Effects of Integrated Project Delivery and Information Communication Technology On Project Success
Date
2021-12Author
Quadri, Syed Shah Mohiuddin
Advisor(s)
Ahmad, Irtishad
El-Sayegh, Sameh
Type
Thesis
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A Master of Science thesis in Civil Engineering by Syed Shah Mohiuddin Quadri entitled, “Effects of Integrated Project Delivery and Information Communication Technology On Project Success”, submitted in December 2021. Thesis advisor is Dr. Irtishad Ahmad and thesis co-advisor is Dr. Sameh El Sayegh. Soft copy is available (Thesis, Completion Certificate, Approval Signatures, and AUS Archives Consent Form).Abstract
Project delivery systems are considered one of the most critical factors influencing project success. The downside of traditional methods is that they promote fragmentation, thus putting the main entities (stakeholders) in conflicts resulting in adversarial relationships rather than creating an integrated and collaborative environment. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) is a promising and relatively new approach to project delivery in which collaboration and shared risks are the main features. Smart applications based on digital technologies play a very significant role in realizing the maximum benefits of IPD. In this research study, the incorporation of IPD Characteristics and Information Communication Technology (ICT) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) construction industry is assessed through a questionnaire survey. The results show that the collaborative and behavioral IPD characteristics are implemented more than the contractual IPD characteristics. Further, the findings suggest that the collaborative and behavioral IPD characteristics contribute to a more significant extent than the contractual IPD characteristics. Subsequently, in this study, the effects of ICT tools on IPD characteristics (ICT pushes IPD) and the effects of IPD implementation on ICT effectiveness (IPD pulls ICT) are explored. The deployment of ICT tools to a greater extent has resulted in enhanced IPD implementation and vice versa. Increased ICT usage has also contributed to improvement in project success, indicated by selected success parameters. A similar pattern is observed for IPD characteristics, where an increase in the implementation of IPD characteristics has contributed towards an improvement in project success. Lastly, a decision model is developed to aid investment decisions involving ICT tools. The proposed research is focused on the UAE construction industry and utilizes the data and information available in this region to develop the decision model framework. The significant contribution of this research is filling the knowledge gap by investigating the effects of ICT tools and IPD characteristics on project success.DSpace URI
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