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Assessment criteria for inter-organizational collaboration in interconnected infrastructure projects

Rikhtegarnezami, M. (author), de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Purpose: Societies depend on interconnected infrastructures that are becoming more complex over the years. Multi-disciplinary knowledge and skills are essential to develop modern infrastructures, requiring close collaboration of various infrastructure owners. To effectively manage and improve inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) in...

journal article 2024

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Employee Perspectives on Risk Management in a Construction Company

Ökmen, Ö. (author), Leijten, M. (author), Strattona, Theodora (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

In addition to the tools and techniques available, project risk management also depends on the attitudes of people in an organisation, how the available tools are used, and how the procedures are followed. Therefore, efforts to improve the project risk management capacity of organisations may fail if the diversity of people (characters, traits...

journal article 2024

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Empathic Ability as a Driver for Project Management

Keusters, A.C.A.M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Houwing, E.J. (author)

Empathy is receiving increasing attention as it can contribute to the collaboration and connectedness required for today's global challenges. A similar trend reveals itself at the scale of project management, given the change from technological to integration-driven challenges in projects. The necessary integrated approach affects the key...

journal article 2024

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The potential of the empathic ability for the performance of civil engineering projects

Keusters, A.C.A.M. (author), Batelaan, F.G.M. (author), Sleeswijk Visser, F. (author), Houwing, E.J. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Purpose:<br/>The increasing complexity of civil engineering projects necessitates focusing on new competencies of project participants. Based on the research on team performance and design processes that are more closely linked to the relevance of the project context, it is hypothesised that empathic abilities could play an important role in...

journal article 2023

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Inter-Organizational Collaboration in Interconnected Infrastructure Projects

de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Rikhtegarnezami, M. (author)

This study aims to identify which factors affect inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) in interconnected infrastructure projects to enable practitioners to establish a collaborative environment at the project level. This specific form of inter-organizational collaboration (IOC) is characterized as “horizontal” and has received limited...

journal article 2023

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Evaluating building circularity in the early design phase

van der Zwaag, Marco (author), Wang, T. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), van Nederveen, G.A. (author), Schuurman, A.C.B. (author), Bosma, Douwe (author)

Facing circular transition challenges, building circularity should be evaluated in the early design phase to reduce the risks of circular and environmental performance problems found in later project phases. However, due to the current design workflow, such practice is hindered because there is not enough information to evaluate building...

journal article 2023

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Improving the performance of civil engineering projects through the integrated design process

Keusters, A.C.A.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Houwing, E.J. (author)

Purpose: Civil engineering projects around the world have been underperforming for a long time. While the complexity of these projects will continue to increase, there is an urgent need to perform better. Although the integrated design process is critical for project success, the literature lacks studies describing the link to project...

journal article 2022

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Incorporating Project Complexities in Risk Assessment: Case of an Airport Expansion Construction Project

Ökmen, Ö. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Leijten, M. (author), Andringa, Lise (author)

In today’s construction projects, which are getting more complex as a consequence of especially technical, organizational, and external aspects, complexities are considered a major source of risks. Moreover, risks may turn to complexity-creating elements and propagate additional risks through a bidirectional interaction. Complex construction...

journal article 2022

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Collaboration and Data Sharing in Inter-Organizational Infrastructure Construction Projects

Rikhtegarnezami, M. (author), de Bruijne, M.L.C. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

A close collaboration between infrastructure owners is crucial to address challenges in the design and execution of next-generation infrastructure projects for sustainable development. Managing and sharing data among parties involved in infrastructure projects, particularly the data required at the early stages of a project to design and develop...

