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What's IT worth?

By: Series: Building ; 266(8205) 12 October 2001, 46-48(3)Publication details: 2001Subject(s): Summary: To meet clients' needs, construction firms are investing in intranets and extranets to manage their construction projects in a integrated and seamless way. Article looks at the experiences of Bovis Lend Lease, WS Atkins, Carillion and EC Harris in setting up effective web-based systems, and discusses the pros and cons of in house systems versus construction software packages. Summary of EC Harris' five-year IT plan.

To meet clients' needs, construction firms are investing in intranets and extranets to manage their construction projects in a integrated and seamless way. Article looks at the experiences of Bovis Lend Lease, WS Atkins, Carillion and EC Harris in setting up effective web-based systems, and discusses the pros and cons of in house systems versus construction software packages. Summary of EC Harris' five-year IT plan.