc.contributor.authorPretorius, Leon
dc.contributor.emailu12279422@tuks.co.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-29T08:35:51Z
dc.date.available2019-07-29T08:35:51Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-09
dc.descriptionPresented at the 29th annual conference of the Southern African Institute for Industrial Engineering (SAIIE), held from 24-26 October 2018 in Stellenbosch, South Africaen_ZA
dc.description.abstractProject controls have been defined in the existing literature as managerial decisions and actions aimed at rectifying poor project performance. Understanding the potential unintended negative effects of such controls will be beneficial to project management practice and to the resulting project performance. Using the system dynamics approach, this article investigates some unintended negative effects of client project cost controls. Empirical data from a raw-water infrastructure project are used to calibrate the formulated system dynamics simulation model. Simulation results suggest that the client project cost controls (aimed at minimising project cost), unintentionally generate some counteractive effects (an increase in the project cost and the time schedule duration).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractProjekkontroles is in die literatuur gedefinieer as bestuursbesluite en aksies wat daarop gemik is om swak projekprestasie reg te stel. Om die potensiële onbedoelde negatiewe gevolge van sulke kontroles te begryp, sal voordelig wees vir projekbestuurspraktyke en die gevolglike projekprestasie. Met behulp van ʼn stelseldinamika-benadering, ondersoek hierdie artikel 'n paar onbedoelde negatiewe gevolge van kliëntprojekkostekontroles. Empiriese data uit 'n rou-water-infrastruktuurprojek word gebruik om die geformuleerde stelseldinamika simulasiemodel te kalibreer. Simulasie resultate dui daarop dat die kliënt projek koste kontrole (gemik op die vermindering van projek koste), onbedoeld sommige teenproduktiewe effekte genereer ('n toename in die projek koste en die projek tydsduur).en_ZA
dc.description.departmentGraduate School of Technology Management (GSTM)en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2019en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://sajie.journals.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationChitongo, A.M. & Pretorius, L. 2018, 'Unintended negative effects of client project cost controls : a system dynamics approach', South African Journal of Industrial Engineering, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 121-131.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1012-277X (print)
dc.identifier.issn2224-7890 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.7166/29-3-2054
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/70805
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherSouthern African Institute for Industrial Engineeringen_ZA
dc.rights© 2019, South African Institute of Industrial Engineering. All rights reserved. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.en_ZA
dc.subjectProject controlsen_ZA
dc.subjectLiteratureen_ZA
dc.subjectEmpirical dataen_ZA
dc.subjectProjekkontrolesen_ZA
dc.subjectLiteratuuren_ZA
dc.subjectEmpiriese dataen_ZA
dc.titleUnintended negative effects of client project cost controls : a system dynamics approachen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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