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Project scatter factor

• PSF: project scatter factor: The number of

staff needed to fulfill a one year task.

• ``An acceleration in the product

development process is only possible in a
good project organization with empowered
project leaders and by allocating people
full‐ time (or almost full‐time) and working
as a team under control of the project
leader'' (Bureau Berenschot 1995)

• project scatter factor should be as low as

possible. 1 is most desired.

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Contractor productivity

• poor competitiveness
– lack of technical and managerial skills
– Technology. (Tools and machinery )
– technology can significantly modify skill requirements.
– difficulties in separating the contributions of technology,
management, and labour productivity.
– Innovation barriers
• diverse standards of various firm they work for
• industry fragmentation,
• business cycle,
• risk aversion
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Management productivity contributes half of time wastage at job site
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