Construction Digital Magazine August 2021 | Page 44

Construction professionals surveyed in the Arcadis report have clear ideas about the qualities that would make them want to collaborate with a business again in the future – and communication , as well as reliability , is an important factor . For subcontractors , regular communication and project updates ( 31 %) and the timely completion of work ( 29 %) are the attributes that would make them most likely to work with an owner again in the future . Turning to main contractors , the quality of handover delivered by subcontractors ( 46 %) is the most influential attribute , followed by them completing work on budget ( 41 %) and on time ( 40 %). Notably , the use of digital technology on-site is also an appealing trait for both main contractors ( 31 %) and subcontractors ( 25 %). In an article for Business Chief North America , Chris DeBrusk , Partner , Digital Practice , Oliver Wyman , considers the future role of the project manager . He believes as organisations adopt agility and drive their transformation efforts using a more iterative approach with increased alignment between business and technology stakeholders , the role of the project manager is definitely going to change . “ That being said , it will be a rare organisation that is able to eliminate the role completely ,” he says . “ More likely is that the role will become one of enterprise coordination , organizational change management , and risk management and less a manager of SDLC processes .”

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