Data security is a key challenge (Image: Alexandersikov | Dreamstime.com) Data security is the key challenge to digital transformation. That’s one of the key findings in a new report from Procore. The survey of 201 business decision-makers in the UK and Ireland asked respondents to select from a list of the greatest challenges their business needs to overcome on its digital transformation journey. The most popular choice was overcoming concerns around data security, followed by: securing budget to invest in new technology; lack of support from technology providers/vendors; and getting buy-in from the broader employee base. Respondents recognised how technology’s impact on the industry will be transformative. Asked to quantify the major impacts, they said: builders will need a broader skill set; some construction functions, for example bricklaying, will not require human labour and there will be fewer administrative roles; more projects will be managed at any one time; and build quality will improve, meaning fewer errors and less rework. Nearly half of the respondents (46%) said rework accounts for 21% or more of project time. Despite that passing mention of robotics, respondents thought tried-and-tested technologies are likely to drive positive change and digital transformation in the sector over […]
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