COLLABORATIVE INTEGRATED TEAMS

Collaborative working through fully integrated teams

Collaborative integrated teams

Introduction

In this paper, the area for modernizing of construction we are discussing here is “Collaborative working through fully integrated teams”. Team management plays an important role in managing the construction projects. Construction Project Management includes the planning, control and coordination of a project from beginning to its completion. A project is viable when it is produced according to the client's requirements and is financially feasible. For any project role of team plays an important role. The strategies and management of the team functions are also necessary for the project to be successful.

Theoretical framework of project management in construction

In recent years the field of project management has witnessed major breakthroughs in both scientific and practical terms. Practitioners in all industries have recognized the need for efficient and effective project management methods and techniques. Accordingly, the need for experienced and well-trained project managers continues to grow rapidly. In order to facilitate this rapid development in the field of project management, and the growing demand for trained professionals, new teaching and training methodologies and tools have been developed (Riley, Varadan, James, 2005, p. 887)

Given the complexities of modern project management, it is now widely accepted in the field that it is not enough that project managers understand the models, but they also must gain some hands-on experience implementing them, both as individuals and as teammembers (Park, Thomas, 2005, p. 772). One method to provide managers with such practical experience is on-the-job training (OJT). However, this method is time consuming and may entail high costs due to mistakes made by inexperienced project managers (Conno, Yang, 2004, p. 322).

Since OJT is not cost effective, it is imperative to develop and test more effective teaching and training methodologies and tools. One such methodology is the use of simulations for project management training (Burleson, Haas, Tucker 1998, p. 480).Traditionally project management teaching and training programs have been based on analyzing case studies using static models, and not much has changed in the twenty-first century. However in order to cope with the complexity and diversity of modern projectmanagement, and fully use these new methods, the field needs new, and better structured, tools and techniques. Moreover, practitioners have to learn how to implement them wisely and effectively. Well-structured teaching methodologies and processes, which are based on dynamic rather than static models must be developed to meet this objective. The following study will use the recently developed simulation-based construction project management, to demonstrate this approach and its advantages.The project management team should be selected which should be competent, organized and appropriate decision makers (Chubin, May, & Babco, 2005). The initiative that the feeling of belonging to the community and the culture of collaboration are needed to build new models of production away from traditional standards. The new work culture must have a smoother and quicker perspective the immediate reality of their working groups (both internal and external).

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