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Shen, F and Stewart, I (2022) Argument Mapping of the Proposed Benefits of Agility and Agile Practice Adoption in Construction Projects. In: Tutesigensi, A and Neilson, C J (Eds.), Proceedings 38th Annual ARCOM Conference, 5-7 September 2022, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, UK. Association of Researchers in Construction Management, 83-92.
- Type: Conference Proceedings
- Keywords: Agile supply chain, agile methods, agility, construction management.
- ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-9955463-6-3
- URL: http://www.arcom.ac.uk/-docs/proceedings/10d9754fc517eea3048fdf85225820a0.pdf
- Abstract:
<p>Some agile methods and practices have been argued to have potential benefits for construction, but those arguments have not been analysed critically. Argument mapping analysis, based on the Toulmin (1958) model of argument, is used to examine how research has constructed arguments about the benefits of agility in construction and whether the adopted agile practices have met the proposed benefits. Results showed that pro-agile arguments were constructed around flexibly responding to changes in construction management. However, some of these lack empirical evidence. Organisational and project-level barriers to agile adoption were claimed in con-agile arguments. Studies also showed negative attitudes towards agile practice adoption and resistance to the pro-agile arguments. Findings are relevant to construction managers considering agile solutions for better performance. In addition, identifying how claims surrounding agile are constructed can also lead to an evaluation of the influence of these accounts on researchers and practitioners.</p>