Liminal roles in construction project practice: exploring change through the roles of partnering manager, building logistic specialist and BIM coordinator

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Table 1. Expectations and experiences of liminal roles in liminal work.

	Client’s (initiators) expectations	Architect’s (A); Designer’s (D); Contractor’s (C); Developer’s (DE) experiences	Liminar’s own expectations and experiences
Partnering manager	Independent coordinator that leaves technology out and focus on the social factors	A: Just another consultant adding complexity	Helping facilitator that complements the project manager. The only one focusing only on collaboration
		D: Important integrative function for understanding each other
		C: A peripheral person controlling collaboration
Building logistic specialist	Supporting educator with competences to increase efficiency in construction	C: Problem creator that causes irritation because they don’t know construction	Supporting contractors to improve efficiency. Lacking site manager′s attention and interest
		DE: Interfering with the contractor
BIM coordinator	Supportive expert guide that combine design and production	A: Problem creator making the process slower	Helping and combining the different actors by increasing digital design maturity. Lacking contractor interest
		C: Not working on the contractor′s level