MSc Dissertation 2012-13

MSc Construction Economics and Management 1

Investigating the socio-cultural endeavour for

effective BIM and IPD implementation in

organizations

MSc. Construction Economics and Management

Dissertation 2012-13

Submitted by:

AISHWARYA BASKARAN

SN. 12043587

September 2013

The Bartlett Faculty Of The Built Environment

Bartlett School Of Construction And Project Management

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

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ABSTRACT

With Building Information Modeling (BIM) being widely established as a concept

revolutionizing the construction industry, businesses are set in a race to internalize BIM

for its proven efficiency gains. BIM is a ground-breaking innovation nonetheless highly

deceitful, in that its overwhelming technological presence often overrides concerns of a

fundamental element namely, the people in the organizations who are the prospective

BIM users. A neglect of this perspective is often quoted as being the reason for failed

attempts of organizations at implementing BIM and moving up the BIM maturity ladder.

This calls for a shift in the standpoint of businesses aiming at effective BIM

implementation, that of the socio-cultural paradigm surrounding BIM. The underlying

idea behind the research revolves around this paradigm, its expression, relevance and

backing for BIM to facilitate highly integrated and collaborative project coalitions.

Keywords: Building Information Modeling, Information and Communication

Technology, Integrated Project Delivery, Organizational Change, Technology,

Sociology, Culture, BIM Maturity

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