En dynamisk agenda for ICE-sesjoner
Master thesis
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An increasing number of companies in the construction industry are adopting the VDC fram-ework. VDC is a framework of existing methods, theories, and practices that support the useof multi-disciplinary, virtual models of product, and process to achieve the project’s businessobjectives. Effective collaboration among project stakeholders is a fundamental part of theVDC framework. The framework utilizes the ICE methodology to enhance collaboration.The ICE methodology is a systematic approach to collaboratively identify, and solve projectchallenges. The starting point for achieving a successful ICE session is establishing an agen-da. Therefore, qualitative research through interviews, observations, and literature searchhas been conducted, in order to establish how the project team can create a dynamic agendafor ICE sessions. To achieve this, the master thesis will examine how companies can deriveinspiration from various Agile methodologies in order to create a dynamic agenda. Like theVDC framework, Agile methods share the principle of involving multiple stakeholders inthe development process, but Agile methods differentiate themselves from VDC through agreater focus on flexibility and adaptation.
This thesis follows a construction project in Oslo that has recently initiated its first VDCpilot project. The research question was developed through initial observations of the project.Upon initial observations, it became apparent that the project management team exclusivelydetermined the agenda for the ICE sessions, and the agenda itself was planned well in advanceof the actual session. The study’s main findings suggest that the project management teamshould facilitate increased collaboration when defining the agenda of the session. It is alsoimportant to ensure good communication, in order to improve the group’s preparatory workand ensure that the group has a sufficient understanding of the VDC framework. The useof a Hybrid method between Kanban and Scrum has been suggested as a possible solutionto handling the challenges discovered in this thesis. The Scrumban board visualizes projecttasks and enables the team members to categorize, prioritize, and distribute the assignments.The-ICE agenda becomes its own section on the Scrumban board by creating a sprint backlogthat is reset after each ICE session, drawing elements from the Scrum methodology.