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1 © Dodge Data & Analytics w w w.constr uction.com Premier Par tner: Kahua SmartMarket Brief: Project Management Information Systems for Owners (Education) P R O J E C T M A N A G E M E N T I N F O R M AT I O N S Y S T E M S F O R O W N E R S (E D U C AT I O N) Introduction For many years, the construction industry arguably earned its reputation as a slow adopter of technology. Over the last decade, however, we have seen a significant increase in the rate of adoption of a broad range of new technologies. Unfortunately, this trend has not translated into corresponding increases in industry productivity. Kahua and Dodge have partnered to better understand the ways that owners are deploying new program management software technologies, and the challenges they are experiencing in creating ROI on these investments. As we spoke to owners across a broad range of vertical industries, we discovered that the accelerating pace of change in the industry is creating new challenges that place a premium on flexibility and agility. The ability to collect and effectively organize project and program data has become a strategic initiative, and security has emerged as a critical priority in both the public and private sectors. Kahua hopes that this report will provide you with insight that will enable your organization to more effectively leverage your investments in program management software as we work to together to improve productivity in the construction industry. Jim Wilson CMO, Kahua A MESSAGE FROM KAHUA ABOUT THIS RESEARCH The use of project management information system (PMIS) technologies is rapidly growing in the design and construction industry. Dodge Data & Analytics partnered with Kahua to survey 200 US owners in four sectors (Healthcare, Education, Corporate and Government) to learn: • How they are deploying PMIS. • Benefits they are receiving. • Challenges in expanding usage. The findings from this research are published as a five-edition series of SmartMarket Briefs, one for each of the four market sectors and another showing the aggregated findings across all the owners. EDUCATION SECTOR EDITION This SmartMarket Brief focuses on responses from education sector owners (public or private K-12 schools, colleges, universities, trade schools). See the Methodology on page 23 for details. Dodge wishes to thank Kahua for sponsoring this research. CONTENTS 1 Introduction 2 Key Findings 6 Detailed Findings: 6 PMIS Usage Trends and Practices 13 PMIS Benefits 16 Agility 18 Data Quality and Security 23 Methodology 24 Contacts and Resources Project Management Information Systems for Owners (Education) SmartMarket Brief

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