Analysis of information integration benefit drivers and implementation hindrances

摘要

This paper presents an analysis of benefits and hindrances for specific information integration implementa-tions in the industrial construction sector. A tool, developed by a Construction Industry Institute research team, detailed 37 benefit drivers and 34 hindrances that affect information integration implementation ef-forts. The tool was applied to 16 test cases. Scores from the cases allow analysis of the importance and con-sistency of factors. Findings reveal that benefit drivers have a certain degree of consistency, particularly around justification to enhance work process benefits rather than broader benefits to project outcomes. On the other hand, there is a much wider range of important implementation hindrances. These findings suggest that each implementation requires a customized approach to address hindrances rather than reliance on ge-neric methods. More broadly, the set of specific benefit drivers and hindrances extends and generalizes the literature on information integration implementation in construction, particularly with respect to the indus-trial sector. Published by Elsevier B.V.