Azhar, N (2014) Integrated construction project delivery system in the U.S. Public sector: An information modeling framework. PhD thesis, Florida International University, USA.
Abstract
Integrated project delivery (IPD) method has recently emerged as an alternative to traditional delivery methods. It has the potential to overcome inefficiencies of traditional delivery methods by enhancing collaboration among project participants. Information and communication technology (ICT) facilitates IPD by effective management, processing and communication of information within and among organizations. While the benefits of IPD, and the role of ICT in realizing them, have been generally acknowledged, the US public construction sector is very slow in adopting IPD. The reasons are - lack of experience and inadequate understanding of IPD in public owner as confirmed by the results of the questionnaire survey conducted under this research study. The public construction sector should be aware of the value of IPD and should know the essentials for effective implementation of IPD principles - especially, they should be cognizant of the opportunities offered by advancements in ICT to realize this. In order to address the need an IPD Readiness Assessment Model (IPD-RAM) was developed in this research study. The model was designed with a goal to determine IPD readiness of a public owner organization considering selected IPD principles, and ICT levels, at which project functions were carried out. Subsequent analysis led to identification of possible improvements in ICTs that have the potential to increase IPD readiness scores. Termed as the gap identification, this process was used to formulate improvement strategies. The model had been applied to six Florida International University (FIU) construction projects (case studies). The results showed that the IPD readiness of the organization was considerably low and several project functions can be improved by using higher and/or advanced level ICT tools and methods. Feedbacks from a focus group comprised of FIU officials and an independent group of experts had been received at various stages of this research and had been utilized during development and implementation of the model. Focus group input was also helpful for validation of the model and its results. It was hoped that the model developed would be useful to construction owner organizations in order to assess their IPD readiness and to identify appropriate ICT improvement strategies.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Ahmad, I U and Chowdhury, A G |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | construction sector; construction project; collaboration; communication; feedback; information and communication technology; project delivery; owner; case studies; focus group; questionnaire survey |
| Index terms: | focus group, information and communication technology, public owner, construction project delivery, survey, strategy, integrated project delivery, validation, questionnaire, collaboration, construction project, construction sector, case study, public sector, information modelling, delivery method, owner, readiness assessment, public construction, project delivery, implementation |
| Subjects: | contractual arrangements, production management, digital design, building construction, data collection methods, risk assessment, computing systems, project delivery, management, professional development, project controls, delivery method, sociology, administrative law, industry analysis |
| Topics: | Stakeholder Management, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Information Management, Time Control, Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Risk Management, Procurement, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Legal Issues |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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