TY - GEN
T1 - Development of Effective Communication Framework Using Confirmatory Factor Analysis Technique
AU - Nipa, Thahomina Jahan
AU - Kermanshachi, Sharareh
AU - Kamalirad, Shirin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 American Society of Civil Engineers.
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Primary stakeholders (owner, consultant, and contractor) are commonly subject to challenges associated with internal miscommunication. Inaccurate transmission of data may cause major project delays and cost overruns. As it was found that few researchers have focused on prediction and analysis of designers' effective communication indicators (DECI) in construction projects, this study aims at determination of DECIs in construction projects. For this purpose, a survey containing 52 questions corresponding to potential effective communication indicators was developed and distributed among experienced designers. Based on survey responses and implemented statistical tools, DECIs were identified. Confirmatory factor analysis technique was then utilized to determine major components of DECI. Results revealed that principal components of DECI are design and technology, scope clarity, technical and financial support, facility, experience issues, and decision-making issues. This study assists practitioners make proactive plan to utilize project resources properly in order to manage internal miscommunication.
AB - Primary stakeholders (owner, consultant, and contractor) are commonly subject to challenges associated with internal miscommunication. Inaccurate transmission of data may cause major project delays and cost overruns. As it was found that few researchers have focused on prediction and analysis of designers' effective communication indicators (DECI) in construction projects, this study aims at determination of DECIs in construction projects. For this purpose, a survey containing 52 questions corresponding to potential effective communication indicators was developed and distributed among experienced designers. Based on survey responses and implemented statistical tools, DECIs were identified. Confirmatory factor analysis technique was then utilized to determine major components of DECI. Results revealed that principal components of DECI are design and technology, scope clarity, technical and financial support, facility, experience issues, and decision-making issues. This study assists practitioners make proactive plan to utilize project resources properly in order to manage internal miscommunication.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85078489708
T3 - Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Data, Sensing, and Analytics - Selected Papers from the ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019
SP - 580
EP - 588
BT - Computing in Civil Engineering 2019
A2 - Cho, Yong K.
A2 - Leite, Fernanda
A2 - Behzadan, Amir
A2 - Wang, Chao
PB - American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
T2 - ASCE International Conference on Computing in Civil Engineering 2019: Data, Sensing, and Analytics, i3CE 2019
Y2 - 17 June 2019 through 19 June 2019
ER -