Analysis of the Effectiveness of Construction Management Plans

Details

• Creators:
  Caldas, Carlos ; Han, Zhe ; Sun, Jingran ; Rausch, Christopher ; Kim, Chaeyoung
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Texas Department of Transportation. Research and Technology Implementation Office ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Construction management
  • Project management
  • Conflict management
  • Project delivery
  • Data collection
  • Analysis
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA/TX-26/0-7182-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  September 2023 - August 2025
• Corporate Publisher:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Abstract:
  This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of Construction Management Plans (CMPs). To achieve this goal, data from TxDOT highway projects was collected and analyzed. The analyses employed descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, hypothesis testing, and exploratory factor analysis to identify significant relationships between project characteristics, CMP components, change orders, and project performance indicators. The results indicated that CMP projects are generally larger and more complex than non-CMP projects. CMPs were considered effective since the number of change orders and the project cost variation due to change orders was lower in the period after CMP implementation. Correlations between conflict clearance delays and change orders on CMP projects suggested opportunities for improvement and the need for more proactive conflict clearance management. These findings confirm that CMPs serve as an effective tool for project conflict management and provide data-driven insights for improving project delivery practices in TxDOT.
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  0-7182
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92821/dot_92821_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 5.22 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:897f23517f4830899ed3b00927d291faca96762e68e987c589bbf883206347f5afd32071c26c28aa1c2156263111d9ece245c60af5068068c7a773e62cf34f16