Bambang Trigunarsyah

Qualifications

• B.Sc. in Engineering (Civil), Colorado School of Mines, USA (1988)
• M.Sc. in Construction Management, University of Indonesia (1996)
• PhD, The University of Melbourne (2002)
• Project Management Professional (PMP)

 

Career History and biography

Professional and Group Associations

• American Society of Civil Engineer (ASCE)
• Project Management Institute (PMI)

 

Awards

• Outstanding academic lecturer – Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, 2003
• Outstanding academic lecturer – Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, 2005
• Outstanding academic lecturer (2nd position) – University of Indonesia, 2005

Main Areas of Research

Within the broad field of construction and project management, Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah and his research team has defined four main research areas:

• Research Area 1: Construction management and economic
• Research Area 2: Constructability and operability of infrastructure project
• Research Area 3: Project risk management
• Research Area 4: Knowledge management in project based organisation

 

External Collaborators

Within the broad field of construction and project management, Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah and his research team has strong collaborations with:

• Department of Civil Engineering, University of Indonesia

Teaching Areas

In his previous academic posts Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah lectured on construction management, engineering economic, civil engineering system, engineering mechanic (static), construction method, project management, procurement management, risk management and research method. Currently at QUT Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah teaches the following units:

 

Undergraduate level:

• Project Engineering

 

Postgraduate level:

• Principle of Project Management
• Project Scope and Risk Management

Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah and his research team has been granted funds to conduct following research projects:

 

Green Infrastructure by Design: Approach for Better Quality of Urban Environment

The aims of this project are to expand the knowledge base (with special attention to planning and design parameters) of and to develop new technologies based on the green design concept with Indonesian specifics and to facilitate the adoption of this paradigm in the mainstream of infrastructure development, with particular attention to the green design concept based infrastructure development in Indonesia. It is funded by the Department of Education, the Republic of Indonesia through Promoting Excellence (Program B) scheme and industry partners and the City of Depok.

(Department of Civil Engineering, University of Indonesia 2006 - 2009)

 

Konstruksi Indonesia 2030 (Indonesian Construction 2030)

The aim of this project is to provide a road map for developing the Indonesian construction industry. It is funded by the Indonesian National Construction Service Development Board.

(2006-2007)

 

Mapping the Characteristics and Competencies of Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia

The aim of this project is to understand the characteristics and competencies of Higher Education Institutions in Indonesia to better serve the regional needs and requirements. It is funded by the Department of Education, the Republic of Indonesia.

(2003-2004)

 

Analysis of Indonesian Construction Industry for developing construction companies’ strategic plan

The aim of this project is to understand the characteristics and condition of Indonesian construction industry, which would be used as the basis for developing strategic plan of state own construction companies. It is funded by the Indonesian state own construction companies.

(2003)

 

Study on Procurement of Construction and Project Management Services for Public Infrastructure

The aim of this project is to identify the most effective construction and project management system for public infrastructure projects in Indonesia. It is funded by the Department of Regional Infrastructure, the Republic of Indonesia.

(2003)

 

Personnel Remuneration and Direct Reimbursable Cost for Engineering Consulting Services

The aim of this project is to identify the main factors that influence the personnel and direct reimbursable cost for consulting services in Indonesia. It is funded by the Indonesian Association of Consulting Companies.

(2003)

 

Improving the quality of undergraduate education (QUE) in civil engineering at the University of Indonesia

The aim of this project is to improve the quality of undergraduate education in civil engineering at the University of Indonesia, through various programs and activities that included research, curriculum development, infrastructure and facility improvement and staff development. It is funded by the Department of Education, the Republic of Indonesia and the World Bank.

(1998-2003)

 

Higher education relevance - Construction Management program

Construction management course was relatively new in Indonesia. It gains its popularity in mid 1990s. As part of improving the higher education system, the Department of Education, the Republic of Indonesia commission several studies on the relevance of some study program both to industry and education system. The aim of this project is to study the relevance of construction management program.

(1997)

 

Land Transportation Study

Oil companies often work in remote areas where infrastructure, including transportation infrastructure, rarely available. In order to optimise the field operation, oil companies need to identify alternative mode of transportation. The aim of this project is to identify alternative mode of land transportation in the Malacca Strait Production Sharing Contract (PSC) area.

(1996-1998)

 

Study on road construction over peat ground

Oil companies often work in remote areas where condition, sometime, is not favourable, such working in the soft soil area. Constructing roads in soft soil condition provide significant challenges. The aim of this project is to identify alternative construction methods and technologies to improve road performance.

