Jake Smithwick
Arizona State University
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Journal of Management in Engineering | 2016
Anthony Perrenoud; Jake Smithwick; Kristen Hurtado; Kenneth T. Sullivan
AbstractEarly identification and communication of risks throughout the construction phase allows project teams to manage and minimize cost increases and schedule delays while increasing customer satisfaction. A better understanding of the distribution of risks during a construction project can improve risk management. This research created a new term, risk encounter, which measures and defines when a risk is communicated on a project, relative to the project schedule. This paper examines risk-management data regarding 229 small building projects at a U.S. university. The project teams encountered 1,229 risk events. A risk encounter was calculated for each risk event and plotted against a project lifecycle timeline. Individual risks were found to have unique characteristics related to the impact on the project cost, the impact on the schedule, and the nature of the risk. This study attempted to identify whether the characteristics of risk affect the distribution of risks during construction. ANOVA results ...
International Journal of Construction Education and Research | 2015
Brian C. Lines; Anthony Perrenoud; Kenneth T. Sullivan; Jake Smithwick
For large public organizations, implementing a new project delivery strategy for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) services requires significant organizational change. A key challenge is how to address the specific needs of multiple individual AEC projects while maintaining organization-wide consistency. Numerous barriers exist to hinder successful implementation, and the delivery of training content to various stakeholder interests must address role-specific modifications to work processes. The Delphi method is employed to develop the framework for delivering organizational training through the utilization of information and communication technologies (ICT) to create a centralized process training tool that can be accessed by multiple distributed AEC project teams. Key aspects of the tool are presented, as well as feedback from experts in the implementation of value-based project delivery regarding the tool’s effectiveness in distributing training content, minimizing key technical barriers to change, and optimizing the allocation of training resources between project- and organizational-level aspects of implementation. Application of the tool within a project delivery change effort was demonstrated to reduce the in-person training requirements needed for project teams to accomplish work tasks. The framework for an ICT-based process training tool is a key contribution of this research and may be considered by industry practitioners.
Construction Research Congress 2016: Old and New Construction Technologies Converge in Historic San Juan, CRC 2016 | 2016
Anthony Pesek; Jake Smithwick; Kristen Hurtado; Kenneth T. Sullivan
The Queen Elizabeth II Highway provides the sole transportation link between the city of Edmonton and the city of Leduc. Over 35,000 vehicles commute between these areas on a daily basis, while the Edmonton International Airport is strategically positioned between them. The Canadian government has recognized the need for an alternative transportation corridor in this area. The necessary funding for Phase 1A of the 14.4 mi of new road construction was provided under the Building Canada Fund. The proposed Nisku Spine Road will be completed in four separate phases. The objective of this study was to draw analysis from a government’s implementation of a value-based procurement model and risk management approach to minimize project cost. Under this procurement model, the overall project costs were reduced through past contractor experience, risk assessment plans, and value added options. The selected firm’s proposal was 30% below the original anticipated cost of
International Journal of Project Management | 2015
Brian C. Lines; Kenneth T. Sullivan; Jake Smithwick; Josh Mischung
21.8 million dollars. Furthermore, the contractor was able to offer a value added option that resulted in additional savings of approximately
Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information & Value | 2012
Dean Kashiwagi; Jacob Kashiwagi; Jake Smithwick; Isaac Kashiwagi; Abraham Kashiwagi
1 million dollars. In all, a total savings of
Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information & Value | 2014
Jake Smithwick; Kenneth T. Sullivan; Dean Kashiwagi
7.5 million dollars was realized by the utilization of the value-based procurement method for this publicly funded heavy/civil construction project.
Journal for the Advancement of Performance Information & Value | 2010
Dean Kashiwagi; Jake Smithwick; Jacob Kashiwagi; Kenneth T. Sullivan
Archive | 2013
Jake Smithwick; Tom Shultz; Kenneth T. Sullivan
Construction Research Congress 2018: Sustainable Design and Construction and Education, CRC 2018 | 2018
Kristen Hurtado; John Savicky; Kenneth T. Sullivan; Jake Smithwick; Dhaval Gajjar
Construction Research Congress 2018 | 2018
Kristen Hurtado; Anusree Saseendran; Kenneth T. Sullivan; Jake Smithwick; Brian Lines; Brian Stone