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Information Technology Assessment for Line Electrical Contractors

Information Technology Assessment for Line Electrical Contractors . Vanessa Valentin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of New Mexico vv@unm.edu. Background.

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Information Technology Assessment for Line Electrical Contractors

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  1. Information Technology Assessment for Line Electrical Contractors Vanessa Valentin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of New Mexico vv@unm.edu

  2. Background • Information technology – involves the development, maintenance, and use of computer systems, software, and networks for storing, processing and distributing data • e.g., accounting, contractual documents, safety incidents, information exchange, production records, equipment records, cost records, real-time project monitoring • Productivity and performance improvement. • Slow pace adoption in the construction industry. • Difficult to determine the benefits

  3. Motivation • Challenges faced by line contractors: • Repair and expand the electric grid • Make the grid more productive, cost-effective and smarter • Renewable-energy sources (Ferry 2009) • Unique working conditions • Information technology systems – importance and challenges • Data Management/sharing • Integration • Update

  4. Objectives • Goal: To identify the requirements of innovative and efficient information technology systems for line contractors. • Objectives: • Identify implementation of IT • Evaluate the efficiency of IT • Importance and satisfaction ratings • Identify issues associated to IT and potential solutions

  5. Expected Outcomes • Dissemination through an article for the Electrical Contractor (EC) Magazine • Report • descriptive statistics of electrical contractors surveyed, (e.g., company size, years of experience, geographic zone, etc.), • expected impact on project performance, • current issues with information technology, • prioritization of IT needs • cost information, and, • Recommendations for future research and implementation paths based on the results.

  6. Methods • Initial input from 5 line electrical contractors • Identify categories of IT systems • Development and deployment of survey: • The contractor’s experience with IT • IT implementation process • Effect of the usage of IT on projects • Issues associated with IT implementation • Importance and satisfaction ratings • Survey deployed to line electrical contractors. (Matzler 2004)

  7. Main activities and dates of completion • Background (09/2013) • Survey development and testing through interviews (10/11/2013) • Survey deployment and data collection (01/2014) • Summary of results and data analysis (04/2014) • Preparation and submission of final report and articles (05/2014) • Expenditures • 2 undergraduate students • Principal Investigator salary • Supplies

  8. Benefit to industry • Prioritization of IT needs considering challenges of line contractors. • Comparison of different features of IT Systems. • Inform industry of current best practices, challenges and industry trends. • Application of method for evaluating and prioritize industry needs. • Product dissemination.

  9. Information Technology Assessment for Line Electrical Contractors Vanessa Valentin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Civil Engineering University of New Mexico vv@unm.edu

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