Implementing Web-Based Project Management Systems in the United States and Japan
Publication: Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 134, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper reports on results of research conducted at the University of Washington to investigate the means and methods for overcoming barriers to the implementation of Web-based project management systems (WPMS), and to develop a set of best practices in both the United States and Japanese construction industries. The United States and Japanese economies are high-tech intensive and both cultures have embraced technology. However, a relatively small sector of the construction industry in each country has implemented WPMS. The question posed here is why have these drivers not resulted in the industry’s adoption of this new technology, and further, perhaps there are lessons learned from those who have successfully implemented WPMS. This research seeks to broaden our understanding of implementation barriers that are limiting the use of WPMS tools as well as means and methods of overcoming those barriers based on successful implementation in both countries.
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Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
Volume 134 • Issue 3 • March 2008
Pages: 189 - 196
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Received: Aug 4, 2006
Accepted: Aug 27, 2007
Published online: Mar 1, 2008
Published in print: Mar 2008
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