33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) - Osaka and Kyoto, Japan - 2025

https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0291

VDC in Practice: Insights From Production Metrics Reported as Useful by AEC Professionals in Norway

Tulika Majumdar1 & Katrin Johannesdottir2

1Co-Founder, VDC Metrics, 2053 Princeton Street, Palo Alto, CA, USA, [email protected], orcid.org/0009-0002-4675-9031
2Co-Founder, VDC Metrics, Ashlid 12 / 603, Akureyri, Iceland, [email protected], orcid.org/0009-0007-3063-0651

Abstract

Production metrics (PM) make it more likely for design and construction projects to stay on track through rapid feedback. 17 PM sub-categories from recent literature were used to label PM reported as useful by 155 AEC professionals enrolled in the 4th edition of a certificate program in Virtual Design and Construction in Norway (VDCCP). More than 36% of the professionals reported PM related to 2 sub-categories, i.e., plan adherence, and agenda items of collaborative sessions. Fewer than 5% of the professionals reported PM related to 6 sub-categories, i.e., inspections and punch lists, clash detection and resolution, rework during design, rework during construction, safety performance, and follow-up after collaborative sessions. This research extended a previous study by providing a more granular view of PM found useful by AEC professionals which had not been possible earlier. Comparing PM from the 4th edition of the VDCCP to those from the 1st edition indicated a maturity in the understanding of PM among enrolled professionals, emphasizing the importance of professional education in opening pathways for standardizing and benchmarking PM in the AEC industry.

Keywords

Production metrics, continuous improvement, common vocabulary, benchmarking, VDC

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Majumdar, T. & Johannesdottir, K.. (2025). VDC in Practice: Insights From Production Metrics Reported as Useful by AEC Professionals in Norway. In Seppänen, O., Koskela, L., & Murata , K. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 33) (pp. 634–644). https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0291

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Majumdar, T. & Johannesdottir, K.. (2025). VDC in Practice: Insights From Production Metrics Reported as Useful by AEC Professionals in Norway. IGLC33. https://doi.org/10.24928/2025/0291

 

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