Browsing by Author "Ferrada Calvo, Ximena Veronica"

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    A Lessons-learned Mobile System for Construction Companies: Motivation and Design
    (2014) Ferrada Calvo, Ximena Veronica; Sepúlveda Fernández, Marcos Ernesto; Serpell Bley, Alfredo; Daniela Núñez; Neyem, Andres
    Construction projects are an important source of organizational knowledge. Though, it is common to find that most lessons learned in construction projects are lost because most companies never take care of collecting them. To change this situation, a mobile lesson-learned system application with interface for smartphones and web in a cloud environment is proposed. This article focuses on the design of a prototype of the system and the main characteristics of its architecture. It is concluded that the application of mobile technology on the field would facilitate the use of the system, been an appropriate tool for knowledge management. (C) 2014 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.
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    Measuring the performance of project risk management: a preliminary model
    (2019) Serpell Bley, Alfredo; Ferrada Calvo, Ximena Veronica; Rubio Cervantes, Norma Larissa
    The function of project risk management (PRM) is to understand the uncertainty that surrounds a project and to identify the potential threats than can affect it as well as to know how to handle these risks in an appropriate way. Then, the measurement of the performance of PRM becomes an important concern, an issue that has not yet been addressed in the research literature. It is necessary to know how successful the application of the PRM process is and how capable is the process within the organization. Regarding construction projects, it is essential to know whether the selected responses to mitigate or eliminate identified risks were suitable and well implemented after the execution of the project. This paper presents a critical analysis of the relevance of measuring the performance of PRM and the benefits of doing so. Additionally, it presents a preliminary and pioneering methodology to measure the performance of PRM through the evaluation of the adequacy of responses applied to mitigate risks as well as to evaluate the resulting impacts as indicators of the effectiveness of these actions at the end of the project. This knowledge will allow construction companies to incorporate good practices, generate lessons learned, and thereby to promote a continuous improvement of the whole PRM process.
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    The performance of the Chilean Construction Industry
    (Routledge, 2021) Serpell Bley, Alfredo Federico; Ferrada Calvo, Ximena Veronica
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    Using a Knowledge-Based Approach to Foster the Use of Risk Management in Construction
    (IGI Global, 2016) Serpell Bley, Alfredo; Rubio Cervantes, Norma Larissa; Ferrada Calvo, Ximena Veronica
    Knowledge is a key factor in carrying out and improving risk management in construction projects. Even so, it has been found that this management is done inadequately often mainly due to the lack of knowledge available for its execution. Thus, a knowledge-based system for addressing the problems of risk management in construction projects is proposed and described in this chapter. This is a web-based system that aims to supporting risk management for construction projects in an industry environment where risk management is not well valued yet. The system includes a tool that uses a maturity model for the assessment of risk management capabilities of contractors and owners, a module to propose improvements according to the existing gaps reported by the maturity evaluation module, and a knowledge base that supports a project's risk management and has the ability to acquire knowledge from experiences obtained during the implementation of different construction projects.
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    Using organizational knowledge for the selection of construction methods
    (2013) Ferrada Calvo, Ximena Veronica; Serpell Bley, Alfredo
    PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to report and summarize the findings from a doctoral thesis that analyze the construction methods' selection process, from a knowledge management perspective. The first author also reports her PhD journey.Design/methodology/approachThe research methodology is based on the development of case studies in three construction companies. In each case study, semi‐structured interviews, direct observation and review of companies' documentation were applied. The results of the case studies allowed the development of a prototype system for the construction methods' selection. The thesis research methodology is described in detail in this article.FindingsIt was concluded that the construction methods' selection process is based in individual knowledge, therefore the construction industry needs to understand how to identify, acquire, store, transfer and use this knowledge. The construction methods knowledge system proposed in this research could help to resolve this problem.Practical implicationsA knowledge management system for construction companies must incorporate knowledge management technologies and techniques to be a real solution for the industry problems regarding information and knowledge management.Originality/valueThis research expands the analysis of the construction methods' selection process with a deeper analysis of this activity, understanding how it is applied in a project, what knowledge is required to make a good decision and offering a system to manage this knowledge, recognizing the particular characteristics of the process and the industry.