Jonathan Jingsheng Shi
Holder of the Art E. Favre Industrial Construction Chair
Bert S. Turner Department of Construction Management
Louisiana State University, USA
Title: Intelligent Data Analytics Is here to Change Construction/Project Management
Biography
Biography: Jonathan Jingsheng Shi
Abstract
A great deal of scientific research in the world aims at discovering the facts about the world so that we understand it better and find solutions to problems. Data enabling technology plays an important role in modern scientific discovery and technologic advancement. The importance of good information was long recognized by prominent leaders such as Sun Tzu and Napoleon. Factual data enables managers to measure, to understand their businesses, and to directly translate that knowledge into improved decision making and performance. The speaker argues that data analytics is ready to change construction project management in the following areas: 1) by making relevant historical data available to the project manager (PM) at the time when it’s needed; 2) by filtering out actionable intelligence from the ocean of data; and 3) by integrating useful data from multiple sources to support quantitative decision-making. Considering the unique need for construction project management, the article proposes researchable topics in the two broad areas of data acquisition and data analytics. The purpose of this presentation is to provoke discussion from peers and to encourage research activity.