Organizational effectiveness evaluation model for construction projects based on fuzzy-analytic hierarchy processes

Effective management of construction projects needs scientific methods to evaluate the organizational effectiveness. The interaction mechanism among organization elements of a construction project is used to evaluate the organizational effectiveness of construction projects (OECP). The effectiveness is divided into the organization goals, internal processes, resources and capabilities, organizational people and external stakeholders. Indicator weights are calculated by a fuzzy-analytic hierarchy process (F-AHP) while the indicators used by the hierarchical data and the OECP are evaluated by a synthesized evaluation value. This model is used to evaluate the organizational effectiveness of 8 sub-projects of a large hydropower project. The results show that: 1) the OECP factor weights are similar, with the organization staff being most important, 2) the model is able to analyze the results of a concern factor leading to targeted improvement of the management to improve the OECP, and 3) the synthetic evaluation has a high, significant correlation with the direct evaluation value. The quantitative ordering and qualitative interviews are consistent, which verifies the model's validity. ©, 2015, Press of Tsinghua University. All right reserved.