Stakeholder management in prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction projects: benchmarking the key result areas
Built Environment Project and Asset Management
ISSN: 2044-124X
Article publication date: 28 April 2020
Issue publication date: 2 July 2020
Abstract
Purpose
Prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) projects are industrialized building systems that are co-created. Thus, effective management of the involved stakeholders is required to ensure project success. However, knowledge of how best to manage the diverse stakeholders in PPVC projects is limited. This research identified and prioritized the success factors or key result areas (KRAs) for the effective stakeholder management (SM) in PPVC projects.
Design/methodology/approach
A quantitative research design was implemented involving a literature review and structured questionnaire survey with international PPVC experts. The research identified and statistically analysed 12 KRAs for SM in PPVC projects.
Findings
Analysis showed that the top three KRAs for SM in PPVC projects include: effective working collaboration, communication and information sharing among participants; effective coordination of the PPVC supply chain segments; and early involvement of relevant stakeholders in the PPVC project. A factor analysis clustered the 12 KRAs into stakeholder analysis and early involvement, effective communication and information sharing and stakeholder interest integration and conflict management.
Practical implications
The paper identified and prioritized the KRAs required for the effective SM in PPVC projects. To practitioners, the results may serve as decision support on the key areas to focus to ensure effective SM in PPVC projects and may guide the efficient allocation of limited resources.
Originality/value
This research constitutes the first exclusive attempt at identifying and benchmarking the generic KRAs required for effective SM in PPVC projects and contributes to the SM body of knowledge in industrialized construction.
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Acknowledgements
This project forms part of a large PhD research project entitled “A best practice framework for implementing PPVC projects” from which other publications have been produced with different objectives and scopes but sharing the same background and methodology. The authors acknowledge the Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee (RGC, UGC) of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Polytechnic University for funding this research (PF17 – 00649). The authors also wish to acknowledge the experts whose valuable experience, knowledge and time generated the data for the study.
Citation
Wuni, I.Y. and Shen, G.Q. (2020), "Stakeholder management in prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction projects: benchmarking the key result areas", Built Environment Project and Asset Management, Vol. 10 No. 3, pp. 407-421. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2020-0025
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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