Organizational Barriers for adopting project alliancing: An investigation in the Dutch public infrastructure procurement organizations.
Year: 2014
Type: dissertation
Abstract: Problem analysisRelationship contracting has been developed as a solution for the many challenges that complex projects face.Project alliancing (PA) is considered by many scholars as the most complete form of relationship contracting due to being a self-standing project delivery method.Unlike partnering which only relies on moral agreements, PA aligns the interests of the stakeholders and eliminates the adversarial behavior by providing the right contractual arrangements.This facilitates the development of soft skills, as early as possible, in the integrated project team.procedures currently required to acquire the mandates for it.Otherwise despite the potential benefits, and due to the tight schedule of the projects, executing a project alliance will be neglected.Due to the relatively large number of barriers, it cannot be expected for all of them to be handled simultaneously.Therefore the author suggests eliminating the root barriers as the first step; this will provide the appropriate setting for the removal of the other barriers and mitigates their effects.For this purpose the following three step plan is suggested:1. Investigation of the true external influence on the choice of contractual models by Rijkswaterstaat is the first step, as it is somewhat disputed in the organization.If such influences are real and defining, convincing the politicians of the benefits of PA would be the priority for its adoption.However if the influences are misconceptions, it should be clarified and effectively communicated through the organization.2. Focus on the policy of PA in Rijkswaterstaat; without the appropriate policy, any endeavor for the application of PA will be faced with complicated authorization procedures.It should be determined if Rijkswaterstaat is indeed planning to develop such policy, and if so, it should be placed on the future business plan of the organization.3. Overcome the problem of shortage of personnel by including other public stakeholders in the alliance.Since Rijkswaterstaat is usually representing those parties, including them directly in the alliance will not only bring in their knowledge and shorten the communication lines, it will also aid with the misrepresentation of the public parties.For this purpose, conviction of such stakeholders is necessary.Therefore it is recommended for Rijkswaterstaat to devote the appropriate resources for promoting the concept of PA for their client organizations and partners.
Author: A. Rahat
Language: English
Field: Decision Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funder: Rijkswaterstaat
OpenAlex ID: W22607013