System Dynamics Method: A Comprehensive Approach to Performance Management in Construction Projects

Today, the construction industry has become one of the mother industries, which forms a wide range of related industries. Rapid changes in the construction environment require different efforts for a company or organization to survive and grow, and their life depends on how they manage their projects correctly. The success of construction projects is one of the main goals of project managers. One of the ways to evaluate and control project success is to apply project performance management. According to the existing conditions, companies and organizations recognize the importance of performance evaluation to improve their competitiveness. Therefore, in this research, by reviewing and reviewing the research literature related to project performance evaluation, the most key indicators of performance measurement have been identified and presented. According to the calculations and investigations, the most important key indicators are: safety, cost, quality, schedule, productivity, customer satisfaction, profitability, team satisfaction, environment and sustainability. Also, considering that construction projects are always progressing and becoming more complex and have many linear and non-linear relationships and structures, these projects can be considered a type of dynamic systems. Studies show that the correct use of the system dynamics method in this field have a great impact on the success and improvement of the performance of construction projects.