PROJECT SELECTION BY ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS
CASE STUDY: KUWAIT’S POWER STATIONS AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Khaled A. Mahdi, PhD, PMP, CE
Beside project m
anagement methodology and information system, project selection methods are necessary tools in the development of a project charter, a process in the integrative project management. Several optimization tools are used depending on the nature of the scope of the project. Most selection methods either ignore or barely include non-quantifiable factors. One successful method that takes in consideration these factors is the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) selection techniques. AHP allows the inclusion of non-quantifiable parameters such as environmental, social and political criteria beside quantifiable cost-effective technical and economic factors. In this paper, we present an application of AHP to select the optimum air pollution control strategy among different alternatives based on technical, environmental, political and economic criteria and sub-criteria.
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