Zerjav, V;
(2015)
Design boundary dynamics in infrastructure projects: Issues of resource allocation, path dependency and problem-solving.
International Journal of Project Management
, 33
(8)
pp. 1768-1779.
10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.09.009.
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Abstract
Due to their complexity and high social impact, urban infrastructure projects often face challenges in managing the design decision-making processes across disparate disciplinary and knowledge domain boundaries. This paper introduces the notion of design boundary dynamics to describe the various cross-boundary coordination phenomena associated with organising the design of infrastructure projects. Taking a practice-based theoretical stance, the paper presents findings of qualitative research on the nature and genesis of design boundaries and their relation to the strategic decision-making on a transportation infrastructure project. Findings illustrate the entangled processes, through which the disciplinary, knowledge-domain and stage-based design boundaries emerged as a result of unfolding project practices. Paper identifies the key role of resource allocation constraints, path dependency of project decisions, and problem-solving nature of design and concludes with strategic recommendations for upstream operational integration to mitigate the impact of design boundary dynamics on infrastructure projects.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Design boundary dynamics in infrastructure projects: Issues of resource allocation, path dependency and problem-solving |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.09.009 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijproman.2015.09.009 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. APM and IPMA. This manuscript is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial Non-derivative 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). This license allows you to share, copy, distribute and transmit the work for personal and non-commercial use providing author and publisher attribution is clearly stated. Further details about CC BY licenses are available at http://creativecommons.org/ licenses/by/4.0. Access may be initially restricted by the publisher. |
| Keywords: | Design management, Boundary dynamics, Projects-as-practice, Infrastructure projects, Case studies |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1471915 |
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