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MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.2.2 - Primary Data
Questionnaires were used to gather primary data. The type of primary data necessary for this research was both of quantitative and qualitati...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.2.1 - Secondary Data
We have already seen in previous chapters the potential benefits that BIM can bring to projects, and as a consequence, to Project Manager’s ...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.2 - Data Collection
The necessary data was gathered in the following way. A combination of qualitative and quantitative data was gathered.n Primary data was ga...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.1.2- Inductive Approach
The second part of the research question “How can BIM help Project Managers succeed in delivering complex construction projects" requir...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.1.1 – Part I: Deductive approach
The research methodology begins with a deductive approach. Our initial goal was to test the hypothesis that BIM is an adequate Project Manag...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3.1 – Research Philosophy and Approach
For the reasons mentioned on the previous paragraph, the overall research philosophy adopted was that of Critical Realism The combination of...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 3 Methodology
The author wants to proof with qualitative data that projects managed using BIM achieve better outcomes than comparable ones not using them....
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.4 Chapter Summary
The literature review shows a clear tendency towards major project complexity ( Chan et al., 2004; Williams, 2002; Alshawi and Ingirige, 200...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.3.2– BIM: more than just another IOIS
The AEC Industry is based on the collaboration of several parties during the project life-cycle, and the success of projects depends on exch...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.3.1– From documents to Project Integrated Databases
As we have seen, there is a need for better integration of project teams ( Manaula 2008 ), one way to achieve this integration is by the pro...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.3 – BIM and Information Management
The process on how information is exchanged is thus seen as a key aspect for successful implementation of BIM. This exchange of information ...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.2.2 The BIM Potential
When people work together on a project, communicating specific characteristics of the project amongst the different parties involved require...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.2.1 The BIM Background
“Traditional representation methods used by architects and engineers for hundreds of years, such as scale drawings, renderings, and three di...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.2 – The role of BIM in improving the delivery of construction projects
Relevant literature about BIM will be critically reviewed in this section to assess its potential use as cooperation, integration and coordi...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.1 – Project Complexity and Inter-Organizational Collaboration
Master Thesis. Sub-Chapter 2.1 Project Complexity and Inter-Organizational Collaboration Català - Castellano - Deutsch A project is “a tempo...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 2.- Literature Review
Due to the scope of this dissertation, three main topics were identified, and relevant literature for each of them has been analyzed. The to...
MT - Using BIM as a PM Tool: 1.3- Research Question and Objectives
On the previous sections we have seen that the implementation of BIM is not homogeneous in all countries. We have also noted that despite t...