Smart Construction Project Management

Abstract

Project management process is revolutionized by the Invent of project management software. Computerized planning and scheduling renders efficient and probable plan for enormous projects. The key features of any project management software includes producing and manipulating a schedule, resource planning, possible delay estimates, allocation of budgets and communication within the team.

This work aims to survey and understand the existing construction project management measures and the aiding software. The deficits prevailing in the current scenario are identified. One major disadvantage in the highly popular CPMS is the non-availability of e-procurement process. Procurement of construction materials is a multidisciplinary process spanning through the entire project life-cycle. Social e-procurement involves the usage of online collaborative networks that is effective and discovers new prospects of construction business. The features of ideal internet based smart construction management software are suggested. Some of these include calculating earned value check, effective dynamic scheduling with algorithms and e-procurement.

This work provides information about steps in construction management, traditional methods of construction management, need for e- construction management, difference between manual and e- construction management, problems improvements in e- construction management and ideal e- construction management.