ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia

ICT has been shown to be a very important tool in assisting the construction industry to deal with the increasing complexity of projects as well as the increasing demands of clients and regulators. In most developed countries that had raised their fund for ICT investment, it resulted that the produc...

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Main Author:	Yong Chan, Chua
Format:	Undergraduates Project Papers
Language:	English
Published:	2014
Subjects:	HD Industries. Land use. Labor
Online Access:	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/1/FIM%20-%20CHUA%20YOUNG%20CHAN%20%28CD9007%29.pdf

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spelling	ump-109402015-10-27T08:38:18Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/ ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia Yong Chan, Chua HD Industries. Land use. Labor ICT has been shown to be a very important tool in assisting the construction industry to deal with the increasing complexity of projects as well as the increasing demands of clients and regulators. In most developed countries that had raised their fund for ICT investment, it resulted that the productivity has increased within their construction industry. However, Malaysia is slowly adopting ICT in construction industry compare to the other countries. Therefore, this research is to study how the ICT assist in the construction industry and whether it can help in achieving project success. It’s also evaluate the factors of ICT applications to see what are the factors that influence ICT implementation. A construction company in Malaysia was chosen to be a case for study. There are totally eight interviewees selected from the high level management of the construction company. The research shows that the factors affecting the ICT implementation include individual, organizational, and technological level factors. Besides that, the result shows that the types of the ICT adopted by the company are covering the electronic communication system, documentation and accounting, quantity surveying, architectural/engineering design and drawing, and also project planning and tracking. The results also show that the ICT can assist in achieving construction project success by meeting the criteria, which are time, cost, quality, scope and customer satisfaction. As a conclusion, ICT is one of the key determinants of the project success. The possibility of the project success will increase if the ICT implementation practices are effective in the construction industry. This study can provide the baseline information for those who want to apply ICT in the construction industry 2014 Undergraduates Project Papers NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/1/FIM%20-%20CHUA%20YOUNG%20CHAN%20%28CD9007%29.pdf Yong Chan, Chua (2014) ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia. Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. http://iportal.ump.edu.my/lib/item?id=chamo:91243&theme=UMP2
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spellingShingle	HD Industries. Land use. Labor Yong Chan, Chua ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia
description	ICT has been shown to be a very important tool in assisting the construction industry to deal with the increasing complexity of projects as well as the increasing demands of clients and regulators. In most developed countries that had raised their fund for ICT investment, it resulted that the productivity has increased within their construction industry. However, Malaysia is slowly adopting ICT in construction industry compare to the other countries. Therefore, this research is to study how the ICT assist in the construction industry and whether it can help in achieving project success. It’s also evaluate the factors of ICT applications to see what are the factors that influence ICT implementation. A construction company in Malaysia was chosen to be a case for study. There are totally eight interviewees selected from the high level management of the construction company. The research shows that the factors affecting the ICT implementation include individual, organizational, and technological level factors. Besides that, the result shows that the types of the ICT adopted by the company are covering the electronic communication system, documentation and accounting, quantity surveying, architectural/engineering design and drawing, and also project planning and tracking. The results also show that the ICT can assist in achieving construction project success by meeting the criteria, which are time, cost, quality, scope and customer satisfaction. As a conclusion, ICT is one of the key determinants of the project success. The possibility of the project success will increase if the ICT implementation practices are effective in the construction industry. This study can provide the baseline information for those who want to apply ICT in the construction industry
format	Undergraduates Project Papers
author	Yong Chan, Chua
author_facet	Yong Chan, Chua
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title	ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia
title_short	ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia
title_full	ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia
title_fullStr	ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia
title_sort	ict application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in malaysia
publishDate	2014
url	http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/ http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/10940/1/FIM%20-%20CHUA%20YOUNG%20CHAN%20%28CD9007%29.pdf
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ICT application in achieving project success : a case study of a construction company in Malaysia

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