Build Wise

Breaking down the 4 main areas of digital transformation in the construction industry can help overcome the initial overwhelm. So, what are they?

Since the ushering in of enterprise-wide technology systems almost three decades ago, there have been numerous highly publicized failures. Disconnect between strategy and execution. Unclear scope and unrealistic expectations. Inadequate performance testing and change management. Massive budget and schedule overruns. And when the implementation was eventually “finished” many years later, companies were left with incomplete systems, operational instability, or even worse, total system rejection.

In Part I of this blog, I discussed the radical changes coming in PMI’s PMBOK® 7th edition: a shift from waterfall project management techniques (i.e., “process-based project management”) to agile and holistic project delivery methods (i.e., “principle-based project delivery”). As a result, project success recognized by PMI will soon be measured by the value of the project outcome as opposed to how well the individual processes to obtain the completed project were executed.