James Sommerville, Nigel Craig

Implementing IT in Construction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This practical book draws on direct industrial experience and examines the role of IT within a range of enterprises operating in the construction and property industry. Emphasis is given to the human side of IT and the effects of the implementation of IT systems on them. The functionality of the IT systems is considered, as is the design brief and the operation of the applications. Case reviews of a range of applications are discussed and issues arising from their implementation are explored.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 218
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2006
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780415370523
• ISBN-10: 0415370523
• Artikelnr.: 21458378

Autorenporträt

James Sommerville holds a Chair in Construction Management within the School of the Built & Natural Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University. He is a chartered surveyor and builder with considerable industrial experience both in the UK and the Middle East. Throughout his career he has been immersed in the identification, development and implementation of bespoke IT systems for organisations large and small. Nigel Craig is a Research Fellow within the School of the Built & Natural Environment at Glasgow Caledonian University. He gained extensive site experience within the construction industry prior to undertaking his post-graduate studies. He continues his research into IT in the industry and to secure his PhD.

Inhaltsangabe

1. The Role of Information Technology (IT) within the Construction Industry
2. IT Drivers within the Industry 3. People and IT Systems 4. Contemporary
Business Processes: How IT Improves these Processes 5. Capturing Knowledge
within the Construction Industry 6. Capturing Information at the Project
Level: The Reliance on Paper 7. IT Tools: Electronic Document Management
Systems (EDMS), Extranets and Mobile Communication Devices 8. The
Implementation of IT within Construction Organisations 9. Implementing IT:
Reviews of Industry Projects and Applications Used 10. IT Implementation:
The Do's and Don'ts and the Lessons Learnt