1. Construction Productivity Improvement: Overview This research investigates industry practices and develop tools to improve construction productivity of future Alberta construction projects. This will be done by investigating the most critical factors that affect construction productivity and also determining their individual and cumulative impact on project performance. Three specific contributing areas will be considered are human issues, management issues and external issues. The expected deliverables of this research are a root analysis to identify the triggering situations that affect construction productivity, a situation based model to predict construction productivity, a set of practical guidelines, and a pro-active simulation model to plan team dynamics of future projects.. Project Management Specialization Research Team: Dr. Janaka Ruwanpura, Dr. George Jergeas, Eldon Choy, Kasun Hewage,Sushil Peres da Silva, Tanveer Ahmed (Phase II), Markus Liberda (Phase I). Human, External and Management Issues Phase I: Pilot Study Results based on 22 highly experienced industry experts in Alberta Construction Industry Average 27 years of construction experience 51 factors are identified in three categories Human Management External Human ManagementExternal Data collection from 53 participants from Graham, Ellis-Don, PCL, and Ledcor. The participants recognize important factors that affect construction productivity. Relative Importance of Factors (only Frequency > 14 are illustrated) Statistics of each Factor Comments on each Factor Phase IIa: Factors Analysis Identified factors are further combined into clusters based on the discussion between the research participants and the research team. These clusters are more logical for the industry to understand reasons for productivity performances. Phase IIb: Clusters Analysis Dr. JANAKA Y. RUWANPURA, PQS. Assistant Professor Project Management Specialization Department of Civil Engineering University of Calgary ENF 232, 2500 University Drive NW Calgary, AB, T2N 1N4, Canada. 403-220-6892 (Tel), 403-282-7026 (Fax) E-mail: Janaka@ucalgary.caJanaka@ucalgary.ca CONTACT 1 Cluster Composition Rankings (Relative Importance) Member Factors Cluster Name Changes in Contract Constructability Changes in Specifications and Drawings 2 Worker Motivation Worker attitude and morale Team-spirit of the crew Disrespectful treatment of worker 3 Inadequate Communication 4 Worker experience and skills Incompetent personnel Lack of worker training and education 5 Non-availability of materials Non-availability of tools Non-availability of information Non-availability of equipment 6 Lack of procedures for construction methods Non-availability of materials Non-availability of tools Non-availability of information Non-availability of equipment Lack of Detailed Planning 7 Congested work area Site layout Overcrowded work area Cleanliness of construction site 8 Discontinuity in crews makeup Changes in foremen Inadequate supervision 9 Adverse weather conditions Design and Changes Worker Motivation Inadequate Communication Worker Skills Non-availability of Information Lack of Planning Congested Work Area Inadequate Supervision Adverse Weather