“Oops” Simulation: Cost–Benefits Trade-Off Analysis of Reliable Planning for Construction Activities

Hajifathalian, Kiarash; Howell, Gregory A.; Wambeke, Brad; Hsiang, Simon M.; Liu, Min

doi:10.1061/(asce)co.1943-7862.0001135

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“…In these papers, visualizations are the primary gamification element used, in combination with a simulation or game. Also, Hajifathalian et al (2016) make the example of a game that project managers can play to understand the value of planning because the game is likely to have more issues when it is not properly planned.…”

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Project stakeholder engagement through gamification: what do we know and where do we go from here?

Ingvarsson

Hallin

Kier³

2023

IJMPB

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore how gamification may be used for project stakeholder engagement.Design/methodology/approachThe paper presents the results of a systematic literature review of extant research concerning the gamification of projects. Based on this, an agenda for future studies is outlined.FindingsExtant research on the gamification of projects is scarce and scattered among various disciplines, but the engineering fields dominate. The research performed does indicate that gamification may be used for involving stakeholders in projects, primarily by promoting learning, but also by engaging them, motivating action and solving problems.Research limitations/implicationsIn several cases, extant research display poor quality in research design and a lack in cross-disciplinary perspectives, which means that more research is needed. The users’ perspective is often lacking. Furthermore, the ideas gamification might be “hidden” within other technologies.Practical implicationsThe findings of this research may assist project management practitioners in the endeavor of adopting gamification principles to better involve stakeholders.Originality/valueThe study fills a gap in summarizing the research on how gamification may be used to promote project stakeholder engagement. Based on this, it proposes a research agenda for future research on the use of gamification to promote project stakeholder engagement.

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Section: Solve Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Project stakeholder engagement through gamification: what do we know and where do we go from here?

Ingvarsson

Hallin

Kier³

2023

IJMPB

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“…Whenever the physical testing or actual application of some project is free of risks and certainty about any expected outcome is granted (quite unbelievable actually), simulation could be disregarded. However, as pointed in [80], planning becomes important as it provides the certainty commonly lacking in new technical developments or complex designs.…”

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Overview of Real-Time Simulation as a Supporting Effort to Smart-Grid Attainment

et al. 2017

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Abstract:The smart-grid approach undergoes many difficulties regarding the strategy that will enable its actual implementation. In this paper, an overview of real-time simulation technologies and their applicability to the smart-grid approach are presented as enabling steps toward the smart-grid's actual implementation. The objective of this work is to contribute with an introductory text for interested readers of real-time systems in the context of modern electric needs and trends. In addition, a comprehensive review of current applications of real-time simulation in electric systems is provided, together with the basis to understand real-time simulation and the topologies and hardware used to implement it. Furthermore, an overview of the evolution of real-time simulators in the industrial and academic background and its current challenges are introduced.

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“…More specifically, Sarigiannidis and Chatzoglou [12] investigated whether project risks are interconnected with people quality and process quality, in software development projects, and Thompson et al [13] introduced the use of Tracy-Widom distribution to represent the duration of project tasks with quite good results. Elbarkouky et al [14] proposed an approach based on fuzzy logic and expert judgments to determine construction project contingency, while Hajifathalian et al [15] used a novel approach and simulations to provide evidence about the value of planning under different construction circumstances. In addition, Qazi et al [16] used simulation to document the functionality of their approach using Expected Utility Theory and Bayesian Belief Networks to formulate a decision problem that captures the interdependency between complexity drivers, risks, and objectives.…”

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Schedule Delay Risk Analysis in Construction Projects with a Simulation-Based Expert System

Koulinas¹,

Xanthopoulos²,

Tsilipiras³

et al. 2020

Buildings

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In this paper, we present a simulation-based approach for effectively estimating delay risks in project schedules and predicting the possibilities of in-time project completion for various deadlines. The main contribution of this study is the development of a novel approach for duration risk quantification, which uses a newly introduced equation for total risk estimation regarding activities’ durations, and quantifying the manager’s experience as expressed through a questionnaire. In addition, the proposed approach integrates these preferences into a simulation-based framework used for estimating the activities’ durations variation and predicting the actual project duration with more accuracy. Furthermore, using different distributions according to each activity characteristic supports decision making from a wide range of experts, from risk-averse to risk-seeking managers. The proposed method was applied to estimate the total project completion time of a complicated hotel renovation project and the possibility for the project to be delivered within an imposed deadline. The promising results in comparison to the classic PERT method proved that this process can better express the uncertainty and provide project risk managers with better predictions when estimating budget and time-critical overruns under lack of knowledge and historical data.

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“Oops” Simulation: Cost–Benefits Trade-Off Analysis of Reliable Planning for Construction Activities

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

Project stakeholder engagement through gamification: what do we know and where do we go from here?

Project stakeholder engagement through gamification: what do we know and where do we go from here?

Overview of Real-Time Simulation as a Supporting Effort to Smart-Grid Attainment

Schedule Delay Risk Analysis in Construction Projects with a Simulation-Based Expert System

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