<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Construction industry is considered as one of the most important sectors in Egypt. One of the major challenges faced by the industry, however, is the unavailability of suitable performance measurement systems for assessing companies’ performance. Modern performance assessment systems adopt a more universal approach to the measurement of construction company performance as opposed to the traditional project triangle. This paper aims to examine the practice of performance measurement in the Egyptian construction industry. Results show dominant role of in-house developed performance management systems as well as the use of KPIs as a method of performance assessment. The study further reveals that the highest importance is given to measures related to the time of project delivery, quality of works, clients’ satisfaction and profitability. Hence, the traditional project triangle of project’s success is the most prevalent approach to performance evaluation in the construction industry in Egypt. However, a shift towards a more holistic approach to performance assessment in larger companies was observed.</p></abstract>

Construction industry is considered as one of the most important sectors in Egypt. One of the major challenges faced by the industry, however, is the unavailability of suitable performance measurement systems for assessing companies’ performance. Modern performance assessment systems adopt a more universal approach to the measurement of construction company performance as opposed to the traditional project triangle. This paper aims to examine the practice of performance measurement in the Egyptian construction industry. Results show dominant role of in-house developed performance management systems as well as the use of KPIs as a method of performance assessment. The study further reveals that the highest importance is given to measures related to the time of project delivery, quality of works, clients’ satisfaction and profitability. Hence, the traditional project triangle of project’s success is the most prevalent approach to performance evaluation in the construction industry in Egypt. However, a shift towards a more holistic approach to performance assessment in larger companies was observed.

Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt

Department of Architecture and the Built Environment

Engineering Management in Production and Services

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Construction industry is considered as one of the most important sectors in Egypt. One of the major challenges faced by the industry, however, is the...

Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt

Data publikacji: 17 lip 2018

Zakres stron: 7 - 14

Otrzymano: 30 wrz 2017

Przyjęty: 01 cze 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2018-0007

Słowa kluczowe
performance, measurement systems, construction, industry, Egypt

© 2018 Krzysztof Dziekoński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Framework of performance measurement practices in construction companies in Egypt

Data publikacji: 17 lip 2018

Zakres stron: 7 - 14

Otrzymano: 30 wrz 2017

Przyjęty: 01 cze 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/emj-2018-0007

Słowa kluczoweperformance, measurement systems, construction, industry, Egypt

© 2018 Krzysztof Dziekoński et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
performance, measurement systems, construction, industry, Egypt