Advancing Impact of Education, Training, and Professional Experience on Integrated Project Delivery
Publication: Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19, Issue 1
Abstract
With the increased interest in applying integrated forms of project delivery to complex and uncertain construction projects, the building industry has been experiencing an increased demand for integrated project delivery (IPD). With the trend, many empirical studies have examined the collaborative characteristics of IPD and reported that participants must make the necessary transition for its contractual, technological, and cultural requirements. However, little study has been done to investigate relevant education, training, or professional experience that can support the transition. In response, this study used an online survey that was designed to investigate the level and type of education, training, and professional experience of project members and their corresponding level of background knowledge for each IPD requirement. The key survey findings include (1) project members have the highest level of background knowledge on the cultural requirements of IPD, but the lowest level on the technological requirements; (2) the group with more design-build experience has more background knowledge; (3) the group that received an IPD kick-off training has more background knowledge; and (4) having a lean construction class can prepare students for the IPD environment. It is expected that the survey findings will advance the education, training, and levels of background knowledge of IPD participants, which will enhance their IPD experience accordingly.
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Acknowledgments
The authors thank the following organizations for support in the survey development and distribution: Charles Pankow Builders, Ltd., Project Production Systems Laboratory at University of California, Berkeley (http://p2sl.berkeley.edu), and Lean Construction Institute.
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Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction
Volume 19 • Issue 1 • February 2014
Pages: 8 - 14
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Received: Apr 20, 2013
Accepted: Aug 19, 2013
Published online: Aug 21, 2013
Published in print: Feb 1, 2014
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