Project and Facilities Management (PFM)

Objective

• To promote research activities and publication of research output in the industry specific area
• To provide a channel of knowledge dissemination by providing workshops and seminars to industry
• To develop networks with key players of the industry, local authority and undertake studies in critically-acclaimed areas
• To forge relationships with key players and invite their participation in the Centre’s activities
• To develop research links with internationally-acclaimed research Centres in the Asian Pacific.

Research Area

• Project Management
• Contract Procurement
• Knowledge Management
• Construction Technology
• Building Economy
• Quality Management

Activity
Ongoing Seminar:

• Mitigation of Delay In Malaysian Construction – Early Detection Resolving Delay Issues and Available Mitigation Techniques - Mini Seminar.

Research Project

• Late Payment Issues in Malaysia Construction Industry – joint collaboration with ISM and CIDB in preparing a draft of “Construction Act” 
• “A WCT International Construction Project – The Bahrain International Circuit,”
• The use of project learning to enhance the value of construction project.
• Application of Knowledge Management during Construction in Malaysia
• Corrugated Paper based formwork
• Design and Built Procurement in Malaysia Construction Industry
• Human Resource Management and Knowledge Management: enhancing knowledge sharing amongst construction firms
• QS Education Framework Towards  Continuous Professional Development.
   

Coordinator: Professor Dr. Hamzah Abdul Rahman
Phone : 03 – 79675320/ 03- 79675395
Fax : 03- 79675713
Email : arhamzah@um.edu.my