On site performance improvement programs

The paper presents the various phases in a comprehensive On Site Performance Improvement Program (OSPIP) of a medium size construction project which includes: problem identification; data collection; data analysis and planning the change content; planning the change process; and measuring and evaluating the results. Methods, techniques, and means to put the various program phases into practice are examined, and the problems likely to be encountered are discussed. An OSPIP case study of a medium size construction project is described in detail. It deals with production rate, safety, and manpower turnover problems, improvement plans to overcome them, and how implementation was realized in each of the problem areas. The paper suggests that OSPIP in medium size projects is not only economically feasible and worthwhile, but highly recommendable.