Adjunct Professor
Martin Skitmore

Biography

• Construction management and economics
• Project management
• Building procurement
• Estimating, tendering and bidding
• Information systems
• Cashflow forecasting
• Quantitative methods
• Cost modelling.

• 1997 - 1998: Financial appraisal of contractors, $13,500 from Qld Govt
• 1995: Evaluation of teaching software, $25,000 from QUT
• 1988 - 1991: Automatic pricing of bills of quantities, £1000 from RICS
• 1986 - 1987: Computer aids for estimators, £1,500 from BOTB. In collaboration with S D Micros
• 1986 - 1987: Construction prices: the market effect, £1000 from RICS
• 1986 - 1987: The influence of professional expertise in construction price forecasting, £25,720 from SERC.  In collaboration with Dr S G Stradling (Salford University)
• 1984: The influence of professional expertise in construction price forecasting, £12,220 from SERC, £3,500 from Salford University and £2,500 from S D Micros Ltd.

• 2012: Sustainable Community for Aged People: Case Studies of Green Retirement Villages in Australia, £5000 from RICS. In collaboration with Dr Paul Xia (QUT) and Dr Jian Zuo (UniSA)
• 1998: Decision support for tendering prequalification, HK$279,000 from HKCU. In collaboration with Assistant Professor T S Ng (HKCU)
• 1997: Decision support for tendering prequalification, $15,000 from ARC and $12,828 from QUT. In collaboration with Dr J Liston (QUT), Prof C Perry (USQ) and Dr E Kozan (QUT)
• 1995: A forecasting model of the construction industry, £5000 from RICS. In collaboration with Prof A Sampson (Salford University)
• 1993 - 1995: Decision support for tendering prequalification, £67,191 from SERC. In collaboration with Dr N Smith (UMIST)
• 1992 - 1994: Decision support models for forecasting construction industry workload, c.£70,000  from SERC. In collaboration with Professor A Sampson (Salford University)
• 1990 - 1993: Decision support systems for contract bidding, £51,000 from SERC. In collaboration with Professor R McCaffer and Dr T Thorpe (LUT)
• 1990 - 1991: The use of intelligent simulation in cost-time forecasts for housing rehabilitation works, £45,000 from SERC and £11,000 from Salford University. In collaboration with Mr V K Marston (Salford University)
• 1988 - 1989: Image of the construction industry, c.£10,000 from Salford University + Hungarian Government. In collaboration with Mrs K Szoke (Hungary Information Institute)
• 1985- 1986: The evaluation of life cycle costing as a practical tool during building design £12,500 from SERC. In collaboration with Mr A Ashworth (Salford University)

• 2013 - 2015: Analyzing stakeholder-organization relationships in major construction projects: a social network approach, HK$700,000 from HK RGC CERG. In collaboration with Prof QP Shen (HKPolyU), Dr J Yang (Deakin U)
• 2012 - 2014: Embedding Materials’ Greenness in Building Environmental Assessment Modelling, HK$83,900 from HKU Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research. In collaboration with Associate Professor T S T Ng (HKU) and Dr J M W Wong (HKU)
• 2012 - 2015: Provision of services for hosting, maintenance and further development of the building the education revolution – Cost analysis model (BER–CAM), AUD2,998,998 from Commonwealth of Australia represented by DEEWR (QUT share approx AUD280,000). In collaboration with Associate Professor S Newton (UNSW), Prof P Tombesi (Melb U), Adj/Prof J Woollett (UNSW) and industry
• 2009 - 2011: A negotiation protocol for long-term strategic planning of construction, HK$60,000 from HKU CRGG. In collaboration with Associate Professor TST Ng (HKU) and Dr JMW Wong (HKU)
• 2009 - 2011: Reforming the procurement of construction and financing of Australian infrastructure: advancing capacity, competition and investment, AUD313,680 from ARC, AUD255,000 from Industry and AUD750,000 from Industry in-kind. In collaboration with Dr A J Bridge (QUT), Associate Professor M E Drew (QUT), Dr R J Bianchi (QUT), Professor S M Rowlinson (HKU), Mr M C Jefferies (Newcastle U)
• 2008 - 2010: Prediction of financial healthiness of construction companies at times of economic austerity, HK$106,000 from HKU Seed Funding Programme for Basic Research. In collaboration with Associate Professor T S Ng (HKU), Dr J M W Wong (HKU), Associate Professor K.C. Lam (HKCU)
• 2007 - 2008: Construction Virtual Prototyping, a survey of use, HK$200,000 from HKPU-QUT. In collaboration with Professor Heng Li (HKPU)
• 2006 - 2008: An evaluation of the impact of the HK CIRC Report, HK$414,000 from HK RGC CERG. In collaboration with Assistant Professor Paul Fox (HKPU)
• 2005 - 2006: A study of factors in developing the construction industry, HK$170,000 from HKPU. In collaboration with Assistant Professor Dr Paul Fox (HKPU), Associate Professor Patrick Fong (HKPU) and Assistant Professor Martin Hills (HKPU)
• 2003 - 2004: Applying Internet Technology in Construction Quality Management, HK$179,930  from HKCU. In collaboration with Associate Professor Dr Lam, Ka-chi (HKCU), Associate Professor Ng, Thomas Shiu-tong (HKU) and Associate Professor Mohan Kumaraswamy (HKU)
• 2001 - 2007: Optimisation of stress and performance of estimators, HK$100,000 from HKCU DAG, HK$227,875 from HKCU SRC and HK$392,403 from HK CERG. In collaboration with Assistant Professor M-Y Leung (HKCU), Assistant Professor A M Chong (HKCU) Associate Professor SO Cheung (HKCU) and Associate Professor T S Ng (HKU)
• 1999 - 2001: Evaluation of alternative contractor-price selection criteria, HK$596,200 from HKRGC. In collaboration with Associate Professor D Drew (HKPU), Professor A Chan (HKPU),  Professor A Sidwell (QUT) and Ms V Francis (QUT)
• 1998 - 2001: An investigation into the cost efficiency of bidding for construction work, HK$405,000 from HKRGC CERG. In collaboration with Associate Professor D Drew (HKPU)
• 1998 - 2000: Case-based reasoning for construction delay mitigation, HK$266,500 from HKCU. In collaboration with Assistant Professor T S Ng (HKCU)
• 1996 - 1998: Management competencies standards in building construction, $55,500 from ARC and $15,000 from Multiplex Pty. In collaboration with Dr K Hampson (QUT)
• 1991 - 1992: Time-cost planning techniques, £10,000 from RICS. In collaboration with Dr B Atkin (Reading University)
• 1979 - 1981: Microcomputer applications for quantity surveyors, c.£25000 from SERC. In collaboration with Dr E H Traynor (Salford University).

• 2010: Zhang, X.L., Shen, L.Y., Skitmore, R.M., Bo Xia. Key competitiveness indicators for new real estate developers. Outstanding Paper Award Winner at the Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2011
• 2007: Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering Research Publication Award
• 2007: Nominated for QUT Supervisor of the Year
• 2004: Nominated for the Vice Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award (postgraduate supervision)
• 2001: Nominated for QUT Supervisor of the Year
• 2000: Ng., T.S., Skitmore, R.M. Contractor financial capability assessments. The Australian Institute of Building Fred Wilson Memorial Prize.
• 1985: Skitmore, R.M. Towards an expert system for construction price forecasts. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors 'Pincus' Prize

• 1978 - 1995: Lecturer (1978-87), Senior Lecturer (1987-91), Reader (1991-2), Professor (Personal Chair) (1992-5), University of Salford
• 1995 - Present: Professor, QUT.