Hussien, A (2017) ARGILE: a conceptual framework combining augmented reality with agile philosophy for the UK construction industry. PhD thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.
Abstract
This research makes a significant contribution to knowledge in the area of agile project management and augmented reality visualisation technology. It enables an understanding on how the use of the proposed, designed, and developed ARGILE framework (integration of Agile and Augmented Reality) enhances the collaboration, communication, decision-making, and visual understanding within construction projects. ARGILE changes the current process buildings are designed and built, and consequently contributes to the improvement of the construction project outcomes. This research study seeks the best way to accomplish the research aim, and develops a conceptual framework, which implements a mixed convergent parallel approach in order to discover a rich coherence of the current situation in the design and construction industry; bridges the gap among decision-making, collaboration, communication; and finally facilitates the visual understanding. Consequently, to endorse the validation of the conceptual framework, the triangulation of mixed research methods including qualitative and quantitative to collect the data will be used, followed by a rich analysis and description of the data collected, leading to the design of the ARGILE framework, and ending with two focus groups' workshops to effectively validate the proposed design and developed ARGILE framework. The main findings of this research are: the successful combination of agile and augmented reality achieved through the development of the ARGILE framework, which contributes to improving and augmenting the decision-making, collaboration, communications, and the visual understanding throughout the design and construction stages. Moreover, the most important outcome of this work is that it enabled the practices to obtain an overview of their current state of decision-making, collaboration, and the visual understanding, assisting in fundamentally changing the current way buildings are designed and constructed. As the design and construction are completely different tasks, but normally treated as one, using ARGILE will help breaking the link by allowing the design stage to spend enough time and conduct productive tests it needs before starting the construction stage on site. ARGILE contains all necessary mechanisms built-in to enable sufficient design, collaboration, decision-making, and client integration.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Thesis advisor: | Tucker, M; Cullen, J and Sudirman, S |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | client; collaboration; communication; focus group; integration; project management; workshops |
| Index terms: | focus group, philosophy, validation, augmented reality, design stage, coherence, collaboration, construction project, decision-making, integration, triangulation, conceptual framework, visualization, workshop, design and construction, project management, construction industry |
| Subjects: | research design and methodology, data collection methods, decision analysis, organizational analysis, industry analysis, philosophical studies, management, design practice, professional development, project management theory and practice, visualization, professional practice, contractual arrangements, construction type, human factors and perception, theoretical framing, production management |
| Topics: | Organizational Design, Digital Applications, Design Practice, Construction Technology, Information Management, Research Practice, Procurement, Risk Management, Project Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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