On any construction project, time and budget are usually of paramount importance. As a result, many construction companies have sought after a method that can ensure a faster end product development, which commonly focuses on product cycle time reduction through concurrent development. The increasing preference of project managers to "fast-track" has demonstrated that the popularity of this delivery method is warranted. Fast-Tracking has proven to have a greater potential to impact the project development/design …showed first 75 words of 1673 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1673 total…unnecessary pressure on both the design and construction team to complete work. Mistakes occur and poorer quality of work result. Thus, further changes and time lost. There are many non-value adding activities involved in construction, especially when construction is performed concurrently. The control framework allows for a way to deal with these problems, however in terms of practicality, can be very complex and intricate, and sometimes even impossible to effectively manage and co-ordinate. Figure 1. Key: