A new model for managing building projects: The rise of online project collaboration, by Mark Ellis, business manager, Autodesk Collaboration Services

摘要

Everyone in construction is looking for a way to sharpen competitive edge, As a result, companies are leaving no stone unturned when exploring the benefits of using the right IT solutions. On the one hand, this is good news for IT vendors. But on the other, because of this environment, buyers are only interested in those solutions that offer early return on investment, And this will only be achieved if the product in questions can quickly bring real, tangible efficiencies, One area currently coming under the spotlight is online project collaboration services, where interest is being driven by the increasing popularity of design-build projects, Whereas in the past, contractors, architects, engineers, consultants and property owners tended to work in isolation without any real sense of shared objectives, at last these key players are working closer together, sharing information and moving towards a common goal.