“Short-List” of Four Methodologies

Abstract

A background is provided for the Kepner Tregoe decision analysis adopted for determination of a single “Go Forward” case for detailed research, from the four-option short-list. A brief is provided after an extensive global literature review of each of the four short-list options which are: (a) Optimal Work Duration on Site; (b) Construction Site Waste Reduction; (c) Rationalization of Australian Construction Safety Regulations; and (d) Sustainable Construction Labour Force. A short-list decision analysis framework is developed, and the peer review panel of eminent industry practitioners has been outlined. A risk assessment is prepared for each of the four options, to assist in the “Go Forward” case determination. The short-list scorecard pro forma is established, and this scorecard is populated from peer review panel assessments. The peer review panel posed three major questions that needed to be addressed before a final determination could be made to select a single option. These three queries were answered after further literature research. A single “Go Forward” case is finally recommended by the peer review panel for further detailed research which is “Front-End Strategies to Reduce Waste on Australian Construction Projects”. Four possible streams for further research for this option were then considered. The revised research question, fundamental to the detailed research, was defined in this chapter as: “What effective and efficient front-end strategies are available to reduce waste on Australian construction projects”.