TY - GEN
T1 - EXPLORING STAKEHOLDER COLLABORATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BASELINE SCHEDULES
AU - McElwee, Anthony
AU - Spillane, John P.
AU - Bradley, James G.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2025 - Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference.
PY - 2025
Y1 - 2025
N2 - Effective baseline schedule development is foundational for construction project success, yet its potential is frequently undermined by insufficient stakeholder collaboration, leading to performance inefficiencies and project delays. This research evaluates how stakeholder collaboration influences the process of developing an effective baseline schedule. Specifically, the study seeks to: 1) identify the presence of stakeholder mapping, 2) investigate the extent to which stakeholders are actively engaged, and 3) assess the overall quality of collaboration, and challenges arising, during baseline development. The study includes a literature review and insights from 12 semi-structured interviews conducted with key stakeholders, including project and construction managers, schedulers, clients, and a commercial manager, currently working on Data Centres and Public Works Projects. The findings reveal a lack of formal stakeholder mapping and an unstructured baseline development process with minimal involvement, leading to misaligned schedules, poor onsite coordination, ineffective planning, fragmented client collaboration, and missed milestones, ultimately undermining construction project performance and efficiency. While many studies address stakeholder engagement broadly, this research delves into specific influence on the development process, to advance future collaboration in baseline schedule development.
AB - Effective baseline schedule development is foundational for construction project success, yet its potential is frequently undermined by insufficient stakeholder collaboration, leading to performance inefficiencies and project delays. This research evaluates how stakeholder collaboration influences the process of developing an effective baseline schedule. Specifically, the study seeks to: 1) identify the presence of stakeholder mapping, 2) investigate the extent to which stakeholders are actively engaged, and 3) assess the overall quality of collaboration, and challenges arising, during baseline development. The study includes a literature review and insights from 12 semi-structured interviews conducted with key stakeholders, including project and construction managers, schedulers, clients, and a commercial manager, currently working on Data Centres and Public Works Projects. The findings reveal a lack of formal stakeholder mapping and an unstructured baseline development process with minimal involvement, leading to misaligned schedules, poor onsite coordination, ineffective planning, fragmented client collaboration, and missed milestones, ultimately undermining construction project performance and efficiency. While many studies address stakeholder engagement broadly, this research delves into specific influence on the development process, to advance future collaboration in baseline schedule development.
KW - construction planning
KW - organisational culture
KW - productivity
KW - project management
KW - tendering
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/105021982766
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:105021982766
T3 - Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2025 - Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference
SP - 200
EP - 209
BT - Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2025 - Proceedings of the 41st Annual Conference
A2 - Thomson, Craig
A2 - Neilson, Christopher J
PB - Association of Researchers in Construction Management
T2 - 41st Annual Conference on Association of Researchers in Construction Management, ARCOM 2025
Y2 - 1 September 2025 through 3 September 2025
ER -