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High Performance Work Teams

Event Date

Jul 31, 1998

Type

Conference Presentation - Plenary

Research Team

RT-134

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High Performance Work Teams

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Abstract

The CII High Performance Work Teams Research Team investigated methods for establishing high performance project teams that could achieve “breakthrough” project performance. The research team has discovered a number of factors that have been shown statistically to be predictive of high performance. “High performance” is defined by the majority of survey respondents as being 10 percent or better performance against established targets for cost, schedule, safety, customer satisfaction, and rework in a project. In the competitive world of construction, project teams have specific goals of reducing project cost and schedules. One method of achieving this is to establish high performance work teams in planning and execution. The research team was established to: Identify common characteristics of high performance work teams in construction Establish metrics that will help the industry realize the benefits of having high performance project teams The team found two significant predictors of reducing cost growth: Leader behavior Use of selected CII best practices The most significant finding of the work was the importance of leader behavior on project performance. Effective leader behavior, when combined with CII best practices and appropriate member characteristics, greatly enhances the probability that project teams will achieve breakthrough performance.

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Knowledge Area

Human Resource Management, Project & Program Management, Project Organization & Communication

Project Phase

Concept, Commissioning & Startup, Construction, Detailed Scope, Detailed Design (Engineering), Feasibility, Handover & Closeout, Procurement

Project Function

Construction, Project Controls, Project Management

Industry Group

Light Industrial, Heavy Industrial, Buildings, Infrastructure

Research Topic

High Performance Work Teams

Keywords

High Performance, Leader/Leadership Behaviors, Cost Growth, Schedule Growth, Breakthrough Performance, Scope Management, Planning and Project Controls, Project Alignment, Team Building, Team member characteristics, rt134

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