Abstract:
In the design and construction industry, building owners
want to identify, control, and mitigate project risks by
deciding on how projects will be delivered on time and within
budget. Project delivery method is a comprehensive process
by which designers, constructors, and various consultants
provide services for design and construction to deliver a
complete project to the owner (Migliaccio et al., 2008). This
research paper discusses the types and impacts of various
project delivery methods that affect project outcome. The
purpose is to understand how project stakeholders interact
within the delivery method for the best outcome. To analyze
the effectiveness of project delivery method, two case studies
in the public higher education in California are reviewed.
Both projects are delivered under the same project delivery
method. The project outcomes varied significantly in terms of
cost, schedule, scope compliance, quality, and stakeholders’
expectations. These outcome variances in the case studies
demonstrate the necessity to understand the benefits of
strategic alignment of process execution with the culture of
integrative team to produce project sustainable outcome in
the built environment. Applying an integrated project delivery
method is not a substitute for a high performance team. The
interdisciplinary interaction and balancing project constraints
(cost, time, and scope) with the integrative nature of 3 core
areas (Process, People, and System) will contribute to project
success. A project sustainable outcome has positive benefits
and long term impacts on the society, economy, and the
environment.
Keywords: Project delivery method;
Project outcome; Process
execution; Project
sustainable outcome;
Built environment;
process, people, and
system
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