Surveyor Urges Synergy On Information Management

A professional in the
building industry and a Quantity Surveyor, Dr M.E. Obiegbu has called for proper synergy among professionals in the building industry on information management, which he said is necessary in ensuring timely delivery of projects.
He said that managing information flow from consultants ensures that the project is completed to the required specification and standards set by the client.
Obiegbu, who was speaking during a stakeholder’s forum on housing in Port Harcourt, said the design of a construction project is completed by many stakeholders, including architects, engineers and others professionals in the built environment.
“This has the implication that the design decisions are very rarely made in isolation; a decision made about one section of the design will inevitably affect several other design disciplines.
The successful completion of multi-disciplinary projects requires enormous cordination to ensure that all parties are aware of the ever-changing status of the project.
“This communication is often verbal and informal and is rarely documented, meaning that the management of the design is more difficult.
“The above factors often lead to information clashes between built environment professionals, which in turn leads to misinformation, which is then provided to the contractor.
“Information Management therefore is very necessary to ensure timely delivery of a project”, he said.
The building professional also remarked that many companies have different  managerial teams for each aspect of the triangle consisting of time, cost and quality and therefore there is the need for sharing construction information in order to achieve the purpose of the project.

Corlins Walter