Developing a Project Status Dashboard for Construction Project Progress Reporting

William N. L. Lamptey, Aminah R. Fayek
2012 International Journal of Architecture, Engineering and Construction  
Accurate and regular progress reporting of construction projects enables the project management team to know the status of their project and to make informed decisions. One way to monitor and control a project through progress reporting is to use a project status dashboard. A dashboard monitors key performance indicators relevant to the strategic business goals of a company and portrays the trend of the project's performance at-a-glance. It can reduce the amount of time taken to review reports
more » ... nd allows management to focus on issues that require attention. This paper presents a consensus-oriented approach for developing a project status dashboard for construction project progress reporting. A prototype project status dashboard tool developed for an industrial construction company is illustrated. Key performance indicators and appropriate thresholds are identified. The approach presented in this paper is of value to any organization wishing to establish a project status dashboard for its own progress reporting purposes.
doi:10.7492/ijaec.2012.013 fatcat:nkvc5np2dngn3n2saxrhf7o6be