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IS/IT strategy of a Virtual Construction
Management Services Company
Wafa Alsakini
Design Management System for a Virtual
Construction Management Services Company
VCMSC
Helsinki University of Technology/Construction
Economics and Management
29-30/03/2006
The aim of the research
• Introduce the concept of VCMSC and its management
systems.
• Review the generic IS/IT strategies of construction firms
(literature review).
• Define the IS/IT strategy.
• Define IS/IT systems to facilitate business strategy
realization.
Management of a VCMSC and its business processes
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A flat organization where:
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all middle level of management is removed
Functional units (cost estimation, procurement, and building design
management) are outsourced
Prior internal project staff forms a pool from which a virtualized
contractor assigns key staff to each project.
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Management of a VCMSC and its business processes
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A Dynamic competitive network where:
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A leading member networks with several Special System
Contractors SSCs that supply the same systems, products,
functional elements, or services
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Members can be geographically dispersed firms, organizational
units, teams, and individuals
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Each member concentrates
on those parts of the value
chain with which it
achieves maximum
added value.
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Possible partnering
with main supplier
Management system of a VCMSC
Consists of seven subsystems and related principles:
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project owner relations,
project offerings and bidding,
project design and engineering,
project procurement,
construction, execution, and control,
Commissioning and after sales services,
network nurturing.
Need for IS/IT strategy in construction-related firms
Where is the
business
going and
why?
What is
required?
Supports
business
Business strategy
IS/IT impact
& potential
How can it be
delivered?
Needs &
services
IS strategy
Direction
for
business
IT strategy
Infrastructure
&
services
Martin Betts, Strategic Management of IT in Construction
IS Strategy:
•Bring together the business aims of the company
•Understanding of the information needed to support those aims
•Implement of computer systems to provide that information.
IS/IT Strategy of a VCMSC
• IS strategy answers: What is required?
• IT strategy answers: How it can be delivered?
IS/IT strategy is based on:
• Using Internet as basic tool for networked communication.
• Selecting and buying the well-known commercial software/applications
to match requirements.
Achieve flexibility
• Distributing applications to a VCMSC’s competitive network partners.
Achieve Integration
• Maintaining operability of information sub-systems by providing IT
training to the pooled staff for applications in use.
IS/IT system of a VCMSC
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IS/IT system required to facilitate the VCMSC’s business strategy is
based on:
1. Using the standard WWW
2. A private network Intranet; employees within VCMSC can share and
use documents and communicate without allowing access from the
outside.
3. A computer network Extranet; allow controlled access from the
outside by trusted customers/partners to the VCMSC’s database for
specific business purposes via the web.
4. IS/IT sub-systems facilitate the performance of a VCMSC’s seven
management sub-systems
Project owner relations management system PORMS
Project Owner Relatioship Mgmt Sub-System
• Customer satisfaction
• Relationship building with existing & potential clients
Information sub-system facilitates:
The performance of the PORMS by providing Client Relation
Management CRM information for generating and updating of a list of
present and potential clients by using many viable spreadsheet programs.
Project offering and bidding management system POBMS
Project Offering & Building Mgmt Sub-System
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Collaboration with (CNW), preparing WBS, buying BoQ & cost
estimates, distribution of bid packages to (SCC) for bid preparation.
Information sub-system is designed to support POBMS by:
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Providing info. to decide upon the WBS and bid package based on a
product model prepared by the building designer.
leading member buys BoQ and cost estimate from expert consultant
via Internet.
Work-scope
Leading member distributes
breakdown
Company cost resourse
bid packages to SSCs for bid
Database based cost
BQ &
estimate
preparation via Internet.
Cost
estimates
Cost estimate software that
Competitive
System
links BoQ with unit cost
Network,
resource database of VCMSC
Speciality
System
to produce updates of the cost
IT
Contracrors
estimate according to the unit
costs for comparing sub-offerings.
Project design and engineering management system PDEMS
Project Design & Engineering Mgmt Sub-System:
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Improves constructability by providing SSCs in a CNW with a platform
to contribution to detailed design of allocated project packages.
The information sub-system combines/linkes the engineering analysis and CAD
documents:
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Full product model is designed that combines:
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Architectural model (CAD application)
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Building simulation model (engineering software in structures,
environmental design, and facility management services).
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Product model enables effective change
and exchange of project information:
Client
Client
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2.
SSCs review design layouts and identify
conflicts between design, engineering,
and construction.
Designers get real-time feedback
regarding design changes
Designer
Designer
PM
PM
Productmodel
model
Product
CAD&&Building
Building
CAD
simulation
simulation
CNW
SSCs
Networked project procurement management system NPPMS
Networked Project Procurement Mgmt Sub-System
• The sub-system improves internal competition between (CNW) members in
order to come with inegrated best offering.
Information sub-system includes:
• List of SSCs with which it holds a long joint-work history.
• List of processes and services to be procured,
• The document provides:
1. Basic information regarding the performing organization
2. Profile and work history with the VCMSC in question.
Selection of SSCs for a specific job is based on fit-for-purpose strategy.
Construction, execution, and control management system
CECMS
Construction, Execution & Control Mgmt system
• Improves construction, execution and control services provided by
CNW during execution, also outsourced safety and quality services.
Information sub-system is designed as a process model:
• Master plan is produced in terms of main systems or packages to be
performed by SSCs:
1. SSCs plans their activity plan/schedule and integrate them into the
real-time master schedule (for control purposes).
• Cost information is fed into
the process model based on
actual expenditure on site by
SSCs and sub-contractors.
MASTER PLAN
Outline Design
SSC1
SSC2
SSC3
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VCMSC
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ssc2
Process model
SSCs
Rolling window 2
SSC1 D
SSC1 M
Rolling window 3
SSC1 I
SSC2 D
SSC2 M
SSC1 Activity plan
Design D
Manufacturing M
Installation I
Handover H
Commisioning and after sales services management system
CASSMS
Commisioning and sfter sales services management system:
• Enables leading member to provide the client with long-term facility
management services (system) by preparing a contract of the FM
package for the client.
Information sub-system facilitates the CASSMS by:
• Using the information generated through the six other processes and
IS/IT sub-systems collectively.
1. Using profile directories of SSCs to find a match for the required
performance and commissioning and after sales services for the
project.
2. Handing over the applied and updated product model to the client for
FM purposes.
Network nurturing management system NNMS
Network Nurturing Mgmt Sub-System
• Develops the position of actors in a (CNW) and the quality of their
relationships.
Information sub-system facilitates the performance of NNMS by:
• Provide information in the partner search by developing profile
directories of the companies/organizations including:
1. Competencies
2. Skills
3. Performance history
• Profile information is related to:
1. Current and past SSCs participated in past projects
2. Company profiles from generic catalogs
Choice of members is based ofn ”fit-for-performance” strategy.
Digital project information
• Digital project information generated by IS/IT sub-systems includes:
1. Fully digitalized information extracted from product and process
models.
2. Centrally accessible information storage, project databank.
3. Networks connecting the users to the information storage and
transforming the digitalized information via Internet and
Intranet/Extranet.
Thank you
29-30/03/2006