Barriers to adopting integrated project delivery practices

PurposeCompared with traditional approaches, integrated project delivery (IPD) improves project performance by enhancing integration. To adopt IPD, however, existing practices need to be changed, which creates barriers to implementation. This study aims to identify the barriers to IPD practices in C...

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Published in:Engineering, construction, and architectural management construction, and architectural management, 2023-11, Vol.30 (9), p.4171-4191
Main Authors: Ma, Qiuwen, Li, Shan, Teo, Pei Xin, Ling, Florence Yean Yng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Architecture
Collaboration
Construction industry
Contractors
Decision making
Integrated approach
Mann-Whitney U test
Professionals
Project management
R&D
Rank tests
Research & development
Research methodology
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Summary:PurposeCompared with traditional approaches, integrated project delivery (IPD) improves project performance by enhancing integration. To adopt IPD, however, existing practices need to be changed, which creates barriers to implementation. This study aims to identify the barriers to IPD practices in China and Singapore, whose practitioners show different types and levels of integration experience.Design/methodology/approachA questionnaire survey was administered to two groups of respondents: Chinese and Singaporean. The data were analyzed using three nonparametric techniques, including Wilcoxon signed-rank test, Mann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test, and Spearman rank correlation.Findings(1) Of 39 possible barriers, 36 were consistently felt by both Chinese and Singaporean practitioners with different backgrounds; (2) The Chinese group perceived more issues to be significant barriers than the Singaporean group; (3) The Singaporean group had more experience than the Chinese group in performing integration in five areas. This lessens some barriers to adopting IPD practices.Originality/valueThis study is important because it uncovers barriers to the effective implementation of IPD and shows the importance of certain types and levels of integration experience in overcoming these barriers. The results will be useful to practitioners planning to adopt IPD in China or Singapore.
ISSN:0969-9988
1365-232X
DOI:10.1108/ECAM-09-2019-0498