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Executive Summary
Collaboration Information System (CIS) can play a huge role in any sort of business to enhance
the collaboration of each of the stakeholders of the business. The different categories of features
which are generally there in CIS are enhanced communication facilities, content sharing ability,
task management, and numerous discussion forums. It can allows the stakeholders of the
business to resolve any sort of dispute or confusions. Broad spectrum of technologies are
sometimes incorporated in the CIS which allows the employers of commercial establishments to
move towards the organizational target which is common for each of the employees. Diverse
categories of online collaboration tools are incorporated in CIS like Slack, Trello and Wimi.
Workplace collaboration of the business can be enhanced using CIS as well. Construction
business have diverse categories of stakeholders like sun contractors, suppliers and service
providers , each of these stakeholders can be significantly benefited after the incorporation of
CIS. The impact of using CIS in Better Building can be identified from this report in a detailed
manner. How the business operations of Better Building will be impacted as a result of
introducing CIS shall be discussed in this report as well. This report shall also focus on the
impact of CIS on the project managers in Better Building. The lasting impact of deploying CIS
shall be represented in the concluding unit of this report.
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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Information about the new system...................................................................................................3
Impact on the business operations...................................................................................................5
Assistance of the project managers..................................................................................................9
Impact of the future business.........................................................................................................10
Conclusion.....................................................................................................................................17
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Introduction
The main objective of this report will be very much beneficial for the leadership team of
better building as they can understand the insights of the selected Information System using this
paper. The leadership team of this commercial establishment can understand the significance as
well as the impact of this new IS using this report. The features as well as the functionalities of
the IS will be critically examined in this report in an organized manner. The impact of the new IS
on the business requirements of this commercial organization shall also be highlighted in this
report. How the business operations of this business will be impacted will be focussed in this
paper in a detailed manner (Bizfluent.com. 2019). The impact of the incorporation of the new IS
on both the internal entities of this business in terms of the staffs as well as the on the external
entities in terms of the providers of the raw materials shall be discussed in an organized manner
in this report. The usefulness of the new IS for the project managers of this construction agency
shall also be discussed in this report in a systemized modus. The impact of the IS on the future
business processes of this construction organization shall also be reviewed and analysed in the
concluding sections of this report (Consolidated Technologies, Inc. 2019). The impact of the new
IS which can help this construction organization to have a competitive edge over the other
similar construction agencies in Australia shall also be examined in this report.
Thus, it can be said that the incorporation of the new IS can be very much significant for
the leadership team of this construction organization. It can also be said that the existing project
management practices of this construction organization can be reviewed after the incorporation
of the new IS.
There are diverse categories of Information Systems which can be deployed in this
construction agency in terms of the Customer Relationship system, Collaboration system and
Knowledge management system. This report shall be focussing on the incorporation of the
Collaboration Information System (CIS) in this construction organization (Encyclopedia
Britannica. 2019). The ensuing unit of the paper can be very much beneficial for the leadership
team of this organization to understand CIS in a detailed manner.
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Information about the new system
This unit of the report shall be focussing on the features as well as the functionalities of
CIS which was selected in order to maintain the growth of this business. The alignment of the
new IS considering the business operations of this organization shall be evaluated in this section
of the report.
The prime reason behind the incorporation of the CIS in this commercial establishment is
to enhance the collaboration of diverse categories of external and internal stakeholders of this
commercial establishment. One of the prime functionality of CIS is that it helps in having
established connection among each of the stakeholders of this organization like the government
officials, providers of the raw materials, IT technicians, suppliers, contractors, sun contractors,
local agents, and other stakeholders like the workers and providers of the construction
technologies (Chau 2019). The power and impact of each of each of the stakeholders can also be
enhanced in the first place using the CIS. Decision making ability is one of the other significant
characterises feature of the CIS. CIS shall be also having specifications in terms of the
collaboration of each of the stakeholders of this business. The new CIS shall have the capability
to transfer data from one source of the business to another (Skilton, Wiseman and Glick 2018).
Any sort of interpretation can be reflected in an organized and systemized manner using the CIS.
The other functionality of the CIS is managing the operational decision making of this
construction business. Making the managerial decisions can be the other significant contribution
of this new CIS. The other specification of the CIS is the evaluation of the critical feedback
coming from the human resources of this commercial organization. Better building will be very
much benefitted due to the incorporation of the CIS. Feedback of the consumers of the
construction organization can be managed in an organized manner using the CIS.
