Managing Change in Construction Projects (PDF)

Managing Change in Construction Projects: a knowledge-based
approach offers a new perspective on construction project
change by viewing the process of change management as a
knowledge-intensive activity, where team members bring their tacit
and explicit knowledge into the situation; share, create and
capture this collective knowledge for future re-use in similar
situations.

Through this knowledge-based approach, construction teams can
successfully resolve and learn from change events, leading to an
overall improved performance of the industry.

The book will make a significant contribution to our
understanding of construction project change by offering new
theoretical and practical insights and models grounded in results
of case studies conducted within two collaborative construction
project team settings.

By demonstrating how the social construction of knowledge works
in construction settings, the authors challenge the prevailing
change management solutions based on 'hard' IT
approaches. They put forward a balanced view that incorporates both
IT-based and socially constructed approaches to effective
management of construction project change.

* helps construction managers to improve and learn through the
process of construction project change

* presents new theoretical models and offers practical
guidelines

* first research-based book to directly address project change
from a knowledge-based perspective

* draws on detailed studies with construction companies,
including Ballast Construction and Kier Construction

* encourages a move from the information driven, process
integrated approach to a knowledge-based view