Mounir Ajam, chief executive officer of project management and training consultancy, Sukad, explains the concept of project environment.
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How collaboration technology is helping companies across the world deliver the region's mega projects.
The dust has barely settled since Cityscape and already we're talking about the next major event, the Big 5.
With all the projects set to come online, maybe best way to attract quality would be to set realistic deadlines.
Reactive fixing is not an ultimate solution to one of the main reasons projects fail, Anwar Omar explains.
With the rising complexity of projects and the growing expectations of developers and building owners, alternative strategies are being explored to speed up projects. Project manager at Edara, Tracey Nasr, weighs up the pros and cons of design and build procurement.
After a debate held at the last meeting of the UAE branch of the Society of Construction Law, where the issue of whether the UAE is ready for mediation was put on the table, Antonios Dimitracopoulos, partner, Bin Shabib & Associates, discusses how having legal input can make or break a commercial resolution to a construction dispute sought through mediation.
SUKAD's Mounir Ajam asks how effective are we when it comes to executing projects?
The industry needs to set realistic timeframes for the completion of projects, says Anwer Sher, project director, City of Arabia.
The emergence of project management companies amid the Middle East construction boom and how they can help.
In a city that loves to shop, residents are eagerly awaiting the completion of the Dubai Mall. As the first areas are handed over for tenant fit-out, Alison Luke visits the site to find out how this entertainment giant is being serviced.
The Palm Jumeirah is the first man-made landmark since the Great Wall of China to be visible from space.
Crossing the Sheikh Zayed Road wasn't considered in the early design stage [of the Dubai Creek Extension project].
?Completing a project as big as this to a tight deadline is not easy - most suppliers are under enormous stress with the workload that they have."