1. A DATA-CENTRIC APPROACH FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS: BARRIERS, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION Open Access Author: Karji, Ali Title: A DATA-CENTRIC APPROACH FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND ORGANIZATIONS: BARRIERS, ASSESSMENT, AND IMPLEMENTATION Graduate Program: Architectural Engineering Keywords: data-centric approach in constructiondata-centric barriersdata-centricconstruciton industrycategorical principal component analysisdigitizationdigitalizationdigital transformationbarriersdata-centric maturitydata-centric maturity matrixBuilding Information Modelingdata-centric implementation frameworkdata-centric case studyAssessmentdata-centric assessmentimplementation File: Download Ali_Karji-Dissertation.pdf Committee Members: Rob Leicht, Major Field MemberNathan Brown, Major Field MemberChris McComb, Outside Field MemberJohn Messner, Chair & Dissertation AdvisorAleksandra Radlinska, Outside Unit MemberJulian Wang, Program Head/Chair