Abstract:
The construction industry is one of the oldest human Industries, and over
the past few decades have seen a major development due to emergence of
mega-projects. It has experienced drastic changes in the way that
interdisciplinary teams interact to design and execute a project. Construction
industry sources suggest that 85% of a Project Managers time is spent on
communication, 70% of project documentation is paper based and 50% of all
construction projects involve litigation. The project team becomes consumed
and generating a myriad of documents to effectively communicate and
document the construction progress. For these factors there became a need to
improve the process of communication and documentation on construction
projects.
Many of these projects are plagued with delays, over-expenditures, design
changes, and other unexpected conditions jeopardizing the smooth and
timely completion of the project. Regular and accurate reporting on project
progress offers a continuous vital diagnosis of the project status, enabling
different project team-members to make proper decisions on any necessary
corrective actions to safeguard the project and ensure its completion.
This thesis discusses a new interactive multimedia system that can be used by
different project team members to document and report progress in
construction projects, as well as a tool to analyze this progress and help
predict the final project outcome.
To solve the project communications this thesis presents modern electronic
communication
management
system
which
supports
information
management, information access and exchange during a design process and
the succeeding construction and closing processes. This system enables a
project team`s participants to get access to each other's ́ information created
Page IVduring the project life. Web-based technology effectively enhances
information sharing during construction project management, and generates
cost savings via the Internet. This system has many advantages and will help
Sudanese Construction Companies to control and manage efficiency their
Projects.
