Construction Readiness Assessment for Productivity Improvement

RT-DCC-02 derived 228 construction readiness factors spanning 15 categories. Using data collected from 80 projects, the readiness factors were weighted. A higher weight indicates a higher contribution in differentiating CR from CNR projects (RT-DCC-02, page 11).

Using the developed weights, the team created the Construction Readiness Score (CRS), which is a single unified metric that can be used to assess the readiness level of a project as a percentage. The CRS was then benchmarked to be used to classify future projects in one of three categories (RT-DCC-02, page 53):

1. Construction-Not-Ready (CRS between 0% and 75%)
2. Borderline (CRS between 75% and 85%)
3. Construction-Ready (CRS between 85% and 100%)

The team analyzed data from 80 projects to understand the project performance differences between CR and CNR projects. Findings from statistical analysis that were significant are outlined in the below figure. These findings show that CR projects performed better than CNR projects in a number of factors, including cost and schedule (RT-DCC-02, page 53).

RT-DCC-02 developed the Construction Readiness Assessment (CRA) tool, which is part of Final Report DCC-02. The CRA tool was built in Microsoft Excel and Visual Basic for Applications. The tool uses the weights of the 228 factors to compute a unified project readiness score, and subsequently compares that score to both the benchmarks identified in this research and user-defined project goals. The CRA tool further identifies leverage areas in which improvement can be made to increase or maintain construction readiness. Repeated use of the tool during the planning and construction phases of a project permits projects to be tracked as they progress toward construction readiness and to ensure that readiness is maintained after startup (RT-DCC-02, page 45).

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