Digital Revolution in Construction Management

Digital Revolution in Construction Management

When the Internet was introduced during the last mile of the 19^th Century, no one really knew that complete industries, cultures, governments and businesses would be transformed by this ground breaking platform for sharing information, learning and transacting. Nevertheless, what started out as a novelty of sorts has since grown into a 5 billion-strong Web that’s accessible via the desktop computer to a couple of ounce mobile phone and everything in between.

The digital revolution continues to evolve, with cloud, social and mobile applications gaining ground as infrastructure components, such as wireless broadband, improve and help expand Internet access around the globe. To say that everything and everyone is now “connected” would almost be an understatement, based on the sheer prowess and strength of the global, interconnected web.

Thanks to ubiquitous digital connectivity, cloud computing and “big data,” the E&C industry is undergoing a historic transformation of engineering, architecture, fabrication, construction and other related disciplines, undoing a century old expansive industry fragmentation.

The yester generation, had to rely on a physical visit irrespective of geographies to take stock of site happenings, upward delegate for directions to rectify snags etc that would involve project over runs, push costs up, insane travel among others.

The digital divide today with its latest applications connects the site to the think tank instantly for reviews and directions at the touch of the button. Further, multiple sites can be handled concurrently at ease helping to reduce communication costs significantly and deliver projects as per committed deadlines.

Prudent organisations with a futuristic vision should develop the Learning and development needs through  proper documentation and illustrations that can develop a huge repository of knowledge bank that could archived at will for training the captive manpower and leap frog in knowledge sharing hitherto not done in academics.