How To Measure the Benefits of BIM - A Case Study Approach

Beyond the ‘iron triangle’: Stakeholder perception of key performance indicators (KPIs) for large-scale public sector development projects

Examines the motivation for achievement as a psychological factor that shapes economic development. Refuting arguments based on race, climate, or population growth, the book instead argues for cultural customs and motivations - especially the motivation for achievement - as the major catalysts of economic growth. Considering the Protestant Reformation, the rise of capitalism, parents' influences on sons, and folklore and children's stories as shaping cultural motivations for achievement, the book hypothesizes that a high level of achievement motivation precedes economic growth. This is supported through qualitative analysis of the achievement motive, as well as of other psychological factors - including entrepreneurial behavior and characteristics, and available sources of achievement in past and present highly achieving societies. It is the achievement motive - and not merely the profit motive or the desire for material gain - that has advanced societies economically. Consequently, individuals are not merely products of their environment, as many social scientists have asserted, but also creators of the environment, as they manipulate it in various ways in the search for achievement. Finally, a plan is hypothesized to accelerate economic growth in developing countries, by encouraging and supplementing their achievement motives through mobilizing the greater achievement resources of developed countries. The conclusion is not just that motivations shape economic progress, but that current influences on future people's motivations and values will determine economic growth in the long run. Thus, it is most beneficial for a society to concentrate its resources on creating an environment conducive to entrepreneurship and a strong ideological base for achievement. (CJC)

The Achieving Society

Real-time resource location data collection and visualization technology for construction safety and activity monitoring applications

Critical success criteria for mass house building projects in developing countries

There is a great need in the construction industry for identifying a set of common indicators to be used by construction executive and project managers in measuring construction performance at the project level. The focus of this research was to collect management perceptions of the key performance indicators currently utilized in the construction industry. Both quantitative performance indicators and qualitative performance indicators are represented. A literature search was used to generate the initial set of perceived key performance indicators, which were administered to the construction industry via a survey. A statistical analysis of the collected survey responses provided information for the identification of a common set of perceived Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) by construction sector, management level, and experience level. Correlations were performed for both the quantitative and qualitative indicators to determine which type of indicator is used most extensively. Basic statistical analyses...

Management’s Perception of Key Performance Indicators for Construction

For the implementation of building information modeling (BIM), an incompatible development among various aspects of a business can lead to different levels of BIM maturity (BIMM) or even project failure. Therefore, it is important to identify key causal factors of BIMM. This research develops a structural equation model of BIMM through three-step multivariate analysis. It starts with exploratory factor analysis to identify three key BIMM factors, which are further tested with confirmatory factor analysis. The causal relationships among the three factors and BIMM are then proposed and validated with structural equation modeling. This research has both practical and theoretical contributions. Practically, the proposed model can be used by practitioners to initiate and evaluate their BIM implementation. Theoretically, the result provides empirical evidence for the multidimensional nature of BIMM and insights into the causal relationships among the factors. Specifically, the factors of process managem...

Structural Equation Model of Building Information Modeling Maturity

Technical integration is regarded as one of the major approaches to improve data interoperability. The Web-based integration approach used in this study is a relatively new approach in this field, ...

Web-Based Construction Document Processing via Malleable Frame

Purpose – There is a growing requirement for a rating system of building information modelling maturity (BIMM) to compare the effectiveness of modelling processes in construction projects. The literature related to BIMM contains theoretical proposals and description of their maturity models. However, the research efforts are limited and lacking substantial theoretical and empirical justifications. This paper is a unique attempt to integrate previous models by performing empirical investigations of key factors for measuring BIMM in construction projects. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – A national survey was designed to extract the perception of 124 BIM-related practitioners and academicians about the conceptual model. Then, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were employed to identify and test the key factors underlying the 27 areas. Findings – A principal component factor analysis of the collected data had suggested a five-factor model, which explained 69.839...

A measurement model of building information modelling maturity

The intent of this research was to identify the factors that promote positive motivational behavior in construction subcontractor crews. The factors affecting motivation, goal-setting, workforce needs, and incentives were investigated to determine the attributes for a subcontractor employee motivational model. A survey addressing these four categories was distributed to subcontractor foremen and supervisors to establish a list of motivational factors. The statistical analysis of the survey results aided in the final development of the proposed subcontractor based employee motivational model, which includes such components as confidence and competence as being reinforced by quality of work, incentives, safe performance, praise, and a sense of belonging. The proposed model provides industry practitioners with another level of understanding of the motivation sequence of the subcontractor's labor force. Perhaps the most interesting finding was related to the attributes found in relation to workforce needs. A common link "feeling of being a member of the team/crew" was discovered between "praise" and "job security." It was surmised that essentially a worker must first receive praise before they feel as if they are a member of the team/crew and once they feel like a member of the team, they then begin to acquire feelings of job security. The results of this study further reinforce the findings of several previous behavioral studies. Future research should attempt to validate the model using a larger sample size incorporating multiple general contractors.

Robert F. Cox

Papers

Management’s Perception of Key Performance Indicators for Construction

Structural Equation Model of Building Information Modeling Maturity

Web-Based Construction Document Processing via Malleable Frame

A measurement model of building information modelling maturity

Proposed Subcontractor-Based Employee Motivational Model