Perceived Productivity Effects of Mobile ICT in Construction Projects

Hasan, Abid; Jha, Kumar Neeraj; Rameezdeen, Raufdeen; Ahn, Seung-Bum; Baroudi, Bassam

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-00220-6_20

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“…Many recent studies have explored the question of the use of mobile computing on construction sites. Some of them have studied the use of mobile apps on construction sites, focusing on the added value brought to construction projects (Marsh and Flanagan, 2000;Bowden et al, 2006;Forcada et al, 2017;Hasan et al, 2019) or on extending the uses of BIM on construction sites, through mobile cloud computing (Davies and Harty, 2013;Park et al, 2016;Svalestuen et al, 2017).…”

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“…With respect to the added value of mobile computing, Hasan et al (2019) conducted a survey on the perceived productivity effect of mobile ICT on construction projects. The study only surveyed construction management professionals and suggested improvement in four main factors, namely, work flow and communication, project execution, data access, and construction defect management.…”

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“…The adoption of mobile technologies on-site poses significant challenges because of the peculiarities and particular requirements of construction site work. Thus, the research on the subject is often based on generic solutions (Chen and Kamara, 2008;Anumba and Wang, 2012) and is limited to the study of related issues (Chen and Kamara, 2011;Yeh et al, 2012), the link with BIM and the ability of site actors to adapt their work processes to these tools (Kimoto et al, 2005;Davies and Harty, 2013;Park et al, 2016;Svalestuen et al, 2017), and the study of perceived added value (Marsh and Flanagan, 2000;Bowden et al, 2006;Omar and Nehdi, 2016;Forcada et al, 2017;Hasan et al, 2019). Very few studies (Svalestuen et al, 2017) have explored the issue using a participatory approach to identify the real needs of firms, their ability to meet their own needs with their in-house resources, and the issues associated with their decisions.…”

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Should medium-sized contractors still implement home-made information technologies on construction sites?

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Despite the increasing dissemination of the Building Information Modeling (BIM) a p p r o a c h , m a n y f i r m s a r e s t i l l f a r f r o m B I M a n d a r e o n l y s t a r t i ng to adopt information technologies. We conducted an ethnographic action research with an industrial partner that implements information technologies on its construction sites, w i t h a s t r o n g p r e f e r e n c e f o r home-made applications. Results show that the development of such applications faces difficulties and that multiple iterations and versions are necessary before achieving the expected goals because the required competencies are lacking among internal development teams. Moreover, initial needs evolve considerably throughout the application's development and evaluation process. However, notwithstanding the difficulties encountered during the different application development phases, the industrial partner believes the decision to be worthwhile because of the desire to have internal control over the project data and the need to consider certain specificities related to business processes.

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“…Many recent research works have explored the question of the use of mobile computing on construction sites. Some of them have studied the use of mobile apps on construction sites, focusing on the added value brought to construction projects [16][17][18]20], or on extending the uses of BIM on construction sites, using mobile cloud computing [13][14][15].…”

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“…Experiences reported in the literature show that the adoption of mobile technologies on-site can be more difficult, and poses significant challenges, due to the peculiarities and particular requirements of construction site work. Thus, the research on the subject is often based on generic solutions [8,9], and is limited to the study of related issues [10,11], the link with BIM and the ability of site actors to adapt their work processes to these tools [12][13][14][15], and the study of perceived added value [16][17][18][19][20]. Very few studies [14] have explored the issue using a participatory approach to identify the real needs of firms, their ability to meet their own needs with their in-house resources, and the issues associated with their decisions.…”

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Implementing Mobile Technology on Construction Sites: An Ethnographic Action Research Approach

St-Pierre

Boton

Lefebvre

2019

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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The increasing dissemination of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) approach must not overshadow the fact that many firms are still far from BIM, and are in fact just starting out on the road to adopting information technologies. This paper presents an ethnographic action research study conducted with an industrial partner that decided to implement information technologies on its construction sites, with a strong preference for home-made applications. The results suggest that firms lack the internal expertise to effectively conduct such development work. Thus, the passage of needs expressed by the firm towards the development of the application is particularly difficult and the pivotal role of the researcher was crucial in the success of the project. Multiple iterations and versions were necessary before achieving the expected goals.

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Challenges in the adoption of mobile information communication technology (M-ICT) in the construction phase of infrastructure projects in the UK

Atkinson

Spillane

Bradley

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IJBPA

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate the challenges faced with mobile information communication technology (M-ICT), more specifically tablet software, in the construction phase of UK infrastructure projects. Quality assurance in the context of passive fire protection is scrutinised, where M-ICT use is prevalent, to provide an industry perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe research design is founded on exploratory multiple case study approach. Specific themes are developed, based on a critical review of previous ICT studies. The themes identified are used to inform a qualitative interview protocol for investigating three large UK infrastructure projects. Each project is at different stages in the construction phase, with varying examples of M-ICT implementation in use. Participants are interviewed regarding their experiences of the implementation of M-ICT on each project.FindingsFindings identify diverse experiences across each project. Single and multiple M-ICT platforms are currently being used, with individual stakeholders using ICT in isolation, and in some instances, multiple project stakeholders are using it together. Complete replacement of paper-based processes is evident in one case study, but more commonly, digital technology is being used in parallel to traditional paper-based processes. The challenges, although varied across each case study, can be categorised under the themes of Technology (IT support, ICT infrastructure, IT security, contractual, software), People (social aspects, user competency, safety), Technical Compliance (technical compliance evidence) and Process (conventional processes).Originality/valueIt is recommended that each theme be reviewed at project commencement, with all key stakeholders, to ensure key aspects are considered prior to M-ICT deployment. This will ensure avoidance of challenges reported and maximise the opportunities that are available through M-ICT in a multi-stakeholder infrastructure project.

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Perceived Productivity Effects of Mobile ICT in Construction Projects

Cited by 6 publications

References 22 publications

Should medium-sized contractors still implement home-made information technologies on construction sites?

Should medium-sized contractors still implement home-made information technologies on construction sites?

Implementing Mobile Technology on Construction Sites: An Ethnographic Action Research Approach

Challenges in the adoption of mobile information communication technology (M-ICT) in the construction phase of infrastructure projects in the UK

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