In the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry, integration among parties with different skills who are working on an interorganizational team can improve project performance. Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) as an innovative project delivery method enhances the integration of AEC project teams with a series of strategies that improves team collaboration, creates trust, and shares risks. However, it is not easy to promote an innovative approach that challenges the traditional way. Klein and Sorra (1996) identify the function of team climate and values fit in effective innovation implementation. The literature also highlights the significance of communication in the innovation implementation process. To foster the IPD implementation process so that AEC projects can benefit from such an innovation, this study tests Klein and Sorra's (1996) model and investigates the role of communication in innovation implementation. By employing qualitative content analysis and a case study approach, this research establishes an innovation implementation evaluation system, identifies seven principal factors and five secondary factors influencing IPD implementation, and proposes that a team climate and a communication mechanism can influence facilitation of successful IPD implementation.
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