Construction Research Congress 2020
South Atlantic Architects Validation Case Study of “How” Decisions Are Made for the CDMI Tool
Publication: Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
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Architects are an integral part of the design and construction industry and are continuously incorporating decisions that influence projects during their life cycle. These decisions aim at selecting the best alternative from the ones available. Unfortunately, this decision-making process is mainly unexplored in the industry. No instrument to measure construction decisions, based on a knowledge base of decision-makers, has existed. Also, limited literature is available on the topic. Recently, the first instrument to gain an understanding of the construction decision-making process was developed by Dr. Tulio Sulbaran from the University of Texas at San Antonio. The instrument’s name is “construction decision making inventory (CDMI).” The CDMI is an innovative idea to measure the “How” of the construction decision making inventory. As an innovative idea, its statistical validity (accuracy of the assessment) is yet to be assessed. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to describe the results of a case study with architects in the southeast of the United States aimed to determine CDMI validity. The results of the case study are significant because they assess the validity of the tool. Furthermore, as the architects evaluated each question within the measurements, this study is also guiding the enhancement of the CDMI.
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Construction Research Congress 2020: Project Management and Controls, Materials, and Contracts
Pages: 259 - 270
Editors: David Grau, Ph.D., Arizona State University, Pingbo Tang, Ph.D., Arizona State University, and Mounir El Asmar, Ph.D., Arizona State University
ISBN (Online): 978-0-7844-8288-9
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Published online: Nov 9, 2020
Published in print: Nov 9, 2020
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