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May 7, 2012
A Dream of Ideal Project Delivery System
Authors: Rahman Azari-Najafabadi [email protected], Glenn Ballard [email protected]; http://p2sl.berkeley.edu, Seongkyun Cho [email protected], and Yong-Woo Kim yongkim@u. washington.eduAuthor Affiliations
Publication: AEI 2011: Building Integration Solutions
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Selecting a project delivery system is widely understood to be part of the project definition phase. That selection is made from a finite set of alternative contract and phase structures; e.g., design-bid-build or design-build. In this paper, we explore two alternatives to the received wisdom; namely, 1) project delivery systems are products of design, not simple selection, and 2) for best outcomes, project delivery systems are designed to align interests, integrate specialists organizationally, and to be executed using a Management-By-Means philosophy. We argue that these features of project delivery systems are the more needed as projects become more complex and uncertain. We further explore the limits of design on complex, uncertain projects, and the need for in-process management that is nimble and opportunistic. Case studies are advanced in explanation and as evidence for our claims.
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Ph.D. Student of Built Environment, College of Built Environments, Univ. of Washington Gould Hall 402, Box 355720, Seattle, WA 98195.E-mail: [email protected]
Director, Project production system laboratory and Adjunct associate professor, Civil and Env. Engineering Department, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1712.E-mail: [email protected]; http://p2sl.berkeley.edu
Ph.D. Candidate, Civil and Env. Engineering Department, Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-1712.E-mail: [email protected]
Director, UW-Project Production Laboratory, and Assistant professor, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195.E-mail: yongkim@u. washington.edu
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