The purpose of this paper is to explain the mutually supportive relationship between building inf... more The purpose of this paper is to explain the mutually supportive relationship between building information modelling (BIM) and asset management. In doing so, it will enhance the ability of infrastructure owners and their suppliers to develop and implement processes, tools and collaborative working practices that optimise infrastructure asset costs and performance over the entire life cycle of assets. The paper has been produced to help mitigate the danger of treating BIM and asset management as isolated practices; reinforce the need to consider BIM implementation in the context of wider asset management policies, practices and systems and vice versa; and maximise the benefits from investments being made in the development and implementation of BIM and asset management. Asset management and BIM knowledge activities and standards have emerged in the UK construction industry as more or less parallel initiatives and have been crystallised in standards such as BS PAS 55 (Asset management ...
The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessmen... more The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessment of suppliers become increasingly common in construction procurement exercises. Within the stated objectives of this are the desire to procure supply partners with the right ‘collaborative working capabilities’ and ‘cultural alignment’. The belief in the benefits of behavioural assessments in procurement has become so prevalent as to be referenced in the Infrastructure Client Group’s ‘Alliancing Code of Practice’ published by HM Treasury in 2015. However, the spread of this resource intensive practice has occurred without published evidence that it increases the effectiveness of procurement objectives. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and value of behavioural assessment practices commonly used in UK infrastructure procurement exercises. The analysis of the study draws on theories of organizational psychology and sociology as well as the industry experience of the co-...
Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), 2019
Prevailing project procurement processes and strategies are thought to be the root cause for many... more Prevailing project procurement processes and strategies are thought to be the root cause for many of the reported criticisms of the construction industry, such as lack of trust and collaboration and short term adversarial and transactional relationships. However, very few studies have sought to examine the relationship between the organisational, commercial and institutional environments influencing construction procurement and the generation of process waste in construction projects. This study addresses this gap in knowledge by providing findings from a case study of a major UK infrastructure project. The study identifies a number of prevailing, yet counterproductive, procurement and contractual governance practices that lead to a 'network of causal wastes'. The study provides a conceptual model which exposes the complex, dynamic, interconnectedness and reciprocal nature of waste at the procurement and supply-chain level. The authors believe that this is the first study to expose the nature of waste at this level of analysis. It uses an integrated grounded theory case-study methodology that is demonstrably effective and can be useful for supporting studies seeking to investigate the concept of waste within the construction procurement context. The study concludes by suggesting that future studies focus on pre-procurement processes.
Proceeding of the 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2018
The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessmen... more The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessment of suppliers become increasingly common in construction procurement exercises. Within the stated objectives of this are the desire to procure supply partners with the right 'collaborative working capabilities' and 'cultural alignment'. Belief in the benefits of behavioural assessments in procurement has become so prevalent as to be referenced in the Infrastructure Client Group's 'Alliancing Code of Practice' published by HM Treasury in 2015. However, the spread of this resource intensive practice has occurred without published evidence that it increases the effectiveness of procurement objectives. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and value of behavioural assessment practices commonly used in UK infrastructure procurement exercises. The analysis draws on theories of organizational psychology and sociology as well as the industry experience of the co-authors. Importantly, the study addresses practices attempting to secure integration but which evidence suggests that they generate actual and potential waste. It is concluded that for several reasons the practices commonly used in behavioural assessment in construction procurement have little validity. The study's findings shed light on institutional pressures in the development and introduction of management policies and construction procurement practices, and call for greater collaboration between behavioural scientists and construction management disciplines. Such collaboration can be used to critically examine change proposals that may go on to generate 'institutional waste'.
The purpose of this paper is to explain the mutually supportive relationship between building inf... more The purpose of this paper is to explain the mutually supportive relationship between building information modelling (BIM) and asset management. In doing so, it will enhance the ability of infrastructure owners and their suppliers to develop and implement processes, tools and collaborative working practices that optimise infrastructure asset costs and performance over the entire life cycle of assets. The paper has been produced to help mitigate the danger of treating BIM and asset management as isolated practices; reinforce the need to consider BIM implementation in the context of wider asset management policies, practices and systems and vice versa; and maximise the benefits from investments being made in the development and implementation of BIM and asset management. Asset management and BIM knowledge activities and standards have emerged in the UK construction industry as more or less parallel initiatives and have been crystallised in standards such as BS PAS 55 (Asset management ...
The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessmen... more The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessment of suppliers become increasingly common in construction procurement exercises. Within the stated objectives of this are the desire to procure supply partners with the right ‘collaborative working capabilities’ and ‘cultural alignment’. The belief in the benefits of behavioural assessments in procurement has become so prevalent as to be referenced in the Infrastructure Client Group’s ‘Alliancing Code of Practice’ published by HM Treasury in 2015. However, the spread of this resource intensive practice has occurred without published evidence that it increases the effectiveness of procurement objectives. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and value of behavioural assessment practices commonly used in UK infrastructure procurement exercises. The analysis of the study draws on theories of organizational psychology and sociology as well as the industry experience of the co-...
Proc. 27th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC), 2019
Prevailing project procurement processes and strategies are thought to be the root cause for many... more Prevailing project procurement processes and strategies are thought to be the root cause for many of the reported criticisms of the construction industry, such as lack of trust and collaboration and short term adversarial and transactional relationships. However, very few studies have sought to examine the relationship between the organisational, commercial and institutional environments influencing construction procurement and the generation of process waste in construction projects. This study addresses this gap in knowledge by providing findings from a case study of a major UK infrastructure project. The study identifies a number of prevailing, yet counterproductive, procurement and contractual governance practices that lead to a 'network of causal wastes'. The study provides a conceptual model which exposes the complex, dynamic, interconnectedness and reciprocal nature of waste at the procurement and supply-chain level. The authors believe that this is the first study to expose the nature of waste at this level of analysis. It uses an integrated grounded theory case-study methodology that is demonstrably effective and can be useful for supporting studies seeking to investigate the concept of waste within the construction procurement context. The study concludes by suggesting that future studies focus on pre-procurement processes.
Proceeding of the 34th Annual ARCOM Conference, 2018
The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessmen... more The drive to create integrated and collaborative project teams has seen the behavioural assessment of suppliers become increasingly common in construction procurement exercises. Within the stated objectives of this are the desire to procure supply partners with the right 'collaborative working capabilities' and 'cultural alignment'. Belief in the benefits of behavioural assessments in procurement has become so prevalent as to be referenced in the Infrastructure Client Group's 'Alliancing Code of Practice' published by HM Treasury in 2015. However, the spread of this resource intensive practice has occurred without published evidence that it increases the effectiveness of procurement objectives. The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy and value of behavioural assessment practices commonly used in UK infrastructure procurement exercises. The analysis draws on theories of organizational psychology and sociology as well as the industry experience of the co-authors. Importantly, the study addresses practices attempting to secure integration but which evidence suggests that they generate actual and potential waste. It is concluded that for several reasons the practices commonly used in behavioural assessment in construction procurement have little validity. The study's findings shed light on institutional pressures in the development and introduction of management policies and construction procurement practices, and call for greater collaboration between behavioural scientists and construction management disciplines. Such collaboration can be used to critically examine change proposals that may go on to generate 'institutional waste'.
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