Validation of a model for assessing alliance team integration

An approach towards fostering continuous team integration practice in project alliancing is essential for stimulating breakthrough outcomes. However, until recently there was no standard or systematic approach for measuring the integration practice over the life cycle of alliance projects. This paper presents such an assessment model, the Alliance Team Integration Performance Index (ATIPI), to measure the current state of the team integration performance. With the aid of a panel of alliance experts, seven dominant key indicators (KIs) with their respective quantitative measures (QMs) and performance scales were identified for inclusion in the ATIPI. As the focus of this paper, a means of examining the validity of the model is demonstrated through the use of the face validity method with a panel of experts in the field of project alliancing. The results indicate that the proposed assessment model was found to be applicable in objectively measuring team integration performance. Based on the lessons learned from the expert's interviews, the reliability of the model could be further enhanced in order to enable owner and non-owner participants to gain an insight into the team integration performance consistently and objectively.