Amade, B; Moneke, U U and Okorie, C E (2024) Modelling the hindrances to building information modelling adoption on construction projects in Nigeria. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 29(1), pp. 23-46. ISSN 1823-6499
Abstract
This study was motivated by the need to deploy building information modelling (BIM) and its technologies to improve the realisation of construction projects. Prior to the introduction of BIM, the construction industry was confronted with obstacles and was sluggish in adopting change. Until recently, existing BIM research has mostly focused on large enterprises and there has been an apparent pattern of underrepresentation of medium-sized firms in BIM-related studies. Thus, the purpose of this article is to investigate the major hindrances to BIM’s adoption in construction projects as well as the dynamics of these hindrances in a developing country like Nigeria, using the total interpretive structural modelling (TISM) approach. The TISM displayed an 11-level hierarchy of hindrances made up of independent, dependent and linkage categories. Based on the Matrice d’Impacts Croises Multiplication Appliqué a Classement (MICMAC) analysis, “Lack of skilled BIM personnel” had the highest driving and the lowest dependence (independent) power, thus indicating its importance in the adoption of BIM. The findings further showed that “Lack of awareness of BIM” and “Resistance to change” are critical for the adoption of BIM in construction projects. The drivers (dependents) for the ease of adoption of BIM by policymakers and practitioners within the built industry are thus defined in this study. This study contributes to the early studies of BIM adoption from a developing country’s perspective.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | building information modelling; project management; public sector; construction projects; Rivers State |
| Index terms: | personnel, construction industry, interpretive structural modelling, medium-sized firm, linkage, building information modelling, construction project, developing country, practitioner, Nigeria, dynamics, modelling, public sector, project management |
| Subjects: | project management theory and practice, Geography, production management, industry analysis, economic analysis, development economics, business, information systems, systems engineering, practitioner, management, analytical methods, administrative law, data analysis and analytics |
| Topics: | Engineering Principles, International Construction, Business Strategy, Geographical Context, Project Management, Research Practice, Human Resources, Digital Applications, Roles and Professions, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 4 PCTA |
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