Title: Technological innovation in the planning of civil constructions using a 4D-PS tool

Authors: Martín Dario Arango-Serna; Julian Andres Zapata-Cortes; Carlos Mauricio Valencia-Granda

Addresses: Facultad de Minas, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Carrera 80 No 65-223, Building M8B – 210, 050034, Medellín, Colombia ' Fundación Universitaria CEIPA, Calle 77 Sur #No 40 – 165, Floor 5, 055450, Sabaneta, Colombia ' CONPLAN Consultoria en Planeación, gestión y construcción de proyectos, Carrera 27 # 20 sur, 181 – int. 1204, 050022, Medellín, Colombia

Abstract: This paper presents an innovative method for planning construction projects that face great challenges to meet the budget and the scheduled dates, due to the direct incidence of uncontrollable external factors such as weather, dollar volatility and inflation. The innovation lies in the application of a methodology based on the 4D-PS model to a real construction project in the city of Medellín (Colombia), with the aim of obtaining a better estimation of the costs and time required for the project. Due to these results, this methodology can be applied and commercialised to other companies, becoming it a technological entrepreneurship from the organisation.

Keywords: construction planning; uncertainty management; 4D-PS; methodology; technological entrepreneurship; civil constructions; project management.

DOI: 10.1504/IJTE.2022.127138

International Journal of Technoentrepreneurship, 2022 Vol.4 No.3, pp.151 - 166

Received: 10 Jul 2020
Accepted: 30 Sep 2020
Published online: 23 Nov 2022 *

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