A DSM-based decision-support framework for proactive risk identification in pre-licensing project processes
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, cilt.1, sa.17, ss.1-17, 2026 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 1 Sayı: 17
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.1080/15623599.2026.2707230
- Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Business Source Ultimate (EBSCO), Engineering Source (EBSCO), Scopus, Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), INSPEC
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-17
- İstanbul Gelişim Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Pre-licensing architectural design is iterative and cyclical, and linear project manage-ment models cannot adequately explain it. This paper presents a decision-supportframework that quantifies iteration and delay risks from task-stakeholder interactionsthrough a Design Structure Matrix (DSM)-based model. Using an embedded four-casedesign, task dependencies and feedback intensities were modelled in a weightedDSM drawing on project logs, revision records, and coordination notes. DSM metricswere combined with past delay impact and revision frequency in a Weighted ScoringModel, yielding Total Risk Scores (TRS) per task and Normalised Risk Scores (NRS) forinter-phase comparison. NRS thresholds, derived from natural distribution gaps, flaghigh-risk nodes early and inform intervention priorities. Robustness was verifiedthrough five-scenario sensitivity analysis (Spearman q � 0.866) and a single-variabletransferability test on a fifth project (Spearman q ¼ 0.977; 80.8% class stability). Theframework converts process data into traceable risk indicators for BIM Execution Plansand digital twin environme