The CIS which will be incorporated in this construction agency shall be having two
different categories of the specifications like the functional requirements and the non-functional
requirements (Ruutu, Casey and Kotovirta 2017). The entire definition of the new system can be
understood using the functional requirements whereas each of the judgements and decision
making ability of the CIS falls under the category of the non-functional requirements. The
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following paragraph can be very much useful for the leadership team of this organization to
understand the specifications of the new CIS from a different perspective.
Functional requirements: The enterprise collaboration is one of the prime specification
of the CIS each level of compatibility can be sorted in the first place using this requirement. The
entire network of this organization can be sorted in the first place using this functional
requirement. The other functional requirement of the CIS is managing the relative positioning of
the understanding level of the stakeholders of the business. The prime functional requirement of
CIS includes the management of each actors associated with the business and their associated
data and processes (Rocha 2018). The functional requirement of CIS includes data conversion,
and managements of the applications. Defining the problems coming from the distant
stakeholders of this commercial establishment is a major functionality of this CIS which also
falls under the functional requirements. Addressing the communication issues faced by the
distant subsidiary organizations and the third party are the other significant functional
requirement of this IS.
Non-functional requirements: Each level of the employees and workers which are
maintained in this construction agency can be managed using CIS, it can be considered as one of
the prime non-functional requirements of this IS (Ramdani et al. 2018). Organized set of
resources must be collaborated in each level of the business and it is one of the prime non-
functional specifications of this new IS. The other non-functional specification of this IS is the
managing the strategic decision making and the computations which causes huge complexities
between each of the stakeholders associated with this business such as the sub-contractors and
the investors.
The new CIS shall be available for each of the stakeholders associated with this
construction in terms of both the internal and external entities. The new CIS shall be having
diverse categories of components and each of them shall be dedicatedly working for each of the
departments of this construction organization. Even each of the third parties associated with this
commercial establishment will be having the access of this CIS (Yourbusiness.azcentral.com
2019). Decision making in terms of the establishment of the objective in each of the construction
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projects can be monitored using the CIS which can falls under one of the most significant non-
functional specification of this new CIS.
Impact on the business operations
Any sort of repetition in this construction business can be successfully avoided using the
CIS. Each of the daily activities of the business can be tracked and monitored using the CIS.
Each of the managerial decisions of the business can be taken by each of the managers of this
business can be reviewed and accepted using the CIS. CIS can also be very much useful in this
organization as it can indirectly help in identification of the exact business resources which will
be very much useful in the volatile construction business (Vitolo et al. 2016). Each the
operational decisions taken by the managers of this commercial establishment can be enhanced
in an organized manner using the new CIS.
Business operations of this construction organization can in terms of the complications of
the sales and finance department can be sorted in the first place using the online collaboration
system. Use of personal equipment in the business endeavour can be improved in the first place
using the CIS (Ramdani et al. 2018). This online collaboration tool can be very much significant
to manage the risks and resources required in each of the projects. Allocation of resources in
specific role is understood using this online collaboration tool. The budget constraints of Better
Building can be significantly improved using the collaboration tool. Clear cut roles and
responsibilities of each of the stakeholders can be significantly boosted using this online
collaboration tool as well. The online collaboration tool can be very much significant in order in
order to manage the employees as well as the advanced technologies deployed in the
construction project under taken by this commercial establishment (Teller, Alexander and Floh
2016). It can also be said that the ethical frameworks of which are incorporated in the Better
Building like the Utilitarian approach can be reviewed using the collaboration tool as well. The
PMI codes in terms of the fairness and honesty for the workers of this construction agency can
be verified in the first place using CIS.
Cloud computing is one of the serious business operations of Better Building and the
incorporation of the online collaboration tools can be very much significant to reduce the
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complexities of cloud computing (Taib, Udin and Ghani 2015). Interoperability and management
capabilities of the workers of this construction establishment can be significantly boosted after
the incorporation of the CIS. The diverse categories of upfront cost of the cloud computing
technology can be addressed in an organized manner using CIS as well.
On the other hand it can also be said that the incorporation of CIS can also have
undesirable impact on this business operation as well in terms of the maintenance of the global
construction standards (Syed and Omar 2016). Accessibility and portability issues of cloud
computing can be the other challenges associated with the incorporation of cloud computing in
Better Building.
