Despite the hype of many vendors, Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes.
Corporate parentage and culture do appear to be correlated with performance; the level of technology does not. – Krafcik, 1998.
Those doing the work do far more than complete repair, renovation, maintenance, of new construction tasks, they manage quality and develop creative solutions to ever-present variables. Performance is much more related to management philosophy. As noted by Deming, 85% of all failures are due to management and lack of process versus those doing the work!
The basic application of critical systems-thinking to physical infrastructure activities leads to the conclusion that integrated internal and external planning, procurement, and project delivery teams within a robust framework of processes and workflows built upon the principles of mutual trust and respect, a common shared, and transparent, information environment, and a focus upon outcomes all lead to the consistent delivery of quality, on time and on budget projects.
Learn more about tools, common, actionable data, and services that can enable organizations to…
- Shift to alliance planning, procurement, and project delivery collaborative frameworks
- Leverage current, local market granular construction task data to validate work scope, schedules, and cost
- Develop and maintain robust workflows for ALL projects
- Reduce project timelines and costs, and in improve quality
- Leverage technology as tool to deploy, improve upon, and monitor performance
Technology will NOT SOLVE Construction Productivity Woes, despite the hype of software vendors, consultants, and media.
1998, Krafcik, The Triumph of the Lean Production System