FIG Commission
10
- Construction Economics and Management
Term 2019-2022
Highlights
Commission Chair
Primarily, Commission 10 has used the revised and updated
publication of ICMS (Third Edition) to develop the work of
FIG in this discipline worldwide, through a connected
network of stakeholder bodies, governments and
practitioners.
Mr. Alan G. Muse
Together with my two vice-chairs, ICMS has been
disseminated worldwide including extensive conference events
with the European Commission, other ICMS coalition members,
universities throughout the world, , the Department for
Transport in the UK, the National Audit Office in the UK,
Infrastructure Ontario in Canada, Infrastructure Australia,
the UAE and Omani government’s, the International Airline
Transport Association and various global professional
consultancies.
FIG is a member of the ICMS coalition and part of the
agreed role of Commission 10 is to disseminate and advocate
the use of ICMS (now incorporating carbon emissions
reporting) with FIG stakeholders worldwide. As a global
surveying body operating in the construction and
infrastructure sector, FIG can be an important catalyst in
promoting the use of ICMS with NGO’s, governments and end
users, as well as the profession. Greater use of these
standards will allow more consistent and standardized global
construction cost reporting and the ability to collect and
share data in a standardized form.
There is also much collateral developing for ICMS which
we would encourage FIG to promote. This includes a User
Guide, mapping to national, granular, cost measurement
standards, examples of ICMS in use and standard Excel
templates.
Through these efforts, ICMS continues to achieve good
adoption worldwide and now promises to connect to the UN
sustainability goals as carbon metrics have been added to
the standards.
Work Plan
Mission Statement
The mission of Commission 10 is:
The promotion of the practice of QS/CM/CE and PM/CM globally.
The promotion of “best practice” for QS/CM/CE and PM/CM globally.
The promotion of dialogue between member organizations engaged in
QS/CM/CE, and PM/CM.
Fostering of research appropriate to the better understanding of
project and cost management practice around the world.
The promotion of cooperation among FIG Members organisations
involving QS/CM/CE and PM/CM for their mutual well-being and that of
their individual members.
The advancement of QS/CM/CE, PM/CM, by education and research and
continuing professional development
To secure uniformity in education, standards and methodology by
QS/CM/CE, PM/CM throughout the world
To facilitate and assist in development of formal education
framework and competencies in the profession of QS/CM/CE or PM/CM among
member organisations that may not have a formal education or
professional development in QS/CM/CE or PM/CM
To achieve the above mission objectives, FIG Commission 10 will
collaborate with other international or regional organisations such as
RICS, ICEC, PAQS, CEEC, AAQS, PMI and other similar organisations and
promote the use of international standards such as ICMS
(www.icms-coalition.org).
General
This work plan covers the development of the profession of QS/CM/CE
and PM/CM and framework for best practices and standards. Commission
10 intends to leverage on FIG’s network of members organisations to
promote the profession of QS/CM/CE and PM/CM which are either
non-existent or lacking in many countries especially the
under-developed and developing countries. There are also developed
countries that do not the profession of QS/CM/CE or PM/CM. Specific
activities aimed at these countries include development of
standards, such as ICMS, to appropriate Continuing Professional
Development programmes.
Following initial publication in 2017, the second edition of ICMS,
incorporating life cycle costs, will be published in 2019. This is a seminal
moment for the profession and the standards require wide professional
support to encourage their worldwide adoption. The standards can be used
through the project life cycle from benchmarking, cost prediction,
procurement and facilities management.
Technology is advancing rapidly in construction. As well as the
efficiencies and potential greater integration of design, cost and
operational information using BIM, blockchain and artificial intelligence
offer opportunities in data analysis and manipulation, payment transactions
and information exchange processes.
Professions in construction need to engage with the technologists to both
improve the technology solution and ensure key workflow processes are
maintained.