CRM models and approaches which are followed in the business environment of Better
Building can also be significantly benefited after the introduction of CIS as each stakeholder can
interact with each other using this advanced system. Enhancement of the customer experience is
the one of the prime business operations of Better Building which can be boosted in the first
place using this online collaboration tool. It can be said that the growth of this business can be
significantly affected if the customer experience of this business is enhanced (Spieth,
Schneckenberg and Matzler 2016). The shared goals and objectives of the marketing team of this
organization is to provide high end services to the consumers even after the service is being
delivered in this construction agency. The complaints and the queries coming from the clients of
this organization can be resolved using the online collaboration tool.
The other significant business operations of Better Building are location in terms of the
location of sites and locations of the areas from where raw materials and other construction good
are incorporated. The tools and techniques which are deployed in the construction projects like
Basecamp, Click up and Zoho projects can be done in a useful manner using CIS (Al-Hakim and
Lu 2017). There are diverse categories of labours which works in this construction establishment
and the introduction of the collaboration tools can be very much significant for them as the
inconsistencies and the irregularities of the technologies. Thus, it can be said that the entire
business process of this organization can be significantly boosted using the CIS.
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Quality control is one of very significant areas of concern for this construction agency
and it can be significantly affected after the introduction of CIS. The diverse categories of
operational procedures of this construction organisation can be significantly affected using CIS
as well (Miozzo et al. 2016). It can also be said that the roles and responsibilities of each of the
stakeholders of the business can be significantly synchronized using CIS.
Staffing activities of Better Building can be enhanced in an organized manner using CIS
as well. There are numerous categories of staffs which are directly associated Better Building in
terms of the suppliers, contractors, sub-contractors and supervisors associated. New ideas
coming from each of these stakeholders can be very much significant in this project as these new
concepts and ideas can be very much useful to deal with the needs and expectation of the
consumers of Better Building (Ankrah and Omar 2015). The entire Human Resource
Management of Better Building can be enhanced after the incorporation of the CIS.
Communication and staffing of employees of each department of this organisation like the sales
and finance department, operations department and marketing department can be enhanced using
this online collaboration tool as well. It can be said that huge amount of time is wasted in Better
Building due to the management issues and the incorporation of the CIS can be very much
significant to reduce the lost time of this business.
Assistance of the project managers
Management of each of the projects can be a source of concern for the project managers
of Better Building and the incorporation of CIS can be very much beneficial to manage the
complexities of this construction projects in terms of the exact allocation of the resources and
management of resources like human and non-human resources. The scheduling of each of the
stakeholders of Better Building can be enhanced using CIS. There are diverse categories of
overhead costs which are associated in each phase of the construction projects and management
of these costs is a huge concern of the project managers of this commercial establishment. The
introduction of the online collaboration can be very much useful to manage the additional cost of
specific projects of Better Building (Brennan 2016). Documentation is also a source of concern
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for the project managers of this corporation and the introduction of the CIS can be very much
useful regarding the maintenance of the acceptance criteria of the documentation.
Managing the bids and tenders and making the decision according to the needs and
expectation of the projects is also one of the prime challenges which are faced by the projects
managers of this Better Building which can be reduced using this online collaboration tool.
At the same time it can also be said that different categories of contractual agreements
which are deployed in Better Building especially for the external stakeholders like the service
providers and the supplier of the raw materials. Decision making ability of the project managers
can also be significantly enhanced after the incorporation of CIS. On the other hand it can also be
said that the incorporation of CIS can also have a negative impact in terms of the additional
maintenance cost of this IS (Meyr, Wagner and Rohde 2015). Lack of flexibility and any sort of
incomplete data can be the other challenges faced by the project manager after the incorporation
of CIS.
