In every construction project, there is involvement of multiple team-players and their
individual efforts have to be coordinated in a timely manner. Sharing and synchronizing
information exchange among diverse team players requires a comprehensive project
management and collaboration system that is easily accessible and manageable. Web-based
or web-enabled project management and collaboration software offer several
opportunities for this purpose.
In the last decade, the construction industry has realized the necessity of adopting project
management and collaboration systems but experienced adaptation and implementation
problems. The major reasons were the required software knowledge, training and comfort
level of the users. These issues can be addressed by utilizing a software package that
provides a familiar user interface and flexible customization options.
Microsoft Groove provides an alternative for web-enabled project management and
collaboration with comprehensive and customizable tools, while maintaining the familiar
Microsoft Office look and feel. This thesis compares the features of Groove software to
commonly used project management and collaboration systems in the construction
industry. A sample Groove workspace is developed and demonstrated with customized
modules and templates for a typical construction project.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:tamu.edu/oai:repository.tamu.edu:1969.1/86007 |
| Date | 10 October 2008 |
| Creators | Yuksel, Kamer |
| Contributors | Horlen, Joe, Karasulu, Yilmaz H. |
| Publisher | Texas A&M University |
| Source Sets | Texas A and M University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book, Thesis, Electronic Thesis, text |
| Format | electronic, born digital |
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