سیستم های اطلاعات مدیریت پروژه برای مدیران ساختمانی Project Management Information Systems For Construction Managers (Cm): Current Constituents And Future Extensions

1. INTRODUCTION Advances in information and communications (ICT) technology have rigorously improved productivity in all industry sectors, and the role of information systems has changed further to support for even shaping organizational strategy. Thus, utilizing information systems (IS) in the construction industry has been an issue of great concern in order to achieve competitive advantages of an organization and also to enhance the effectiveness of construction projects throughout their life cycle and across different construction business functions [5]. Information systems (IS) research in the construction industry is one of the most frequently addressed areas in the academia and industry. Numerous studies have explored the IS concepts, methodologies, technologies, and solutions for specific construction tasks using the ICT. However, holistic assessment of IS in the construction is still immature due to the subjective and comprehensive nature of IS in construction [5]. Furthermore, even existing literature in holistic IS perspective in construction largely focuses on IS for the industry, owners, design firms, or contractors. There has been no systematic IS evaluation for professional construction management (CM) firms. Lack of perspectives in understanding IS in a holistic manner not only waste costly computing resources, but mismanages more expensive ones including human resources and opportunities for process improvement. In this context, the purpose of this study is to analyze the ‘current status and future direction’ of CM’s project management information systems (CM-PMIS). Current constituents and effectiveness of CM-PMIS were analyzed first. IS requirements from the owners and contractors are compared in order to examine the CM’s role among these project participants. Future directions of CM-PMIS were also surveyed in order to evaluate the issues and needs.