Abstracts – Browse Results

Search or browse again.

Click on the titles below to expand the information about each abstract.
Viewing 1 results ...

Costa, D B and Formoso, C T (2004) A set of evaluation criteria for performance measurement systems in the construction industry. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, 9(02), 91–102.

  • Type: Journal Article
  • Keywords: performance measurement; company strategy; process management; best practices
  • ISBN/ISSN: 1366-4387
  • URL: http://www.emeraldinsight.com/journals.htm?issn=1366-4387
  • Abstract:
    Construction companies usually have difficulty in identifying and selecting adequate performance measures related to their strategies and critical processes. In general, they are aware of the importance of measurement systems for monitoring and controlling their performance, but these are seldom well established. This article proposes and discusses a set of evaluation criteria for performance measurement systems in construction companies. The proposed criteria have been divided into categories: (a) measure definition; (b) alignment of measures to strategies; (c) insertion of measures into the company routine; and (d) learning achievement through measurement. This study was based on five case studies carried out in medium and small sized companies from the South of Brazil.