TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-functional collaboration in the early phases of capital projects
T2 - Barriers and contributing factors
AU - Yin, Zhe
AU - Caldas, Carlos
AU - de Oliveira, Daniel
AU - Kermanshachi, Sharareh
AU - Pamidimukkala, Apurva
N1 - Funding Information:
All interviewees and panelists who participated in this research are industry volunteers from CII member companies in the Downstream and Chemicals Sector Committee. The authors would like to sincerely thank them for their support and contribution to this study.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/12
Y1 - 2023/12
N2 - In early project phases, cross-functional collaboration is required to lead a capital project from an investment option to a full definition before its design and construction commenced. Given that many capital projects are large, complex, and take years to develop, for stakeholders to realize effective project definition and development it is important that they identify—in the early phases—cross-functional collaboration barriers and their contributing factors. The current study conducted a total of 20 interviews with experts from both the business units and project teams in owner companies and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors. It identified 14 barriers to effective cross-functional collaboration and 43 associated contributing factors in the early phases of capital projects. To rank the barriers, researchers then applied the Delphi method with a panel of 12 subject matter experts (SMEs). The outcomes of this study can guide practitioners to improve the effectiveness of cross-functional collaboration in early project phases.
AB - In early project phases, cross-functional collaboration is required to lead a capital project from an investment option to a full definition before its design and construction commenced. Given that many capital projects are large, complex, and take years to develop, for stakeholders to realize effective project definition and development it is important that they identify—in the early phases—cross-functional collaboration barriers and their contributing factors. The current study conducted a total of 20 interviews with experts from both the business units and project teams in owner companies and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contractors. It identified 14 barriers to effective cross-functional collaboration and 43 associated contributing factors in the early phases of capital projects. To rank the barriers, researchers then applied the Delphi method with a panel of 12 subject matter experts (SMEs). The outcomes of this study can guide practitioners to improve the effectiveness of cross-functional collaboration in early project phases.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.plas.2023.100092
DO - 10.1016/j.plas.2023.100092
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85165889236
SN - 2666-7215
VL - 4
JO - Project Leadership and Society
JF - Project Leadership and Society
M1 - 100092
ER -