Qualitative Assessment of Collaborative Behavior Based on Self-Perception Personality Tests for BIM Staff

Abstract

Collaboration, such as communication and coordination, using BIM is the key to a successful BIM-based construction project. In spite of existing studies on BIM competency and the optimal arrangement of BIM staff, there have not been many studies on the tendencies of BIM staff in the humanities aspect. The purpose of this study is to qualitatively evaluate the collaborative behavior of BIM staff through a cognitive survey targeting BIM staff. For this, 13 tasks essential for collaboration were defined. The frequency of tasks performed by the BIM staff differed according to the role they are in charge of, and the frequency of tasks considered important to support the collaboration of project participants also appeared to be different. In addition, the personal behavior of the BIM staff, which is the core outcome of this study, was investigated by dividing it into two types: the importance level of personality traits and the required level of personality traits. A survey on the perception of BIM staff was conducted through three categories (leadership, communication, job performance) and a total of 17 personality traits. The research findings, visualized through a correspondence analysis, strongly suggest that it is necessary to consider the personality traits of the BIM staff to improve collaboration performance.