Project Scheduling
ID Outline
Number
Task
Mode
Task Name Duration Start Finish
0 0 Incorporation of CIS in
Better Building
83 days? Thu 05-09-19 Mon 30-12-19
1 1 Planning phase 9 days Thu 05-09-19 Tue 17-09-19
2 1.1 Resource Management 4 days Thu 05-09-19 Tue 10-09-19
3 1.2 Scheduling of the
project
3 days Wed 11-09-19 Fri 13-09-19
4 1.3 Review resources and
time allocation
2 days Mon 16-09-19 Tue 17-09-19
5 1.4 Milestone 1 0 days Tue 17-09-19 Tue 17-09-19
6 2 Design phase 19 days Wed 18-09-19 Mon 14-10-19
7 2.1 Gathering requirements9 days Wed 18-09-19 Mon 30-09-19
8 2.2 Designing 8 days Tue 01-10-19 Thu 10-10-19
9 2.3 Acceptance Criteria 2 days Fri 11-10-19 Mon 14-10-19
10 2.4 End of milestone 2 0 days Mon 14-10-19 Mon 14-10-19
11 3 Building phase 55 days? Tue 15-10-19 Mon 30-12-19
12 3.1 Building phase of the
project
11 days Tue 15-10-19 Tue 29-10-19
13 3.2 Testing phase of the
project
5 days Wed 30-10-19 Tue 05-11-19
14 3.3 Compilation of testing
report
4 days Wed 06-11-19 Mon 11-11-19
15 3.4 Building support for
each stakeholders of
this project
10 days Tue 12-11-19 Mon 25-11-19
16 3.5 Making the required
changes
8 days Tue 26-11-19 Thu 05-12-19
17 3.6 Provide training 15 days Fri 06-12-19 Thu 26-12-19
18 3.7 Acceptance from the
prime stakeholders
1 day Fri 27-12-19 Fri 27-12-19
19 3.8 Project completion
phase
1 day? Mon 30-12-19 Mon 30-12-19
20 3.8.1 Project Completion
review
1 day? Mon 30-12-19 Mon 30-12-19
21 3.8.2 Project Closure phase0 days Mon 30-12-19 Mon 30-12-19
17-09
14-10
30-12
02-06 08-09 15-12 22-03 28-06 04-10 10-01 18-04 25-07 31-10 06-02 15-05 21-08 27-11
01 January 21 July 11 February 01 September 21 March 11 October 01 May 21 November
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Figure 1: Project scheduling
(Source: Created by the author)
Work Breakdown Structure
Figure 2: WBS of this project
(Source: Created by the author)
Net Economic Benefit
Figure 3: Cost Benefit Analysis
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(Source: Created by the author)
Breakeven occurrence of this project
Figure 4: Cost Benefit Analysis
(Source: Created by the author)
Impact of the future business
The role and functionality of the CIS shall be depending upon the role of the mediators
which has to be hired by the concerned authorities of this organization. Each middle persons of
the network must be having the access of the new CIS as it would help them to enhance their
engagement of the project goals (Collins 2019). Both the conventional as well as the structural
difficulties of the organization can be sorted in the first place using the new CIS. Thus, it can be
said that the entire interoperability difficulties faced by Better Building can be addressed using
this CIS. This unit of the paper shall be focussing mainly on the impact of CIS on Better
Building in a detailed manner.
Impact on productivity: There are diverse categories of resources which are required in
Better Building in terms of the human resources like sub-contractors and labours as well as
technologies like big data and artificial intelligence. Thus, effective distribution of each and
every resource is very much significant in order to maintain the consistency of this construction
business. Thus the algorithms which are incorporated in CIS using programming languages can
be very much beneficial to understand the exact market conditions (Dean and Forray 2018).
Strategies can be set according to the market volatility factors like price of labours and raw
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materials. Distribution of the exact resources in the exact sites of Better Building is very much
desired. So, it can be said that CIS can play a huge role to distribute resources according to their
expertise and experience. It can also be said that collaboration in each of the departments of this
construction project is required in order maintain a continuous flow of work. Work divisions can
be done easily by the enhanced capabilities of CIS (Malekan, Mehrizi and Afsarmanesh 2016).
Each team member can be notified regarding any sites activities using the new CIS. The larger
projects can also be managed and monitored in the first place using the CIS. Maintaining the
given responsibility is very much desired for each of the human resources in Better Building.
Human resources can be interacting with each other in an online club room feature of CIS. CIS
can be very much significant to address the communication issues of Better Building. It can also
be said that the organizational leaders can be selected and identified using CIS as well, at the
same time it can also be said that these leaders can show their skills in Better Building using the
CIS (Galán-Muros et al. 2017). Skills and technologies of the workers and other stakeholders of
the business in terms of time management can be enhanced using CIS as well. Faux leaders can
also be identified in the first place using the advanced specification of the CIS. CIS can have a
huge impact to enhance the existing stakeholders of this business. The different areas of work
environment can be sorted and managed using the CIS as well.
Creative input: Collaboration between each of the workers of Better Building shall be
creating new opportunities and new ventures. Sponsors can be added as well as new beginning
may start. Creativity of the workers can be enhanced hugely while solving complicated design
related issue (Gursoy, Saayman and Sotiriadis 2015). Combination or the amalgamation of the
group of people can be very much significant in the essential decision making situations in Better
Building. Different employees of Better Building can be significant in order to manage the
complex situations. Different ideas can be incorporated in complex business situations using
CIS. CIS can be very much significant in research purposes as well as in the construction
websites. Different approaches can be identified in a better manner using the CIS (Hadfield and
Ainscow 2018). CIS can also be very much significant in order to brainstorm different idea and
construction projects approaches. Visibility and quality of the products service which is desired
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from Better Building can be obtained from CIS. Thus, it can be said that the incorporation of CIS
can have a creative input on Better Building.
