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I. Kovacic, M. Filzmoser:
"Key success factors of collaborative planning processes";
Engineering Project Organization Journal, 4 (2014), 4; 154 - 164.

Building design and planning is a typical instance of coordination and collaboration processes, where experts
work together in fulfilling their own distinct planning tasks that build the basis for the realization of the joint
building project. Increasing requirements on building performance, like resources and energy efficiency, resulting
in growing project complexity call for a holistic view of the project rather than a fragmented one, as strengths
in one domain cannot easily offset weaknesses in others. Traditional sequential planning processes fall short in
fulfilling this requirement. This study compares sequential and integrated building design in a large laboratory
experiment with student participants. The focus of the study was to examine the impact of personality traits on
team performance in different planning procedures in a building planning experiment. We identified that the
success of design processes relies on both skills and the personality traits of the team members. In the integrated
planning treatment groups with higher level of conscientiousness achieve worse results, whereas groups with
higher level of conflict and workload achieve better results. We conclude that, when choosing or designing
the optimal plannin

Experiment, integrated building design, integrated planning, personality traits, sequential planning

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21573727.2014.963056