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Construction projects generate large volumes of data across various stages of operational activity. A quantitative appraisal evaluating the systematic management of construction information highlights its critical function in enhancing how data is gathered, shared, and stored. Drawing on survey responses from architects, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, mechanical and electrical engineers, construction managers, and project managers, the evidence demonstrates that information management is a major component of the construction process. Achieving positive outcomes in construction requires a well-structured information system. Furthermore, adopting systematic information management delivers practical gains to firms, notably driving business growth, elevating organisational performance, enhancing market value, improving employee motivation, and supporting quality service delivery. Clarifying these positive outcomes helps motivate construction enterprises to adopt structured information practices.
Construction projects involve extensive operational data that must be coordinated across multiple disciplines. Demonstrating that structured information management directly strengthens organisational performance, market value, and service quality provides clear incentives for construction enterprises to systematically standardise how they gather, share, and preserve project data.
The findings could guide the specification of digital information management frameworks and software solutions aimed at architects, engineers, and project managers. Because the work is an empirical survey assessing industry perceptions rather than a deployed technical solution, it represents an early-stage evidence base that justifies investment in structured information management systems for the construction sector.
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This paper aimed to unveil the outcome of an appraisal of the systematic approach to construction information management. This was performed with a view of creating awareness of how information management can be beneficial through the management of the large chunk of information emanating from construction processes. This will improve the gathering, sharing, and storage of information for construction activities. The study implemented a quantitative survey approach with the aid of a questionnaire as the mechanism for data gathering from architects, civil engineers, quantity surveyors, mechanical and electrical engineers, construction managers, and project managers. Data analysis ensued with the aid of SPSS in which applicable measure of dispersal and inferential statistics were implemented. The study unveiled that information management is a major aspect of the construction procedure, and that, to achieve in construction, there must be a well-structured information system. Further findings revealed that the benefits of information management include the firm’s growth, organizational performance, enhanced market value, employee’s motivation, and quality service. The prowess of this study depends on the appraisal of the benefits of systematic management of construction information and how identification of the benefits can help to motivate construction companies.
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DOI: 10.3390/su141811366
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