ER47 A stocktake of performance measures in building and construction: A systematic review across different countries (June 2020)

The purpose of this study is developing a better understanding of measures related to productivity for achieving sustained growth.

Given that there is no agreed set of systemic measures across the supply chain, this study performs a stocktake of productivity measures used in building and construction across different countries within a well-established three-level framework: industry level, firm level and project/activity level.

The discussion focuses on

• how these measures are constructed and used - methodology and data
• who is using these measures and why - key users and purposes
• the fundamental assumptions underpinning these measures
• the associated issues
• recommendations for improving productivity measures at each level.