Prof. Stephen Ogunlana

• Project management in a global context including: risk management, contract management, procurement strategy, time and cost management, performance management, etc.
• Organisational learning through simulation of construction processes (project based simulation and construction business simulation using system dynamics)
• Public private partnerships for infrastructure delivery
• Social and environmental impacts management (conflict management, stakeholder communication, environmentally sound construction, sustainability, etc.)
• People in organisations (Motivation, Productivity, Leadership, Human Resources Development, etc)
• Construction industry development

Journals

1. Toor, S. R and Ogunlana, S. O, Leadership skills and competencies for cross-cultural construction projects. Int. Journal of Human Resources Development and Management, 2008, 8(3) 192-215.
2. Manowong, Ektewan and Stephen O. Ogunlana, Critical factors for successful public hearings in infrastructure Development Projects: a case study of the On-Nuch wastewater disposal plant project. International Journal of Construction Management 8(1) 2008 pp.37-51.
3. Limsila, K. and Ogunlana, S.O. Linking personal competencies with transformational leadership style: evidence from the construction industry in Thailand. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 13(1) 2008, pp. 27-50.
4. Van Truong Luu, Soo-Yong Kim, Nguyen Van Tuan, Stephen O. Ogunlana. Quantifying schedule risk using Bayesian belief Networks. International Journal of Project Management, 2009, 29 pp.39-50.
5. Dey P K, C Charoenngam, S.O. Ogunlana and D Kajornkiat, Multi-party risk management helps manage cement plant construction. International Journal of Services Technology Management, 11(4), 2009, 411-435.
6. Toor, S. R and Ogunlana, S. O. Construction professionals’ perception of critical success factors for large-scale construction projects in Thailand. Construction Innovation Journal. 2009, 9(2) pp.149-167.
7. Toor, S.R and Ogunlana, S.O. Ineffective leadership: Investigating the negative attributes of leaders and organizational neutralizers. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 16(3), 2009, pp.254-272. Winner of the Emerald Literati Award for 2010 for the most outstanding paper in the journal “Engineering Construction and Architectural Management”.
8. Van T.L., S.Y. Kim, T.Q. Truong, and S.O. Ogunlana, Quality improvement of apartment projects using Fuzzy-QFD approach: A case study in Vietnam. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer, 13(5), 2009, pp. 305-315.
9. Toor, S.R and Ogunlana , S.O., Beyond the ‘iron triangle’: Stakeholder perception of key performance indicators (KPIs) for large-scale public sector development projects. International Journal of Project Management, 28, 2010, pp. 228-236

