Salem, O and Mohanty, S (2008) Project management practices and information technology research. Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 134(7), pp. 501-508. ISSN 0733-9364
Abstract
Corporations of varying sizes and operations within the construction industry acclaim the contribution of project management applications that assist in business and operational practices. An integrated intelligent construction management application that enables process modeling and algorithmic analysis of construction process planning, interacts with a mainframe-based automated relational database system, and drives the project sequencing, scheduling, decision making and change management processes can introduce dramatic speed, simplicity, accuracy, and collaboration into existing project planning practices. Several research organizations and academic fraternities in concert with industry participation are focusing on the development of such futuristic tools as described above. However, evidence of such computing applications being used by the industry is minimal and a number of reasons have been cited by researchers for this. This study, through a review of the genesis, evolution, and future of computing applications in construction followed by an industry-wide survey, aims to study whether or not concurrent research agendas in construction information technology are truly sustainable from the industry's perspective.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | computer software; information technology; research |
| Index terms: | change management, accuracy, survey, research agenda, project management practice, relational database, scheduling, process modelling, information technology, project planning, decision-making, evolution, construction process, collaboration, computing, evidence, construction industry, project management |
| Subjects: | environmental science, design analysis, operations research, control systems, computing systems, evaluation and assessment methods, data collection methods, industry analysis, building construction, decision analysis, research management, data management, professional development, project management theory and practice, management |
| Topics: | Digital Applications, Design Practice, Time Control, Site Management, Organizational Design, Information Management, Research Practice, Project Management, Sustainability, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 5 PCTEA |
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