Elements of client capabilities in integrated projects

Laura Saukko, Kirsi Aaltonen and Harri Haapasalo

International Journal of Project Organisation and Management, 2023, vol. 15, issue 4, 395-421

Abstract: The purpose of this study is to elaborate the elements of client capabilities in integrated project deliveries. In particular, the interest is to identify the capabilities through which the client facilitates achieving integration among project partners during the course of the project. A qualitative research method is applied, and data analysis is based on inductive reasoning. The empirical context is industrial engineering projects conducted in a Nordic country. This study presents a framework of the elements of a client's capabilities in complex industrial engineering projects. The framework elaborated in the study summarises ten elements of client capabilities. In addition, five implications of client capabilities in facilitating the achievement of integration are discussed. The elements presented are ones that project practitioners from the client organisation must pay attention to in orchestrating integrated project deliveries. This study enhances the understanding of client capabilities in organising industrial engineering projects.

Keywords: client capability; project capability; relational project delivery; integration; inter-organisational project; project network. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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