Current State of Interface Management in Mega-construction Projects

Shokri, Samin; Ahn, Seung-Bum; Czerniawski, Thomas; Haas, Carl T.; Lee, Sang Hyun

doi:10.1061/9780784413517.230

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“…Dossick & Neff's (2011) research into the use of BIM by multiple knowledge groups found that users were having opposing interpretations of its promise neither was it able to foster closer collaboration across different companies without prior inter-organisational alignment strategies. Understanding of the multilevel constituency alignment, coupled with effective interface or boundary management strategies, can potentially improve alignment and reduce conflicts between the myriad stakeholders by increasing visibility on roles, responsibilities and project deliverables (Shokri et al, 2014;Archibald, 2003). The potential of this concept is explored in this study as analytical lens for strategy development towards the transformation of BIM-enabled construction project organisations (e.g., Markard et al, 2012;Berggren et al, 2015).…”

Section: Theoretical Perspective: Multilevel Inter-organisational Boundariesmentioning

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Spanning the multilevel boundaries of construction organisations

Sackey

Akotia

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the interdependent boundary-spanning activities that characterise the level of permeability of knowledge, information flow and learning among construction supply chains involved in the delivery of building information modelling (BIM)-compliant construction projects. Construction projects are mobilised through a number of interdependent processes and multi-functional activities by different practitioners with myriad specialised skills. Many of the difficulties that manifest in construction projects can be attributed to the fragmented work activities and inter-disciplinary nature of project teams. This is nevertheless becoming ever more pertinent with the rise of technology deployment in construction organisations. Design/methodology/approach The study combined experts’ sampling interviews and a case study research method to help offer better insights into the kind of emerging multilevel boundary practices as influenced by the rapidly evolving construction technological solutions. The experts’ sampling helped inform better understanding by unravelling the key changes in contemporary boundary configurations and related boundary-spanning practices within technology-mediated construction project settings. The case study also helped to establish the manifestation of best practices for managing multilevel boundaries in BIM-enabled construction project organisations. Findings The study has revealed that different generic organisational BIM strategies as developed in specialised boundaries are reconfigured as appropriate at the project level to produce project-specific BIM execution plan (BXP). The outcome of project BXP is dependent on the project organisational teams that cooperate in creating new solutions and on conceding space for negotiations and compromises which conflicting interests at the project level can find to be both desirable and feasible. The implementation effort is therefore contingent on mutual translation in which different actors with different insights instigate their practice through negotiation and persuasion which eventually are reinforced by contractual agreements and obligations. Originality/value The paper has presented a novel and well-timed empirical insight into BIM-enabled project delivery and best practices that span multilevel boundaries of construction organisations.

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Section: Theoretical Perspective: Multilevel Inter-organisational Boundariesmentioning

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Spanning the multilevel boundaries of construction organisations

Sackey

Akotia

2017

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“…In other words, it aims at managing the problems that often occur among people, departments, and disciplines rather than within the project team itself (Sugumaran and Lavanya, 2013). As much as it was effective, alignment level among participants will be improved and conflicts will be reduced; that is because it increases the clarity on roles, responsibilities, as well as deliverables, especially in large projects (Shokri et al, 2014). This significance could be succinctly captured in this quotation: "Interfaces, joints and connections between different elements or sections cause more problems than most of the rest of the building" (Pavitt and Gibb, 2003, P.8).…”

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Design–construction interface problems in large building construction projects

Sha'ar

Assaf

Bambang

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International Journal of Construction Management

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Benefits of Systems Engineering in Large Infrastructure Projects: the much‐anticipated empirical proof.

Ferrer

Rodríguez

2022

INCOSE International Symp

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Following successful deployment in the aerospace and automotive industries, the demand for a structured approach to Systems Engineering on large infrastructure projects is rapidly increasing in the current decade. However, there is still certain inertia on the part of some firms to adapt their processes within this engineering discipline, and hence an empirical demonstration of the benefits of systems engineering is needed. The purpose of this paper is twofold: on the one hand, it outlines an overall methodology to perform studies on Return on Investment of Systems Engineering (SE-ROI) in large infrastructure engineering companies; on the other hand, this paper presents the results of this methodology applied to calculate the SE-ROI in one such infrastructure engineering company.

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Current State of Interface Management in Mega-construction Projects

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Spanning the multilevel boundaries of construction organisations

Spanning the multilevel boundaries of construction organisations

Design–construction interface problems in large building construction projects

Benefits of Systems Engineering in Large Infrastructure Projects: the much‐anticipated empirical proof.

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