Facilitated Collaboration: Case Study of Multi-Level Workforce Collaboration and Integration on a Construction Project.

9 pages•Published: May 26, 2024

Hemanth Kumar Ummadisetti, Kenneth Sullivan, Brian Lines, Omar Maali, Jake Smithwick, Nneka Ubi and Rebecca Kassa

Abstract

Increased collaboration has proven to be a benefit to project performance but much of the research has been limited to contractual aspects or focused on managerial teams. The paper presents a case study of an industrial project where collaborative practices were implemented both contractually and also behaviorally facilitated across all levels of the project organizational chart, included company executives, project managers, site leaders, crew leaders, and craft workers. The facilitated collaboration approach demonstrated a 20% increase in productivity and over 10% in cost avoidance compared to the project owner’s traditional approach. This paper explores both quantitative and qualitative outcomes of the approach, offering an assessment of its impact on project performance metrics.

Keyphrases: collaboration, integrated teams, project performance, team performance, trust

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). Proceedings of 60th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 5, pages 786-794.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/qhqT
	https://doi.org/10.29007/w7pj

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2024:Facilitated_Collaboration_Case_Study,
  author    = {Hemanth Kumar Ummadisetti and Kenneth Sullivan and Brian Lines and Omar Maali and Jake Smithwick and Nneka Ubi and Rebecca Kassa},
  title     = {Facilitated Collaboration: Case Study of Multi-Level Workforce Collaboration and Integration on a Construction Project.},
  booktitle = {Proceedings of 60th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {5},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/qhqT},
  doi       = {10.29007/w7pj},
  pages     = {786-794},
  year      = {2024}}

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