A study of manhour overruns in projects : identifying main contributors to manhour overruns in projects

2014

Masteroppgave i økonomi og administrasjon – Universitetet i Agder 2014 Project manhour overrun is a common issue in all type of projects, particularly in large complex projects in the construction industry. General data on manhours and costs used in projects is available in companies’ databases, but often the time used to analyze it is an area that lack focus and dedication. This thesis tries to explain why overruns on project manhours occur, and what the main contributors are. Hopefully the result can help Project Managers to forecast more precise in future projects and improve their overall execution of Project Management. To get the necessary information to do the analysis, and get insig…