Prof Jason Underwood

Ph.D. in BIM and Digital Built Environments
Doctor of Philosophy

Level Doctor of Philosophy

Student Dr. Ahmed Aboumoemen

Status Complete

Years 2016 - 2022

Project Title A BIM MATURITY-KPI ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR A UK PUBLIC SECTOR LOCAL AUTHORITY CLIENT

Project Description The UK construction industry outlined construction problems related to delivering values to clients and construction performance. UK industry reports aimed to address various problems and provide milestones on how to tackle such problems, through setting a set of improvement targets to the industry, known as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). A set of targets were addressed to achieve by 2025 that includes Building Information Modelling (BIM). The UK government mandated the usage of Level 2 BIM across the construction industry in 2016, which was superseded by the BS EN ISO19650 standards in 2019. This research aimed to develop a BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework for the UK public sector local authority client to assess BIM adoption in line with the UK construction strategy.
The research was conducted with a case study through workshops to develop a BIM maturity assessment. This was followed by conducting interviews to investigate levels of BIM maturity and KPI metrics adoptions in the UK client sector, to fill out the BIM maturity assessment, to establish potential relationships with KPI metrics, and propose any further KPI metrics to be considered. This was further examined through a questionnaire survey to statistically examine the relationships of BIM maturity and KPI metrics.
A 3-level BIM maturity assessment (Awareness, Occasional Application, Consistency) for 3 organisational levels (Strategic, Implementation, Operational) was proposed. 10 standardised KPI metrics (Cost, Time, Quality, Satisfaction, Health and Safety, Performance, Profitability, Productivity, Sustainability, and Collaborative Culture) were delivered. The KPI metrics relationship with BIM maturity were assessed through a 4-level relationship (No relationship, Weak, Medium, Strong). The findings indicated that there was a relationship that existed between the BIM maturity and KPI metrics.
The research proposed a final BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework to the UK client sector. Finally, the research provided the UK client sector with an overview on the existing BIM maturity and KPI metrics, and how they can both be linked together.

Awarding Institution The University of Salford

Director of Studies Jason Underwood

Second Supervisor Zeeshan Aziz

Thesis A BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework for a UK public sector local authority client

Level	Doctor of Philosophy
Student	Dr. Ahmed Aboumoemen
Status	Complete
Years	2016 - 2022
Project Title	A BIM MATURITY-KPI ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK FOR A UK PUBLIC SECTOR LOCAL AUTHORITY CLIENT
Project Description	The UK construction industry outlined construction problems related to delivering values to clients and construction performance. UK industry reports aimed to address various problems and provide milestones on how to tackle such problems, through setting a set of improvement targets to the industry, known as Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). A set of targets were addressed to achieve by 2025 that includes Building Information Modelling (BIM). The UK government mandated the usage of Level 2 BIM across the construction industry in 2016, which was superseded by the BS EN ISO19650 standards in 2019. This research aimed to develop a BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework for the UK public sector local authority client to assess BIM adoption in line with the UK construction strategy. The research was conducted with a case study through workshops to develop a BIM maturity assessment. This was followed by conducting interviews to investigate levels of BIM maturity and KPI metrics adoptions in the UK client sector, to fill out the BIM maturity assessment, to establish potential relationships with KPI metrics, and propose any further KPI metrics to be considered. This was further examined through a questionnaire survey to statistically examine the relationships of BIM maturity and KPI metrics. A 3-level BIM maturity assessment (Awareness, Occasional Application, Consistency) for 3 organisational levels (Strategic, Implementation, Operational) was proposed. 10 standardised KPI metrics (Cost, Time, Quality, Satisfaction, Health and Safety, Performance, Profitability, Productivity, Sustainability, and Collaborative Culture) were delivered. The KPI metrics relationship with BIM maturity were assessed through a 4-level relationship (No relationship, Weak, Medium, Strong). The findings indicated that there was a relationship that existed between the BIM maturity and KPI metrics. The research proposed a final BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework to the UK client sector. Finally, the research provided the UK client sector with an overview on the existing BIM maturity and KPI metrics, and how they can both be linked together.
Awarding Institution	The University of Salford
Director of Studies	Jason Underwood
Second Supervisor	Zeeshan Aziz
Thesis	A BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework for a UK public sector local authority client

MSc. BIM and Integrated Design
Master's Degree

Level Master's Degree

Student Dr. Ahmed Aboumoemen

Status Complete

Years 2014 - 2016

Project Title A BIM Maturity / KPI assessment framework in support of the UK BIM level 2 construction strategy adoption: A case for a city council supply chain-procurement platform.

Project Description The main purpose of this study, is to develop a BIM Maturity / KPI assessment framework for assessing BIM level 2 adoption for a city council supply chain-procurement platform in line with the UK construction strategy, in order to examine its practicability within the platform and improve its current operation. The dissertation starts by providing a literature on the UK government construction strategy, BIM implementation in the UK, BIM maturity levels, and key performance indicators. Furthermore, the research methodology was presented to outline possible approaches and methods expected to be used. Furthermore, with identification of a focus group within the platform as the primarily data collection method, then a set of workshops was conducted with them to define requirements of an assessment framework to be delivered, and a set of trials were performed to provide the framework. Moreover, due to the scope of work required for this dissertation, then the findings have delivered a framework, which encountered current progress and the expected future study required. After that, a set of recommendations were provided that aimed to complete the framework to be then examined amongst users in this study. Then, a set of limitations were provided that focused on framework not being generalisable due to diverse viewpoints from a single group, and a set of recommendations to the future study were provided to resolve the current limitations that existed. Finally, a set of practical contributions to knowledge and practice were delivered on how can everyone benefit from this study, which concluded this dissertation.

Awarding Institution The University of Salford

Director of Studies Jason Underwood

Level	Master's Degree
Student	Dr. Ahmed Aboumoemen
Status	Complete
Years	2014 - 2016
Project Title	A BIM Maturity / KPI assessment framework in support of the UK BIM level 2 construction strategy adoption: A case for a city council supply chain-procurement platform.
Project Description	The main purpose of this study, is to develop a BIM Maturity / KPI assessment framework for assessing BIM level 2 adoption for a city council supply chain-procurement platform in line with the UK construction strategy, in order to examine its practicability within the platform and improve its current operation. The dissertation starts by providing a literature on the UK government construction strategy, BIM implementation in the UK, BIM maturity levels, and key performance indicators. Furthermore, the research methodology was presented to outline possible approaches and methods expected to be used. Furthermore, with identification of a focus group within the platform as the primarily data collection method, then a set of workshops was conducted with them to define requirements of an assessment framework to be delivered, and a set of trials were performed to provide the framework. Moreover, due to the scope of work required for this dissertation, then the findings have delivered a framework, which encountered current progress and the expected future study required. After that, a set of recommendations were provided that aimed to complete the framework to be then examined amongst users in this study. Then, a set of limitations were provided that focused on framework not being generalisable due to diverse viewpoints from a single group, and a set of recommendations to the future study were provided to resolve the current limitations that existed. Finally, a set of practical contributions to knowledge and practice were delivered on how can everyone benefit from this study, which concluded this dissertation.
Awarding Institution	The University of Salford
Director of Studies	Jason Underwood

PhD in Higher Education
Doctor of Philosophy

Level Doctor of Philosophy

Student Dr Maggie Milburn

Status Complete

Part Time Yes

Years 2011 - 2020

Project Title An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the Lived Experiences of Non-Native English Speaking Doctoral Candidates in the Completion of Study

Director of Studies Jason Underwood

Thesis An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the lived experiences of non-native English-speaking doctoral candidates in the successful completion of study

Supervisions (3)