Lee, S; Peña-Mora, F and Park, M (2005) Quality and change management model for large scale concurrent design and construction projects. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 131(8), pp. 890-902. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Concurrent design and construction has been lauded for streamlining projects in terms of time. However, such an approach may actually make projects more uncertain and complex than the traditional sequential design and construction process. The main sources of risk that have been identified with concurrent design and construction are iterative cycles that result from unanticipated errors and changes and their subsequent impacts on project performance. As an effort to address these detrimental impacts, a framework for quality and change management that identifies those negative iterative cycles is proposed. The proposed framework is incorporated into the system dynamics model of dynamic planning and control methodology (DPM), which has been developed to evaluate negative impacts of errors and changes on construction performance. Relevant to practitioners and researchers, the potential of DPM as a robust design and construction planning methodology that could effectively deal with errors and changes inherent in the design and construction process is demonstrated through a case study involving the Treble Cove road bridge in Massachusetts.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | change management; fast track construction; project management; scheduling; simulation |
| Index terms: | project management, robust design, construction planning, project performance, design and construction, construction performance, streamlining, case study, system dynamics, methodology, practitioner, change management, scheduling |
| Subjects: | project management theory and practice, research methods, management, practitioner, computing systems, design methods, data collection methods, construction planning, contractual arrangements, performance assessment, operations research |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Digital Applications, Site Management, Organizational Design, Time Control, Project Management, Research Practice, Business Strategy, Procurement, Roles and Professions |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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