PROJECT DELIVERY AND CONTROL
Key takeaways from the group discussion and validation workshop :
● The use of digital PE endorsement and encrypted signatures have become more prevalent due to the exigencies of the pandemic which forced many firms to look into this . Most ECPs have expressed concerns on security of these digital endorsements and signatures and have requested BEM to come up with a guideline on this matter .
● There were also concerns on acceptance by local authorities of these digitally endorsed drawings .
● Presently , the system for electronic submissions to authorities are unclear and inconsistent from authority to authority . Many authorities are still using a manual system or some hybrid form for submission . The Government needs to look into streamlining e-submissions for authority approvals . This will improve project deliveries which are presently mired in the issues of obtaining approvals from the authorities .
● Most ECPs use scanning to digitalise document management . The use of software systems such as Aconex to manage documentation is not common . Cloud storage is also not common .
Primavera About 84 % of the respondents do not use Primavera as their project management tool .
Microsoft Projects 41 % of the respondents do not use Microsoft projects whilst 36 % have been using it form more than five years .
Free Project Management software 76 % of the respondents do not use free software for project management whilst less than 10 % have used it for more than five years .
Key take-outs from the group discussion and the validation workshop :
● Most ECPs do not think that the work they do requires a very sophisticated project management software . The main requirement seems to be Gantt charts that could be done in Excel . The most popular software is Microsoft Projects .
● Most ECPs feel that Primavera is an overkill and is only used if there is a specific requirement from the Client . The use of freeware for project management is also not popular .
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Key takeaways from the group discussion and the validation workshop :
● Drones have been used only in recent years for the purpose of design . Presently , this is mainly for site reconnaissance works , feasibility studies and dilapidation surveys .
● Very few ECPs have used other tools and instruments for their design work mainly due
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