TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring the Potentials, Impacts, and Challenges of Mobile Technology Application in Cost Management of Construction Projects
AU - Igwe, Uchenna Sampson
AU - Mohamed, Sarajul Fikri
AU - Azwarie, Mohd Bin Mat Dzahir
AU - Nwankwo, Lazarus Chisom
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Managing cost of construction projects is one of the key challenges faced during production of constructed facilities. These challenges are occasioned by diverse factors associated with the construction process which include but not limited to the dispersed nature of construction workers, complexity of sites and projects, poor communication, getting cost data from multiple sources, and challenge of tracking and keeping accurate construction information. Recent advancements of mobile technology application in the construction industry provide great innovative avenues for addressing these challenges. Mobile technology has become an essential tool for the construction industry and other engineering sectors. The potentials and current impacts of mobile technology cannot be over emphasized as the its applications spans through all stages of construction process. Most of the key tools used in the management of construction projects have been virtually translated into mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones, etc. in the form of mobile Apps. This paper explores these potentials, the impacts and the key challenges in using mobile technologies for management of construction projects, with greater emphasis on the application for cost management.
AB - Managing cost of construction projects is one of the key challenges faced during production of constructed facilities. These challenges are occasioned by diverse factors associated with the construction process which include but not limited to the dispersed nature of construction workers, complexity of sites and projects, poor communication, getting cost data from multiple sources, and challenge of tracking and keeping accurate construction information. Recent advancements of mobile technology application in the construction industry provide great innovative avenues for addressing these challenges. Mobile technology has become an essential tool for the construction industry and other engineering sectors. The potentials and current impacts of mobile technology cannot be over emphasized as the its applications spans through all stages of construction process. Most of the key tools used in the management of construction projects have been virtually translated into mobile devices such as tablets, smartphones, etc. in the form of mobile Apps. This paper explores these potentials, the impacts and the key challenges in using mobile technologies for management of construction projects, with greater emphasis on the application for cost management.
KW - Construction projects
KW - Cost management
KW - Mobile apps
KW - Mobile technology
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85111395879
U2 - 10.1007/978-981-16-0742-4_4
DO - 10.1007/978-981-16-0742-4_4
M3 - Conference contribution
SN - 9789811607417
T3 - Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering
SP - 49
EP - 66
BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Separation Technology - Sustainable Design in Construction, Materials and Processes
A2 - Zaini, Muhammad Abbas
A2 - Jusoh, Mazura
A2 - Othman, Norasikin
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Separation Technology, ICoST 2020
Y2 - 15 August 2020 through 16 August 2020
ER -