INNOVATIVE TOOL FOR OWNERS! Owner Typology Assessment and Project Delivery Method Considerations
The Charles Pankow Foundation (CPF) in partnership with the American Institute of Architects and the Integrated Project Delivery Alliance, are pleased to announce a new tool, the Building Owner Assessment Tool (BOAT): Helping You Understand Your Culture and Its Project Delivery Ramifications, and research report, Owner Typology Assessment and Project Delivery Method Considerations, are available for free download and usage.
This research was conducted at the University of Washington and led by Principal Investigators Carrie Sturts Dossick, Ph.D, P.E.; Renée Cheng, FAIA; and Laura Osburn, Ph.D. Other team members included Lingzi Wu, Ph.D., Daniel Dimitrov, and Xianxiang Sean Zhao. Industry Champions are Markku Allison, Greg Gidez, Louise Pannetor, and Laura Stagner. Support was provided by Chandos Construction and P1 Consulting.
This research sought to determine key owner decision-making characteristics that impact project delivery method outcomes. Based on our understanding of the impact, we developed a tool that owners and project teams could use to understand how an owner's decision-making profile impacts outcomes for different project delivery methods.