Effects of critical success factors, BIM implementation strategies, and barriers on employer-initiated delays

Abstract

Limited research has been performed on the delays caused by employers in building information modelling (BIM)-enabled projects. Thus, this study aimed to determine the effects of critical success factors, BIM implementation strategies, and barriers to employer-initiated delays in BIM-enabled projects. A total of 197 completed questionnaires were collected from various countries and analysed using the structural equation modelling approach. The effects of moderators were studied. The relationships of the success factors to the employer-initiated delays were found to be affected by the BIM implementation strategies and by the BIM barriers. A correlation analysis was conducted between the success factors and the employer-initiated delay factors for the BIM project, emphasising countries or continents lacking delay studies, such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and China. The key results reveal that BIM implementation strategies have a significant impact on relationships involving management, organisational, and financial planning and team success aspects in employer-initiated delays, also, a significant impact of the BIM barriers on the same relationships has also been confirmed. This study contributes to the development of a comprehensive managerial framework to address employer-initiated delays in BIM-enabled projects.