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Doyle, A. and Hughes, W. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0304-8136 (2000) The influence of project complexity on estimating accuracy. In: 16th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 Sep 2000, Glasgow Caledonian University, pp. 623-634.

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With the rapid development in technology over recent years, construction, in common with many areas of industry, has become increasingly complex. It would, therefore, seem to be important to develop and extend the understanding of complexity so that industry in general and in this case the construction industry can work with greater accuracy and efficiency to provide clients with a better service. This paper aims to generate a definition of complexity and a method for its measurement in order to assess its influence upon the accuracy of the quantity surveying profession in UK new build office construction. Quantitative data came from an analysis of twenty projects of varying size and value and qualitative data came from interviews with professional quantity surveyors. The findings highlight the difficulty in defining and measuring project complexity. The correlation between accuracy and complexity was not straightforward, being subjected to many extraneous variables, particularly the impact of project size. Further research is required to develop a better measure of complexity. This is in order to improve the response of quantity surveyors, so that an appropriate level of effort can be applied to individual projects, permitting greater accuracy and enabling better resource planning within the profession.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Science > School of the Built Environment > Organisation, People and Technology group
ID Code:4295
Uncontrolled Keywords:accuracy, complexity, estimating, quantity surveying
Additional Information:Proceedings ISBN: 0953416143
Publisher:Reading, Association of Researchers in Construction Management
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