When it comes to technology investments, 62% of architects name overall firm strategy as the principal driver, while client or project requirements drive investments for engineering firms. Especially architects (44%) do not have a complete picture of the project to make informed decisions, which also negatively impacts project delivery. Simultaneously, 56% claim that information not being delivered to team members hampers project performance by introducing potential schedule delays and rework.
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In fact, seven out of ten respondents report that the difficulties related to manual administrative tasks lead to decreased productivity. Of course, the challenges associated with inefficient information management revealed by the study have a direct impact on project performance.
Considering the pandemic has transformed working patterns and spread out information with a remote workforce, most of the identified challenges are not a surprise. At the same time, finding information needed to make informed decisions rounds up the top three difficulties with a 53% aggregate ranking. While many (56%) are challenged with processes and systems that make it difficult to share information with external team members, 47% of respondents report problems with document version control, and 43% cannot track the status of items outside their organization. More precisely, when asked about the top three challenges, 75% of A&E companies that participated in the study claimed to struggle with manual administrative tasks associated with moving data between systems. Save this picture! Courtesy of Newforma and Dodge Data & Analytics Some of these key factors that contribute to the difficulty of managing information include the following: exponential growth in the volume of data, increased number of applications generating new project data, and multiplied options for data storage. The challenges of inefficient project information managementĬlearly, not managing information properly can be very risky in project-based industries like architecture and engineering, which is why it is important to first identify all the obstacles involved. With these insights, A&E firms are able to identify opportunities for improvement and crucial factors to consider when developing a Project Information Management strategy. Collecting anonymous responses from 220 architectural and engineering firm participants, the survey highlights the need for these companies to adopt a flexible and agile approach to managing information in today’s complex project delivery environment. With this in mind, Newforma and Dodge Data & Analytics conducted a study where architectural and engineering firms (A&E) identified current challenges, future direction, and plans for technology investments. Therefore, in order to ensure effective project delivery, the challenge lies in successfully managing project information. And with the COVID-19 pandemic added to the mix, architecture firms now have a remote workforce which impacts how and where employees access information.
However, as construction projects and delivery methods continue to increase in complexity, managing information has become more difficult than ever. Because architects usually have tight deadlines – having to complete a certain number of buildings in a specific time frame – data must be managed productively and efficiently.
With many multidisciplinary actors involved and the continuous flow of images, plans, and files, any project is also about managing large amounts of information. From planning to construction, architecture is more than designing buildings.
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