Technology Management of IT in construction: a driver or an enabler?

Ghassan Aouad; Michail Kagioglou; Rachel Cooper; John  Hinks; Martin  Sexton

doi:10.1108/09576059910256583

Technology Management of IT in construction: a driver or an enabler?

Ghassan Aouad, Michail Kagioglou, Rachel Cooper, John Hinks, Martin Sexton

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The 1970s and 1980s have witnessed the development of many technological advances in the construction industry. At the same time, IT has been perceived as a driver for many of the construction business and operational processes. The 1990s have seen a technological shift in the construction sector from IT driven solutions to IT enabling ones. The industry, however, has become frustrated with the failing of IT as many companies have invested in the wrong technologies without addressing business needs. This is now being rectified by developing IT systems that support business processes taking into account process, people and cultural needs. This paper describes how IT systems are being developed within a major EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) funded research project in order to help the construction industry develop feasible technological IT solutions. This is achieved by considering the co‐maturation of processes and IT within the context of process improvement.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	130-137
Number of pages	8
Journal	Logistics Information Management
Volume	12
Issue number	1/2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1108/09576059910256583
Publication status	Published - 1 Feb 1999
Externally published	Yes

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