What makes the delivery of a project integrated? A case study of Children’s Hospital, Bellevue, WA

What makes the delivery of a project integrated? A case study of Children's Hospital, Bellevue, WA

2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.60164/67g8h8b1h

Authors: Yong-Woo Kim, Carrie Sturts Dossick

Citation:

Kim, Y., & Dossick, C. (2011). What makes the delivery of a project integrated? A case study of Children’s Hospital, Bellevue, WA. Lean Construction Journal 2011 pp 53-66.

Abstract:

Purpose: To investigate the components that make the delivery of a project integrated Method: Participant observation and structured interviews

Findings: Five elements contribute to the integration of the project delivery: (1)          contrac            t type, IFOA (integrated form of agreement), (2) culture, (3) organization, (4) lean principles, and (5) building information modeling (BIM). These five elements are interrelated and enhance one another’s effectiveness.

Limitations: Findings are based on a single project

Implications: (1) The antecedents of effective integration were the development of the team’s orientation and culture as well as the processes of working together. The tools, such as lean and BIM, supported the integrated teamwork, but did not create the integrated team; (2) however, the co ntract, lean and BIM tools did reinforce the project team’s integration and facilitated better results in terms of design and construction products.

Value for practitioners: The research tells practitioners how each components work with each other to make project integrated

Keywords: Integrated project delivery, lean construction, building information modeling, IFOA (integrated form of agreement), culture, organization