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IMPROVING DATA CONNECTEDNESS
Key Findings
The ability for the entire project team to share data
is fundamental to the larger transition to a more
collaborative approach to construction, and the
sophistication of tools that enable data sharing has
been rapidly evolving. This high degree of change
has left the industry in a state of flux, with half of
the contractors characterizing themselves as
neutral in terms of satisfaction, likely because they
already have seen gains but expect to see more.
While nearly all ways to improve data
connectedness are seen as having value by owners
and contractors, their highest level of enthusiasm
is for getting the entire team on a single platform
in order to better facilitate the sharing of data and
to help resolve many of the challenges revealed in
the study.
Satisfied
Satisfaction with the current state of data connectedness
Sees high/very high
level of value in a single
platform that all parties
use on projects and
for their internal data
management
45%
65% OWNERS 51% CONTRACTORS
OWNERS
Neutral
31%
Satisfied
38%
Neutral
47%
CONTRACTORS
