Professionalising interface management in the Dutch construction industry: From a variety of perspectives towards shared principles

Interface management (IM) is an emerging construction management practice that is mainly concerned with the integration effort of (mega)projects through the management of project interfaces. Even though a plethora of benefits is attributed to IM, a clear overview of how to effectively manage interfaces is non-existent. Without a general...

Control & Interface for a High Frequency Arbitrary Waveform generator

In the REstore Voiding Urinary rEtention (REValUE) project, a high frequency stimulator is designed that should be able to determine the optimal parameters to block the urethral sphincter. In this report the design of the control, interface, current source and electrode switching circuit of the device is explained – the other parts are explained...

Management of organizational interfaces to improve the success of large road infrastructure projects: As perceived by the contractor

Despite continuous efforts to improve, the construction industry is prone to failure of large infrastructure projects in terms of time and cost overruns. It is believed good interface management is contributing to the success of infrastructure projects. The research has been executed at Heijmans, a major contractor in the Netherlands. The...

Interface Management in multidisciplinary infrastructure project development: Diminishing integration issues across contractual boundaries in a Systems Engineering environment