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Project Definition Rating Index Buildings Projects

Event Date
Jul 31, 1998
Type
Conference Presentation
Research Team
RT-155
Slides
18
Topic
PDRI for General Building Projects
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Previous CII research found that tools for measuring project scope definition and assisting alignment between project participants needed to be developed. This research was established to produce a user-friendly tool to assist in defining project scope and maximizing the chance of project success for building projects.  RT-155 developed the Project Definition Rating Index for General Building Projects (PDRI–Buildings) to help owners, developers, designers, and contractors better achieve their business, operational, and project objectives. This PDRI–Buildings provides a forum for all project participants to communicate and reconcile differences using an objective tool as a common basis for project scope evaluation. This research developed and then validated the usefulness of the PDRI–Buildings tool by measuring the performance differences between projects with high and low PDRI scores.  The central premise for PDRI–Buildings is that teams should be working on the right project in a collaborative manner (alignment) and performing the right work (scope definition) during pre-project planning. Complete scope definition improves project performance in the area of cost, schedule, and operational status.
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PDRI for General Building Projects
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Project Definition Rating Index, Front End Planning, Pre-Project Planning, Scope Definition, Risk Management, PDRI Buildings, Commercial, Institutional, rt155