Altuwaijri, H A (2014) A study of the relationship between the use of GIS and project success in selected construction organizations. PhD thesis, Eastern Michigan University, USA.
Abstract
This survey research effort investigated the relationship between 11 selected Geographic Information System (GIS) functions and three (time, cost, and quality) highway and transportation construction-project success criteria. The population included engineers and information technology professionals in the United States who worked in the highway and transportation area. The sample included members of various appropriate email groups. No significant relationship between GIS function use and construction project success criteria (time and cost) was found. The third success criterion (customers specification-quality) was not tested because of the lack of variability of the responses. There were significant differences between organizations that focused on highway, street, road, and public sidewalk jobs and other construction organizations that focused on different construction jobs as related to the following two GIS functions: Terrain Modeling and Traffic Management. Some functions that were very close to the . 05 level of significance included Estimating Project Costs, Terrain Analysis, 2D and 3D Visualization, and Route/Site Selection. Recommendations included the following: (a) Engineers and managers should consider using GIS functions for highways, streets, roads, or public sidewalk projects; (b) Special attention should be given to ensuring that appropriate GIS training is provided for all levels in the organization.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
|---|---|
| Thesis advisor: | Dugger, J C and Semple, H |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | geographic information system; population; construction project; highway; highways; traffic; estimating; information system; information technology; project cost; project success; training; visualization; professional; United States |
| Index terms: | survey, project cost, specification, success criteria, manager, United States, estimating, information technology, visualization, 3D visualization, information system, site selection, construction project, population, terrain modelling, engineer, project success, construction organization, variability, geographic information system, traffic management |
| Subjects: | computing systems, data collection methods, profession, financial and cost management, contractual condition, project management theory and practice, design practice, economics, information systems, statistical analysis, practitioner, digital engineering, organization, operations management, visualization, production management, Geography, demography, geographical techniques and analysis, assessment methods, cognitive psychology |
| Topics: | Cost Management, Business Strategy, Research Practice, Roles and Professions, Design Practice, Digital Applications, Urban Studies, Site Management, Contract Administration, Geographical Context, Project Management, Engineering Principles |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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