A taxonomy for the impact and management of variation orders in construction projects

Jawad Alsuliman; Graeme Bowles

A taxonomy for the impact and management of variation orders in construction projects

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Abstract

Variation orders usually negatively affect the progress of construction projects, to the detriment of their objectives. They typically involve dealing with a
dditional work that was not anticipated at the time the contract for a project was signed, which generally leads to delays, cost overruns, quality defects and even disputes and conflicts among the different parties involved in the construction project. A review of the literature is conducted to develop a taxonomy on the impact and management of variation orders in construction projects. The paper therefore attempts to introduce the taxonomy as a theoretical framework. This framework will support the theory of this research, with the purpose of more effectively managing variation orders in the construction industry.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RICS COBRA 2012
Subtitle of host publication	The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	RICS
Number of pages	13
ISBN (Print)	978-1-84219-840-7
Publication status	Published - Sep 2012
Event	RICS COBRA 2012 - Las Vegas, United States Duration: 11 Sep 2012 → 13 Sep 2012

Conference

Conference	RICS COBRA 2012
Country/Territory	United States
City	Las Vegas
Period	11/09/12 → 13/09/12

Keywords

Construction project
management of variations
taxonomy of variation orders
variation

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Alsuliman, J & Bowles, G 2012, A taxonomy for the impact and management of variation orders in construction projects. in RICS COBRA 2012: The Construction, Building and Real Estate Research Conference of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors . RICS, London, RICS COBRA 2012, Las Vegas, United States, 11/09/12. <http://www.rics.org/Global/COBRA2012_Variation_Orders_Construction_200912_dwl_aj.pdf>

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A taxonomy for the impact and management of variation orders in construction projects

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