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Evaluation of Expansion of Managerial Flexibilities of Critical Path Method Scheduling Under Uncertainty Through A Risk Simulation Model

Ökmen, Ö. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Scheduling of a construction project using an activity network can be done using the Critical Path Method (CPM). CPM scheduling, since it was first developed in the USA in 1950’s, has been widely applied in various sectors including the construction sector. CPM, however, is incapable of reflecting the influence of uncertainty on schedules and...

conference paper 2021

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Rekenen aan levensduurkosten bij lage discontovoeten

van den Boomen, M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Treiture, R. (author)

Veel publieke organisaties in Nederland rekenen bij contante waarde berekeningen met een maatschappelijke discontovoet. Door de lage discontovoet ontstaat een methodisch probleem bij contante waarde berekening over de gebruikelijke periode van 100 jaar. In dit artikel stellen we drie rekenmethoden voor om tot een evenredige vergelijking te komen...

journal article 2021

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A conceptual model to determine the impact of off-site construction on labour productivity

van Dijkhuizen, M.J. (author), Vrijhoef, R. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Despite the efforts of governments and firms, the construction industry is trailing other industries in labour productivity. Construction companies are interested in increasing their labour productivity, particularly when demand grows and construction firms cope with labour shortages. Off-site construction has proved to be a favourable policy...

conference paper 2021

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Collaborate to learn and learn to collaborate: a case of exploitative learning in the inter-organizational project

Liu, Y. (author), Amini-Abyaneh, Arash (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author), Houwing, E.J. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Purpose: Management of inter-organizational projects focuses on the collective benefits of a group of organizations on a shared activity for a limited period and the coordination among them. However, how learning is facilitated in the inter-organizational project remains under-developed in the literature. Design/methodology/approach: This...

journal article 2021

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Inter-Organizational Co-Creation: An Approach to Support Energy Transition Projects

Jalali Sohi, A. (author), Rikhtegarnezami, M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Societal challenges such as climate change and inefficiency of energysystems more and more crave for a sustainable environment. Research proved thatrestructuring energy systems into more sustainable forms, called “Energy Transition”, has faced challenges. How to deal with these challenges requires the cocreation between various actors with...

conference paper 2021

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Evaluation Of Managerial Flexibilities In Critical Path Method Based Construction Schedules

Ökmen, Ö. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

Scheduling of a construction project can be done by using the Critical Path Method (CPM) in case the project is composed of interrelated activities that can be combined through a network. Given uncertainties nowadays and the related need for project schedule adaptations, the question is raised whether and how “traditional” CPM based schedules...

conference paper 2020

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Probabilistic life cycle cash flow forecasting with price uncertainty following a geometric Brownian motion

van den Boomen, M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Schraven, D.F.J. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

In the Netherlands, probabilistic life cycle cash flow forecasting for infrastructures has gained attention in the past decennium. Frequencies, volume and unit prices of life cycle activities are treated as uncertainty variables for which an expert-based triangular distribution is assumed. The current research observes the absence of time...

journal article 2020

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Extending the View on Project Performance

Molaei, M. (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

The main aim of this study is to gain insights into project management professionals’ perception of how project success can be achieved. The Q-methodology was followed in this research. Based on an extensive literature review and validation through expert judgment, a framework consisting of 33 factors increasing the likelihood of success was...

journal article 2019

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Organizational Effectiveness: Collaboration in an Integrated Project Team

Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Wang, Fan (author), Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Eykelenboom, MG (author)

Projects in the process industry are getting more complex from a technical as well as an organizational point of view. These projects can be considered as series of multi-phase and multi-discipline design and engineering activities involving contributions from many parties on many locations. In order to successfully perform such projects...

journal article 2018

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Investigating practitioners’ perspectives on project success factors How performing a Q-study could help professionals: Qualitative Study on Dutch Infrastructure Construction Projects

Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Molaei, M. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author)

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poster 2018

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Comparing Project Complexity across Different Industry Sectors

Bosch-Rekveldt, M.G.C. (author), Bakker, H.L.M. (author), Hertogh, M.J.C.M. (author)

Increasing complexity of projects is mentioned as one of the reasons for project failure—still. This paper presents a comparative research to investigate how project complexity was perceived by project practitioners in different industry sectors. Five sectors were included: process industry, construction industry, ICT, high-tech product...

journal article 2018