IGLC.net EXPORT DATE: 28 March 2024 @CONFERENCE{Schöttle2018, author={Schöttle, Annett and Arroyo, Paz and Christensen, Randi }, editor={ }, title={Demonstrating the Value of an Effective Collaborative Decision-Making Process in the Design Phase}, journal={26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, booktitle={26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction}, year={2018}, pages={899-909}, url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/1615}, doi={10.24928/2018/0500}, affiliation={PhD Candidate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)and Senior Consultant at Refine Projects AG, GER, annett.schoettle@protonmail.com, Advisor: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Fritz Gehbauer, M.S. ; Senior Coach, Lean Project Consulting, USA, parroyo@leanproject.com ; Lean Manager, Lower Thames Crossing, COWI, UK, RMCH@cowi.com }, abstract={Decisions are the foundation for creating value in a project. Particularly in the early design phases, decisions form and restrict the value creation processes throughout the project's life cycle Therefore, project teams should pay attention to the decision-making process, and design it to secure maximum value creation and clear documentation. This paper shows and analyses the decision-making process in the design phase of four different projects based on four characteristics: (1) decision-making method, (2) structure of the decision-making process, (3) governance process, and (4) documentation process. Our findings demonstrate that all four characteristics are essential and need to be considered when designing the decision-making process. Furthermore, the results demonstrate that making decisions collaboratively will lead to value adding opportunities. Consequently, this paper explains how the decision-making process affects the value creation process and gives insights on how to design it in an effective manner. }, author_keywords={Choosing by Advantages, collaboration, decision-making, integration, value }, address={Chennai, India }, issn={2309-0979 }, publisher={ }, language={English}, document_type={Conference Paper}, source={IGLC}, }