Cooke, T (2013) Can knowledge sharing mitigate the effect of construction project complexity? Construction Innovation, 13(1), pp. 5-9. ISSN 1471-4175
Abstract
In recent years the pace of technological innovation in construction operations has escalated with resulting intensification of the inputs necessary for contemporary multi-disciplinary construction projects, and thereby has exacerbated their potential complexity. In its widest form the topic of complexity in construction continues to attract considerable research and re-evaluation; however the resulting published work remains largely unapplied by construction professionals due to either to its intricacy or difficulty of application. This study concludes that recent advances in information management can facilitate data sharing and thereby resolve many of the early life and project production complexity issues. The aim of this paper is to suggest a new direction for research studies. This desktop study uses a key word protocol to identify the relationship between published research papers both past and present to first determine the development of complexity research and then looks forward to an interaction between research and industry. Questions if complexity in multi-disciplinary projects may well be diminished by information modelling, this practical solution evolved in parallel with computer based design. This descriptive study suggests a new direction for research studies.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | BIM; building information modelling; complexity; complexity theory; design management; innovation |
| Index terms: | construction project, interaction, design management, research paper, construction operation, technological innovation, building information modelling, construction professional, complexity, knowledge sharing, information modelling |
| Subjects: | research dissemination and communication, construction operations, innovation and technology management, systems engineering, design process, digital design, information systems, knowledge management, behavioral psychology, production management, professional development |
| Topics: | Research Practice, Site Management, Design Practice, Information Management, Project Management, Engineering Principles, Digital Applications |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
N.B. Descriptive scope is a count of how many of the five facets of empirical research are indicated by the words used in title, abstract and keywords. It is not intended as a judgement on the research; merely a count of the kind of word we would expect to indicate Phenomenon, Concepts, Theoretical framing, Empirical techniques, Analytical techniques. If all five are present, then a code of “5 PCTEA” will indicate this. If you feel the coding for this record is questionable, we welcome discussion around the terms we matched or the way we categorized them. The facet you would expect may not be coded, or a facet may be coded inappropriately. This can also bear on a larger question, of which facets should be treated as defining in construction management research. Please get in touch, and we will look at it. More details here