(1992)

Selected List of Research Student Projects

Within the broad field of construction and project management, Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah’s students have undertaken following research projects:

 

Supervisor of research theses:

• Improving Indonesia Construction Company Performances Knowledge-based Management System (2007)
  This doctoral research project developed a prototype of decision support system for controlling construction company’s performance in Indonesia using knowledge-base approach.
  • Name: Sudarto
  • Course: Doctoral program, Civil Engineering Department., University of Indonesia
• Long Term Indonesian Construction Industry’s Aggregate Productivity Simulation Considering Overall Business Environment (2007)
  This doctoral research project build a system dynamics model for construction productivity simulation, using several statistics method such ordinary least square and structural equation modelling.
  • Name: Hari G. Soeparto
  • Course: Doctoral program, Civil Engineering Department, University of Indonesia

 

Within the broad field of construction and project management, Associate Professor Bambang Trigunarsyah’s has supervised more than 80 (eighty) master thesis in the following area:

• Constructability and operability
• Construction planning
• Procurement
• Road maintenance
• Construction safety
• Project financing
• Construction economics
• Risk management
• Human resources in construction and project management
• Affordable housing

 

Research topics currently being supervised:

• Improvement of construction manpower performance for road and bridge construction projects in Indonesian (under examination)
  This doctoral research project developed construction man-power system structure in Indonesia based on working competence, worker classification and qualification, competence standard, training and education system.
  • Name: Suntana
  • Course: Doctoral program, Civil Engineering Department, University of Indonesia
• Knowledge management strategy to improve knowledge transfer in organisations managed by project
  This study will investigate a specific area of organisational performance – organisations based on projects and a specific organisational asset – knowledge.
  • Name: Anna Wiewiora
  • Course: PhD, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology
• Assest management system
  This study will investigate and develop a framework for 'public infrastructure' assest management system in Indonesia.
  • Name: Muhammad Hasbi Hanis
  • Course: PhD, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology
• Decision Support System in selecting consultan for Public Sector Infrastructure Project
  This study is aimed to develop an effective and efficient DSS for government to select an appropriate consultant for public sector infrastructure project.
  • Name: Mohd Faizal Bin Omar
  • Course: PhD, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology

