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Multidimensional Construction Planning and Agile Organized Project Execution—The 5D-PROMPT Method

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  • David Leicht

    (GITECO Research Group, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain)

  • Daniel Castro-Fresno

    (GITECO Research Group, University of Cantabria, 39005 Santander, Spain)

  • Joaquìn Dìaz

    (Department of Information Technology in Construction, University of Applied Sciences, 35390 THM Giessen, Germany)

  • Christian Baier

    (Department of Information Technology in Construction, University of Applied Sciences, 35390 THM Giessen, Germany)

Abstract

Although tremendous technological and strategic advances have been developed and implemented in the construction sector in recent years, there is substantial room for improvement in the areas of productivity growth, project performance, and schedule reliability. Thus, the present paper seeks to discover why the currently applied scheduling tools and the latest agile-based project organization approaches have not yet achieved their full potential. A missing interlinkage between the project’s design, cost, and time aspects within the project design phase and its sparse utilization throughout project execution were indicated as the driving contributors responsible for the slow progress in development. To fundamentally change this situation, an extensive and coherent project organization solution is proposed. The key process of this solution utilizes a 5D Building Information Model comprising tight concatenations between the individual model objects and the corresponding construction cost and time effort values. The key dates of a waterfall-based construction process simulation, set during the project planning phase, provide particular information to create a structure for agile organized project execution. The implementation of information feedback loops allows target/actual comparisons and contributes to continual improvements in future planning. A comparative case study was conducted with auspicious results on improvements in the overall project performance, and schedule and cost reliability.

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  • David Leicht & Daniel Castro-Fresno & Joaquìn Dìaz & Christian Baier, 2020. "Multidimensional Construction Planning and Agile Organized Project Execution—The 5D-PROMPT Method," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(16), pages 1-22, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:16:p:6340-:d:395515
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    1. Milan Radosavljevic & Malcolm Horner, 2007. "Process planning methodology: dynamic short-term planning for off-site construction in Slovenia," Construction Management and Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 25(2), pages 143-156.
    2. Jeffrey W. Herrmann, 2006. "A History of Production Scheduling," International Series in Operations Research & Management Science, in: Jeffrey W. Herrmann (ed.), Handbook of Production Scheduling, chapter 0, pages 1-22, Springer.
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    1. Tena Žužek & Žiga Gosar & Janez Kušar & Tomaž Berlec, 2020. "Adopting Agile Project Management Practices in Non-Software SMEs: A Case Study of a Slovenian Medium-Sized Manufacturing Company," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-17, November.
    2. Sunkuk Kim, 2021. "Technology and Management for Sustainable Buildings and Infrastructures," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-3, August.
    3. Kyunghwan Kim, 2020. "Generalized Resource-Constrained Critical Path Method to Improve Sustainability in Construction Project Scheduling," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(21), pages 1-19, October.

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