Conference Presentations and Publications

1. Toto Yoyu and Stephen Ogunlana: Culture and the behavior of joint venture parties: A case study in Thailand, 2nd International Conference on Joint Ventures in Construction, Hanoi, Vietnam. September 27-29, 2006.
2. Toor, S. R and Ogunlana, S. O. (2006) Conquering The Construction Battle: Overcoming the Problems on Large Construction Projects in a Developing Economy. Proceedings of the International Conference in Built Environment (ICiBE), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
3. Maria Novana and Stephen O. Ogunlana (2006) Organizational profile of construction companies in Thailand. Proceedings of the International joint conference on Construction Culture, Innovation and Management, The British University of Dubai, UAE, November 26-29. (CD ROM)
4. Toor, S. R and Ogunlana, S. O., and Das, S. (2007) Perception of Thai Professionals on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for Mega Construction Projects. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century: Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology, Gold Coast, Australia.
5. Ogunlana S.O. and R. Kanaganayagam (2008) making construction work decent: a system dynamics simulation. CIB W107 Symposium, Trinidad, January 14-16.
6. Rahman A, Hadikusumo, BHW, Ogunlana, S.O. and N. Mahmood, (2008) Modelling Contractors and sub-contractor’s trust: a system dynamic approach. In: Carter, K, Ogunlana S and A. Kaka (eds), Transformation Through Construction: Proceedings of CIB W065/055 Commissions Joint Symposium, Dubai, School of the Built Environment Heriot-Watt University, pp22-23. ISBN 978-0-9561067-0-4.
7. Mahmood, M.N. Hadikusumo, BHW, Ogunlana, S.O. and A Rahman (2008) Development of a performance model for an international construction joint venture: a system dynamics approach. In: Carter, K, Ogunlana S and A. Kaka (eds), Transformation Through Construction: Proceedings of CIB W065/055 Commissions Joint Symposium, Dubai, School of the Built Environment Heriot-Watt University, pp. 22-23. ISBN 978-0-9561067-0-
8. Awodele, O. Ogunlana, S.O and I. Motawa Public Private Partnerships for market development in Nigeria. PROBE Conference, Glasgow, 19-20 Nov., 2010
9. Alkhamali, K. I. Motawa and S.O. Ogunlana Cultural factors influencing disputes in public construction. CIB Congress, Salford Keys, May, 2010.
10. Awodele, O.A; Ogunlana, S.O and Motawa I. Understanding and Managing Risks Necessary Condition for success and sustainability of Privately Financed Market Projects in Nigeria. Proceedings of ARCOM Doctoral Research Workshop on Sustainability Strategies in the UK Construction Industry. University of Wolverhampton, 25th June, 2010.
11. Al-Otaibi, S, Ogunlana, SO and G. Bowles (2010) International contractors’ decision to invest: the need for risk management model for public private partnership projects. Saudi International Conference, 2010.
12. Kurniawan, F, Ogunlana, S and Motawa I An Integrated Project Evaluation Tool for PFI Seaport Projects. In: Egbu, C. (Ed) Procs 26th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-8 Sept., Leeds, UK, Association of Researcher in Construction Management, pp. 1317-1327.
13. Awodele, O.A; Ogunlana, S.O and Motawa I. Critical Risk factors affecting the performance of privately financed market projects in Nigeria. Proc. of FUTA SET Intern. Conf. Theme: Man, Technological Advancement and Sustainable Environment, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria. 2010, 25th - 27th Oct.

Professor Ogunlana graduated in 1981 with an honours degree in Building from University of Ife, Nigeria. He also obtained a master degree in construction management from the same university in 1984. He was a partner in TOS Associates, a firm of project management consultants and a staff of the Department of Building, University of Ife between 1982 and 1986. He obtained a PhD in Construction Management at Loughborough University in 1989. He joined the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) as assistant professor in 1990. He was promoted to associate professor (1994) and full professor (2002) in the institute. Professor Ogunlana was the Chairperson for the academic senate in AIT between 2005 and 2007. He is currently the Chair of Construction Project Management at the School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University.

Professor Ogunlana has an international reputation for research in the application of system dynamics simulation to construction projects and organizations. He is the author of over 180 scholarly publications in top-tier journals and refereed conferences. He is also the editor of the book “Profitable partnering for construction procurement” published by Taylor and Francis and “Training for construction industry development” published by the CIB/AIT and co-editor of “Joint ventures in construction (Thomas Telford) and “Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Development – Case Studies from Asia and Europe”( Bauhaus Universitat Weimar). His research work has been funded by the Canadian International Development Agency, European Union, Thai National Housing Authority, UNOCAL, Japanese Government, etc. His works on leadership were awarded Emerald Literati Award for two consecutive years (2009 and 2010) for the most outstanding paper in the journal “Engineering Construction and Architectural Management”.

Professor Ogunlana is the joint coordinator of CIB W107 Commission on Construction in Developing Economies and a member of the Editorial Board for over 10 internationally refereed academic journals including: Engineering Construction and Architectural Management, the International Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, International Journal of Energy Sector Management, International Journal of Construction Management, Journal of Engineering Development and Technology, Surveying and the Built Environment, Civil Engineering Dimensions, and Akruti Journal of Infrastructure.

He has acted as external examiner for several top universities in the world.