Selected List of Publications

• Budiwibowo, A., Trigunarsyah, B., Abidin, I.S. and Soeparto, H.G., “Competitiveness of the Indonesian Construction Industry“, Journal of Construction in Developing Countries (accepted for publication in Vol 13 No. 2 2008)
• Latif, Y., Abidin, I. and Trigunarsyah, B. (2008)., Knowledge!based Material Cost Control for Building Construction Project using Expert System Approach, Proceedings of CIB International Conference on Building Education and Research: Building Resilience, February 2008, Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lanka
• Trigunarsyah, B. and Putrianti, N. (2008)., Factors that Influence Contractor’s Risk Response Planning in Controlling Cost of Road Construction Project in Indonesia, Proceedings of CIB International Conference on Building Education and Research: Building Resilience, February 2008, Heritance Kandalama, Sri Lanka
• Sudarto, B. Trigunarsyah, I.S. Abidin & B.S. Soepandji, (2007) Identification of the cause of external factor problems that influence construction company’s performance in Indonesia, Proceeding to the 4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, September 2007, Park Hyatt Melbourne, Australia
• Trigunarsyah, B (2007), “Aspek Konstruktabilitas (Constructability Aspects)”, Book Chapter in Konstruksi: Industri, Pengelolaan dan Rekayasa (Construction: Industry, Process and Engineering), Bandung Institute of Technology, Bandung
• Bambang Trigunarsyah, Erman Surya Bakti and Muhd. Z A Majid, (2007) Constructability Innovation in Piperack Design for Refinery Project, Proceeding of Construction Management and Economics: past, present and future, July 2007, Reading UK
• Sudarto, Trigunarsyah, B. and Abidin, I (2007), Lesson Learned Corrective Action in Internal Factors of Construction Company in Indonesia, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century - Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology, July 2007, Gold Coast Australia
• Soeparto, H.G., Soepandji, B.S., Abidin, I. S. and Trigunarsyah, B. (2007), Long Term Indonesian Construction Industry’s Aggregate Productivity Simulation Considering Overall Business Environment, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century - Accelerating Innovation in Engineering, Management and Technology, July 2007, Gold Coast Australia
• Trigunarsyah, B. (February 2007), Project designers' role in improving constructability of Indonesian construction projects, Construction Management and Economic Journal, 25 (2), 207-215
• Trigunarsyah, B, Case Studies on Implementation of Constructability Improvement by Construction Project Owners in Indonesia, Proceeding to Client Driving Innovation: Moving Ideas into Practice, Second International Conference, March 2006, Gold Coast, Australia
• A. Veronika, L. S. Riantini and B. Trigunarsyah, Corrective action recommendation for project cost variance in construction material management, THE TENTH EAST ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), August 2006 Bangkok, Thailand
• B. Trigunarsyah, I. G. Sofyan and Hendi, House keeping management as a strategy to minimize construction waste in high rise building projects, THE TENTH EAST ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), August 2006 Bangkok, Thailand
• Sudarto, B. S. Soepandji, I. S. Abidin and B. Trigunarsyah, Identification of the cause of internal factor problems that influence construction company’s performance in Indonesia, THE TENTH EAST ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), August 2006 Bangkok, Thailand
• S. S. Djatnika, B. S. Soepandji, I. S. Abidin and B. Trigunarsyah, Non-productive activity time measurement as a base for construction workers productivity improvement, THE TENTH EAST ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), August 2006 Bangkok, Thailand
• B. Anondho, B. Trigunarsyah and I. S. Abidin, Optimization numbers of labors composition calculation based on probabilistic condition, THE TENTH EAST ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), August 2006 Bangkok, Thailand
• B. A. Firmansyah, A. Veronika and B. Trigunarsyah, Risk analysis in feasibility study of building construction project: case study - PT. Perusahaan Gas Negara Indonesia, THE TENTH EAST ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-10), August 2006 Bangkok, Thailand
• Trigunarsyah, B., Current Practice in Constructability Improvement on Construction Projects in Indonesia, Proceeding to the Third International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, September 2005, Shunan, JAPAN
• Veronika, A., Trigunarsyah, B., Abidin, I and Latif, Y., Rekomendasi Tindakan Koreksi terhadap Penyimpangan Biaya Pembelian Material Konstruksi, Jurnal Teknik Sipil ITB, Edisi Khusus Manajemen dan Rekayasa Konstruksi, (Juli 2005), 12 (3), 159-166
• Riantini, L. S., Trigunarsyah, B., Abidin, I and Latif, Y., Penentuan Peringkat Faktor Risiko dalam Rekrutment Tenaga Kerja yang Mempengaruhi Biaya Tenaga Kerja pada Proyek, Jurnal Teknik Sipil ITB, Edisi Khusus Manajemen dan Rekayasa Konstruksi, (Juli 2005), 12 (3), 177-184
• Trigunarsyah, B., Project Owners’ Role in Improving Constructability of Construction Projects: An Example Analysis for Indonesia, Construction Management and Economic Journal, (October 2004) 22 (8), 861-876
• Trigunarsyah, B., Assessing Owners’ Role in Improving Constructability of Construction Projects in Indonesia, Proceedings of Clients Driving Innovation International Conference 2004, October 2004, Australia
• Trigunarsyah, B., Constructability Practices Among Construction Contractors in Indonesia, ASCE Journal for Construction Engineering and Management, (September/October 2004) 130 (5)
• Trigunarsyah, B., A Review of the Current Practice in Constructability Improvement - Case Studies on Construction Projects in Indonesia, Construction Management and Economic Journal,(July 2004) 22 (6), 567-580
• Trigunarsyah, B. and Nazech, E. M., Assessing Awareness on Construction Waste Management among Construction Project Stakeholder in Indonesia, Proceeding to 5th Asia Pacific Roundtable On Cleaner Production Regional Conference, March 2004
• Bakti, E. S. and Trigunarsyah, B., Constructability Implementation at Corporate Level, Proceeding to the Ninth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC9), Bali, December 2003
• Wood, D., Duffield, C. F. and Trigunarsyah, B., Education to Improve the Success of International Engineering Projects Undertaken in Indonesia, Proceeding to the Ninth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC9), Bali, December 2003
• Harris, A. J., Trigunarsyah, B, and Asiyanto, Pengaruh Faktor-Faktor Penunjang Sistem Bekisting Peri pada Pelaksanaan Konstruksi Bangunan Bertingkat Struktur Beton terhadap Kinerja Waktu Proyek, Jurnal Teknologi, Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, November 2003
• Trigunarsyah, B., Assessing Constructability Practices Among Project Designers in Indonesia, Proceeding to the First International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Honolulu, USA, January 2001
• Latif, Y., Abidin, I. S. and Trigunarsyah, B., Expert System Framework for Project Cost Performance Improvement with Selective Corrective Actions, Proceeding to International Conference on Advancement in Design, Construction, Construction Management and Maintenance of Building Structures, Bali, March 2002
• Young, W. A., Duffield, C. F. and Trigunarsyah, B., Development and Delivery of an Engineering Project Management Course for Indonesian Nationals, Proceeding to the First International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Honolulu, USA, January 2001
• Trigunarsyah, B. and Kajewski, S., Enhancing Construction Education in Indonesia through Links with International Institutions, Proceeding to the International Conference on Building Education And Research (BEAR) 98, Brisbane, Australia, July 1998
• Barry A.J.; Trigunarsyah B.; Symes T.; Younger J.S., Geogrid reinforced piled road over peat, International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences and Geomechanics Abstracts, Volume 33, Number 3, April 1996, pp. 134A-134A(1)