AN ASSESSMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) AND ITS APPLICATION AT PRE-CONTRACT STAGE OF BUILDING PROJECTS
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Background Of Study
Every step in the building process involves significant back-and-forth communication between the many parties involved in the project on a daily basis. As a result of this, the construction sector is one of the businesses that relies on information the most. Information technology (IT) has been extensively implemented across a broad variety of industries in order to boost competitiveness and save costs, and it is now recognised as a means through which to achieve a competitive edge (Earl, 2022). In the construction industry, it is common practise to make use of information technology (IT) in order to solve issues and make changes in the building process. Every year, the average annual growth rate of information technology investment in the construction sector rises, and as a result, this now accounts for a significant portion of the overall cost of the project. (Earle. 2022). In the field of construction, information technology (IT) is widely recognised as a factor that paves the way for fundamental industry-wide shifts to take place. Nevertheless, businesses in the construction sector are gradually reacting and adjusting their practises in response to improvements in information and communication technology (Duyshart , 2021). According to Earle (2022), the extent of information technology (IT) utilisation in a project is directly proportional to the degree to which it is successful. The two individuals used a statistical approach to the challenges surrounding information technology and came to the conclusion that there is a statistically significant association between the utilisation of information technology and the success of initiatives. According to Duyshart (2021), the degree of information technology (IT) utilisation in the construction sector is low in Nigeria, and one of the reasons for this is ascribed to the attitudes that project executives have about the use of IT in their business.
Integration of building processes via the use of information technology provides tremendous potential for construction companies, but insufficient information flow and integration have led to low levels of productivity and competitiveness within the sector (Duyshart , 2021). The manner that construction companies should carry out many of their strategic, tactical, and operational business operations is being re-defined as a direct result of technological breakthroughs such as the internet and the internet. It has been observed that the construction industry is currently undergoing a change from the traditional paper-based to the digitally based exchange of information. This is a change that other industries, such as aircraft manufacturing and banking, have adopted and benefited from for a considerable amount of time. It is possible for the use of information technology to have an effect on the conventional organisational processes in the construction industry, which may lead to a shift in the procedures, working techniques, and culture of the organisation (Duarte , 2022).
In this research, an effort is made to assess the degree to which information technology is used on building projects. The purpose of this research is to investigate the relative impacts of certain parameters on the use of information technology (IT) in project delivery, the amount of usage of IT at the pre-contract stage of construction projects in Akwa Ibom State, and the influence of IT on project performance. IT has shown to be an efficient instrument that may be used by various sectors in order to improve work processes and accomplish digital-based documentation and communication, which ultimately results in a link in real time between work stakeholders and suppliers (Doherty, 2022). Because the use of information technology helps increase coordination and cooperation, as well as reducing the amount of work fragmentation, this leads to improved communication practises among the permanent members of the construction project. The use of information technology and its implementation is not a simple procedure since numerous concerns have to be deliberated about at an earlier stage, which is when IT is being embraced. The use of information technology in construction enterprises, however, does not often give all of the advantages that were first envisioned at the time it was anticipated. Other advantages need more time to mature before they can be realized; as a result, there is a time lag between the original investment and the realization of income (Doherty, 2022).
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