Implementation Guide to Industrial Integrated Project Delivery (I2PD)
RT-383 identified project uncertainty criteria – nine indicators for design, plus another 14 for execution – to assess a project’s suitability for I2PD. The team found that projects with high degrees of uncertainty in design and execution made the best candidates for I2PD (FR-383, p. 33).
RT-383 analyzed data from 69 industrial projects, identified how the projects applied CI methods, and used the results to prioritize the methods (FR-383, p. 25). As Figure 3 shows, the team sorted the CI methods into three tiers of relative applicability based on project characteristics and the organization’s level of experience:
- Tier 1 CI methods: the essential set of CI methods
- Tier 2 CI methods: a set of highly recommended CI methods
- Tier 3 CI methods: a set of other recommended CI methods
Figure 3. Criteria and Result of the I2PD Project Selection Tool
RT-383 also developed an Excel-based CI Methods Selection Tool (FR-383, p. 16). This tool applies a user’s selections to generate two validated indices (shown in Figure 2):
- The Uncertainty Index determines what level of collaboration and integration a project requires.
- The CI Index determines the appropriate frequency and intensity of applying CI methods that the tool selects for the project. If a project’s uncertainty index is high, the project team should adopt more CI methods to meet the required level of collaboration and integration.
Figure 2. CI Methods Selection Tool
RT-383 developed a comprehensive manual for each CI method so industrial practitioners can implement these methods with confidence (FR-383, p. 38). The CI implementation guidance adopted the 5W1H approach (e.g., what, who, where, when, why, and how) to provide rich context for each method (see Figure 4).
Figure 4. How the 5W1H Approach Organizes Implementation Guidance for CI Methods
RT-383 developed the I2PD Project Selection Tool, a decision-support instrument for assessing and measuring project uncertainty. Figure 1 shows how this Excel-based tool helps a team decide whether I2PD is suitable for its project (FR-383, p. 7).
Figure 1. Criteria and Result of the I2PD Project Selection Tool
