Abstract
Collaborative project delivery models were introduced in North Sea oil and gas projects. Recently, they have been successfully applied in the context of construction and infrastructure projects but their application in industrial engineering project context has been limited. We analyze empirically which type of challenges there are in applying collaborative practices in two projects. The key challenges include the divergent objectives of the actors that hamper common goal setting; collaborative models and rewarding mechanisms which are perceived as inappropriate; the limited funding before investment decision when early involvement of key actors should be secured; the emphasis on collaboration capabilities with every actor which are not possible in tendering; and the collaboration with governmental authorities which needs a different approach from that with the other actors. Collaborative practices have a potential to improve project performance and identified challenges should be taken into account when implementing collaboration in industrial engineering projects.
Highlights
Industrial engineering projects are technology-intensive capital projects of private sector investors, and they are characterized by irre versible commitments, risks, uncertainties, and high probabilities for failure (Merrow, 2011)
Collabo rative practices are an integral part of any collaborative project delivery model and they include, for example, key actor early involvement, co-location, team building exercises and informal processes to facilitate the building of relationships, trust, open communication, and common goal setting (Walker et al, 2002; Caniels et al, 2012; Hietajarvi et al, 2017), risk and reward sharing that motivates the joint problem solving and the pursuit of innovate solutions and good project performance (Ross, 2003; Sanderson, 2012; Davies et al, 2014), and roles and re sponsibilities that enable flexible working, best-for-the-project de cisions, and continuous development (Ross, 2003; Chakkol et al, 2018; Walker and Rowlinson, 2020, p. 20)
This research contributed to literature on collaborative project delivery arrangements and identified collaborative practices to be used and challenges to implementing them in industrial engineering projects
Summary
Industrial engineering projects are technology-intensive capital projects of private sector investors, and they are characterized by irre versible commitments, risks, uncertainties, and high probabilities for failure (Merrow, 2011). Collabo rative practices are an integral part of any collaborative project delivery model and they include, for example, key actor early involvement, co-location, team building exercises and informal processes to facilitate the building of relationships, trust, open communication, and common goal setting (Walker et al, 2002; Caniels et al, 2012; Hietajarvi et al, 2017), risk and reward sharing that motivates the joint problem solving and the pursuit of innovate solutions and good project performance (Ross, 2003; Sanderson, 2012; Davies et al, 2014), and roles and re sponsibilities that enable flexible working, best-for-the-project de cisions, and continuous development Collabo rative practices are an integral part of any collaborative project delivery model and they include, for example, key actor early involvement, co-location, team building exercises and informal processes to facilitate the building of relationships, trust, open communication, and common goal setting (Walker et al, 2002; Caniels et al, 2012; Hietajarvi et al, 2017), risk and reward sharing that motivates the joint problem solving and the pursuit of innovate solutions and good project performance (Ross, 2003; Sanderson, 2012; Davies et al, 2014), and roles and re sponsibilities that enable flexible working, best-for-the-project de cisions, and continuous development (Ross, 2003; Chakkol et al, 2018; Walker and Rowlinson, 2020, p. 20)
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