Ramalingam, Shobha
Assessing Team Performance Using SNA In BIM Based Projects - Vol.34(4), Oct-Dec - Pune NICMAR 2019 - 44-58p.
Construction projects are envisaged as temporary project networks, wherein several stakeholders ofthe project come together for a specific period oftime to complete project goals either face-to-face or virtually. Striving at efficiency and high performance, researchers have shown interest to explore team dynamics and its impact on project performance. However, there are limited studies that have addressed this concern with respect to domestic and global projects. To this end, two Building Information Model (BIM) based Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) projects were selected for the study, one from a firm executing domestic projects and the other from a firm providing offshored engineering services. To assess the team dynamics, communication across the participants were collected through emails and minutes ofthe meetings for a period of12 weeks. Data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively using social network analysis techniques and ethnographic coding respectively, to explore on team dynamics and network ofconversations necessary for high performance. The findings showed that the domestic team were more cohesive compared to the virtual team as the project progressed. Virtual BIM project mandated the role ofa central connector to coordinate information across stakeholders. Further, there was more exchange ofinformation in the virtual project in the form ofinstructions (declare), requests and discussions compared to the domestic project. The findings are expected to act as a stepping stone for enabling team performance in construction
Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)
Assessing Team Performance Using SNA In BIM Based Projects - Vol.34(4), Oct-Dec - Pune NICMAR 2019 - 44-58p.
Construction projects are envisaged as temporary project networks, wherein several stakeholders ofthe project come together for a specific period oftime to complete project goals either face-to-face or virtually. Striving at efficiency and high performance, researchers have shown interest to explore team dynamics and its impact on project performance. However, there are limited studies that have addressed this concern with respect to domestic and global projects. To this end, two Building Information Model (BIM) based Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) projects were selected for the study, one from a firm executing domestic projects and the other from a firm providing offshored engineering services. To assess the team dynamics, communication across the participants were collected through emails and minutes ofthe meetings for a period of12 weeks. Data was analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively using social network analysis techniques and ethnographic coding respectively, to explore on team dynamics and network ofconversations necessary for high performance. The findings showed that the domestic team were more cohesive compared to the virtual team as the project progressed. Virtual BIM project mandated the role ofa central connector to coordinate information across stakeholders. Further, there was more exchange ofinformation in the virtual project in the form ofinstructions (declare), requests and discussions compared to the domestic project. The findings are expected to act as a stepping stone for enabling team performance in construction
Construction Engineering and Management (CEM)