IT usage in Alberta's building construction projects: Current status and challenges

Dimensions of information technology infrastructure flexibility in improving management efficacy of construction industry perspective: A conceptual study

“…This is because, upgrading or adopting new technology consumes large investment, and if they do so, they have to bear a risk towards the failure of upgraded or new adopted IT. Additionally, the findings also reported that construction managers are concerned about how the workers will respond to the addition of IT because they are not willing to invest in adding a technology assistance department at present (Hewage et al, 2008 In academic journals as well, there has been an increasing interest in measuring the ability of IT to handle changes as it is the particular characteristic in IT infrastructure which has a critical impact on the enterprise's ability to use IT competitively (Allen and Boynton, 1991;Byrd and Turner, 2000;Chung et al, 2005;Chung, et al, 2003;Davenport and Linder, 1994;Duncan, 1995;Gibson, 1993;Masrek and Jusoff, 2009;Rockart et al, 1996;Weill, 1993).…”

“…Furthermore, every party has its different needs and different functions in using IT. That is why, the technology providers face difficulties in understanding the needs of the construction firms and how to address the overall IT integration to successfully increase the level of communication (Hewage et al, 2008). The industry also has discontinuous nature of the building design and construction supply chain, for instant, design and construction teams form for a single project and then, dissolve.…”

“…Besides the fragmented nature of construction industry, Hewage et al (2008) found that Zainon and Salleh 7249 35% of respondents who were construction managers did not believe the construction industry is ready for rapid changes in IT. This is because, upgrading or adopting new technology consumes large investment, and if they do so, they have to bear a risk towards the failure of upgraded or new adopted IT.…”

“…This figure, nevertheless, is much improved if compared to 20 years ago (Kennet, 2010). A group of researchers from Canada found out that construction organisations were spending a relatively very small proportion of their total budget on IT, which about up to 1% of total revenue (Hewage et al, 2008).…”

Investigating different challenges in construction projects

“…Value engineering (VE) is a suitable control tool, because it makes a trade-off between the project options. According to Hewage et al (2008), the construction industry lags behind other industries in its acquisition and implementation of modern technology. Therefore, construction workers are dissatisfied with the level and availability of communication systems and channels.…”