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@CONFERENCE{Giménez2026,
author={Giménez, Zulay and Vásquez-Hernández, Alejandro and Ortega, Jesús and Mesa, Harrison and Martínez, Jhonattan and Alarcón, Luis },
editor={Hamzeh, Farook and Poshdar, Mani and Garcia-Lopez,, Nelly P. },
title={What limits effective target value delivery implementation in construction projects?}, 
journal={Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)}, 
booktitle={Proceedings of the 34th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC 34)}, 
year={2026},
pages={1407-1418},
url={http://www.iglc.net/papers/details/2484},
doi={10.24928/2026/0175},
affiliation={Assistant professor School of Civil Construction, Faculty of Engineering and  Research Associate of Centro Nacional de Excelencia para la Industria de la Madera. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, zmgimenez@uc.cl, orcid.org/0000-0001-9051-1434 ; Assistant Professor, School of Applied Sciences and Engineering, Universidad EAFIT, Medellín, Colombia,  avasquez5@uc.cl, orcid.org/0000-0002-1073-4038 ; Academic, Departamento de Obras Civiles, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile, jesus.ortegaf@usm.cl, orcid.org/0000-0002-1148-937X ; Associate professor School of Civil Construction, Faculty of Engineering and  Research Associate of Centro Nacional de Excelencia para la Industria de la Madera. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, hmesa@uc.cl, orcid.org/0000-0002-7050-3610 ; Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Denmark, jgmartinez@cae.au.dk, orcid.org/0000-0001-6715-4440 ; Professor, Department of Construction Engineering and Management, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, lalarcon@ing.puc.cl, orcid.org/0000-0002-9277-2272 },
abstract={Target Value Delivery (TVD) has been recognized in the Lean Construction literature for its potential to maximize project value under early-defined cost constraints. However, its practical implementation remains limited and often partial. This study presents a literature review to identify and analyze the barriers to implementing TVD in construction projects. Based on a structured search conducted in Scopus, 35 studies reporting empirical experiences or applications of TVD were analyzed, leading to the identification of 22 barriers grouped into five categories: organizational, contractual and legal, cultural and behavioral, technical and process-related, and client-related. The results indicate that the most recurrently reported barriers are primarily concentrated in the contractual, cultural, and technical dimensions. In particular, misaligned economic incentives, traditional contractual frameworks, lack of trust, and difficulties in defining and operationalizing value emerge as recurrent constraints across the literature. The study proposes a prioritization logic based on the frequency of occurrence of barriers, interpreted as a proxy for their relative relevance, emphasizing the need for integrated and sequential interventions. This review contributes to Lean Construction research by reinforcing the understanding of TVD as a socio-technical system and by providing an analytical foundation for future research and implementation strategies. },
author_keywords={Target Value Delivery (TVD), implementation, target cost, barriers, literature review. },
address={Singapore, Singapore },
issn={2789-0015 },
publisher={ },
language={English},
document_type={Conference Paper},
source={IGLC},
}