Raza Muhammad Saleem, Tayeh Bassam A, Abu Aisheh Yazan I, Maglad Ahmed M
Department of Civil Engineering, Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro, 76062, Sindh, Pakistan.
Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Islamic University of Gaza, P.O. Box 108, Gaza Strip, Palestine.
Heliyon. 2023 Sep 3;9(9):e19697. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19697. eCollection 2023 Sep.
The construction industry (CI) plays a vital role in infrastructure development and improves the socio-economic status with employment opportunities and contribution to gross domestic progress (GDP) of countries. However, its productivity has diminished in recent years due to increasing complexities in construction projects (CPs) and lack of adoption of novel technologies such as Building Information Modeling (BIM). Also, there is a significant need of polishing the capabilities of construction practitioners to meet the project requirements in agreement with project management knowledge areas (PMKAs). This study, therefore, focused on identification and evaluation of factors necessary for measurement of extent of application of PMKAs. Subsequently, noteworthy features of BIM helpful for enhancing the capabilities of project managers (PMs) in application of PMKAs were identified from literature. A total of thirty-three factors for measurement of extent of application of PMKAs and sixty-six features of BIM helpful in enhancing the capabilities of PMs in application of PMKAs were found. The detailed study and analysis of these ninety-nine factors with the help of previous studies suggested that extent of application of PMKAs is measured with three sub-tasks i.e., plan, manage/develop, and monitor/control. In addition, by virtue of remarkable features and services of BIM, it helps in enhancing the capabilities of PMs in applying PMKAs: project integration, scope, cost, time, quality, resource, communications, procurement, risk, safety, and stakeholder management.
建筑业在基础设施发展中发挥着至关重要的作用，并通过创造就业机会和对各国国内生产总值（GDP）的贡献来提高社会经济地位。然而，近年来，由于建设项目（CP）的复杂性不断增加以及缺乏对建筑信息模型（BIM）等新技术的采用，其生产率有所下降。此外，迫切需要提升建筑从业者的能力，以使其符合项目管理知识领域（PMKA）的要求来满足项目需求。因此，本研究着重于识别和评估衡量PMKA应用程度所需的因素。随后，从文献中确定了有助于提高项目经理（PM）在应用PMKA方面能力的BIM的显著特征。共发现了33个衡量PMKA应用程度的因素以及66个有助于提高PM在应用PMKA方面能力的BIM特征。借助先前的研究对这99个因素进行详细研究和分析表明，PMKA的应用程度通过三个子任务来衡量，即计划、管理/开发和监控/控制。此外，凭借BIM的显著特征和服务，它有助于提高PM在应用PMKA方面的能力：项目整合、范围、成本、时间、质量、资源、沟通、采购、风险、安全和利益相关者管理。
