E-readiness for the UK Construction Industry the next chapter?

The UK construction industry over the years has invested heavily in IT to be an integral part of its core business. However, there are evidences to indicate that the investments have repeatedly and systematically failed to deliver the anticipated benefits. Together with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI, now BERR) in this respect, a high-level survey was conducted to gauge and assess the overall awareness and understanding of the UK construction industry’s leading Chief Executives and IT Directors on this issue – particularly, to envision a way forward. Research results identify a clear paradigm shift in thinking, with respondents identifying that IT strategies are now being integrated into organisational business strategies, but, that IT investment was now being influenced by the ‘state of readiness’ of the organisation in order successfully leverage these investments.

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