LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT

Lifecycle Management Of Information Technology Project In Construction

Abstract

Changes brought about from progresses in information and communication technology for architecture, engineering, and construction industries (construction ICT) are not purely mechanical, but must be accompanied by changes to management processes. Elsewhere, we have discussed the framework for project information management in construction. This paper addresses changes to perform of project management as the whole. Generally, it suggests the unified approach to project management that involves defining the put of widely-applicable widespread views of project information, overtly defining inter-relationships between information in these diverse views, and modifying project management tools and procedures to exertion with these integrated views.

Table of Content

Abstractii

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of research1

Problem Statement1

Rationale1

Aims2

Objectives2

Significance2

Hypothesis3

Theoretical Frame work3

Limitation of Study5

Reliability5

Validity6

Ethical Concern7

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW9

Modeling development lifecycle9

Modeling lifecycle for complex product development9

Complexity and interdependencies in construction projects10

Views and integration in project management approaches13

Towards virtual design and construction14

Technical solutions: ICT tools to support unified approach to project management15

CHAPTER 3: METHODOLOGY17

Research Design17

Instrument (interview/ Questionnaire)17

Data Collection Method17

CHAPTER 4: DISCUSSION19

Views and integration in project information19

Management solutions: the unified approach to project management21

The basic approach21

Views22

Primary views23

View interdependency26

Secondary views29

Working with unified approach to project management30

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION34

REFERENCES35

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of research

Over last decade, our world has changed dramatically due to growing phenomenon of globalization and revolution in information technology. There is tremendous demand on companies to lower costs, enlarge product assortment, improve product quality, and provide reliable delivery dates through effective and efficient coordination of production and distribution activities. To achieve these conflicting goals, companies must constantly re-engineer or change their business practices and employ information systems. In recent times, IT has enabled some organisation, including those in construction industry, to transform or re-engineer their business processes in face of rapidly changing business environment. (Scacchi 2001:32)

Problem Statement

This paper considers adaptations to overall practice of project management to more explicitly recognize, represent, and manage interdependencies between different project views, presenting the conceptual framework for the unified approach to project management.

Rationale

Current trends in information and communication technology (ICT) are yielding the wide range of new computer-based tools to support architecture, engineering, construction and facilities management industries (collectively referred to simply as “construction” in this paper). These tools(Oppenheimer 2002: 44)particularly those associated with building information models (BIMs) for project modeling and integration—promise great increases in effectiveness and efficiency of designing and managing construction projects. However, these improvements require more than just technical solutions; their full potential cannot be realized without corresponding changes in work tasks and skill sets of project participants.

Aims

The main aim of research is to identify and investigate implementation of Lifecycle Management of Information Technology Projects In Constructions.

Objectives

The above aims will be achieved by following number of objectives.

Literature review and search of previous works will be made on same proposed area.

to investigate extent of implementation in construction

To assess IT investment appraisal techniques.

Assess IT project selection framework (all industries).

To assess performance measurement framework developed (for non-construction industries).

To assess IT performance measurement framework for construction industry.

Examine strategic IT implementation and monitoring frameworks and their relevance to construction (all ...