Customer Expectations: Identification of the clients can be the other significant feature
of CIS. There are diverse categories of inaccuracies and inconsistencies associated with this
construction business especially in the sales and finance department. These inconsistencies are
usually caused by the regular employees of the organization only and CIS can be very much
significant to identify the suspects who are involved in the data security issues in this
construction business. Diversity in the entire collaboration procedure can be enhanced using this
online collaboration system as well. This collaboration system can also be very much useful to
create a sense of bonding among the workers involved in Better Building. The entire
collaboration procedure practices which are maintained by the third party vendors and suppliers
can be enhanced using the CIS as well (Harrison and Irvin 2018). This collaboration tool can be
very much significant for the consumers of this construction industry as it shall be supported by
the reputed cloud services all over the world. Productivity of the employers of Better Building
can also be significantly boosted using CIS, at the same time it can also be said that diver
categories of contractual issues faced by this organization can also be addressed using the online
collaboration tool. Automatic updating procedure can also be boosted using this online
collaboration tool. The documentation issues and complexities can also be managed and
mitigated in the first place using the collaboration tool. Transparency in the task list can be
enhanced and followed by each of the workers using this online collaboration tool (Helmers and
Kaplan, 2016). This online collaboration tool can be very much significant to solve the project
management issues which are usually faced in construction projects in term of time management
and resource management. Entire planning of any specific construction project can be solved and
managed in the first place using this online collaboration tool as well. Relationship between each
of the resources deployed in the construction projects of Better Building can be enhanced using
the online collaboration tool as well. The subsidiary organizations as well as the collaborative
partners can be identified and managed using the collaboration tool as well. The entire
networking activities of this construction agency can be significantly boosted after the successful
enactment of CIS in this commercial establishment. Accuracy and reliability of the systems
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deployed in this commercial establishment can be boosted using the online collaboration tool as
well. Each of the diverse categorise of computer systems which are deployed in Better Building
can be sorted using CIS as well.
The human mistakes of this construction agency can be significantly reduced in the first
place using CIS as well. This online construction agency can be very much significant to deal
with the diverse categories of social engineering attacks like ransomware. Thus, it can be said
that entire ethics of this business can be affected positively due to the incorporation of the CIS in
Better Building (Høgevold, Svensson and Otero-Neira 2019). The role and responsibilities of
each of the workers of this organization can be sorted using this online collaboration tool as well.
CIS can be very much significant to manage the diverse categories of files which are being used
in the business environment of Better Building.
Technological impact: There are diverse categories of technological impact which can
be a source of concern of the management team of Better Building. The collaboration of the
business processes can be enhanced from diverse perspectives from diverse perspectives using
the online collaboration tool. Relationships between each of the entities can also be done using
the CIS as well (Hudson 2019). The interpersonal relationships between each of the stakeholders
of this organization can be enhanced from fresh perspectives using CIS as well.
Compartmentalization can be the other significant contribution of CIS in Better Building. It can
also be said that flexibility between the stakeholders can be enhanced using the online
collaboration tool as well. Selection of the exact project management practices can also be done
in an organized manner using the CIS. This advanced online tool can be very much significant to
make the workers much more responsive. At the same time team building concept can be
enhanced using this online collaboration tool. It can also be said that collaboration of each
stakeholder can be monitored in a chronological order using this online collaboration tool.
It can be said health issues of the employees can be sorted in the first place using the
online collaboration tool as well. The diverse interaction procedure of the online collaboration
tool can be enhanced using the CIS. The health packages and the insurance coverage of Better
Building can be reviewed and examined using the online collaboration tool (Hunt and Specht
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2019). Thus, it can be said that the incorporation of the CIS can have a huge impact to create a
value based culture. A culture driven by value can be obtained in an organized manner using this
online collaboration tool. Stress levels of the employees can also be minimised using the online
collaboration tools. Meeting sessions are very much significant for Better Building and the
incorporation of the online collaboration tools are very much significant to bring the bring out of
each employee in the Better Building. A corporate culture can be maintained with the suppliers
and the subcontractors suing this collaboration tool also. A highly competitive work environment
can be obtained after the incorporation of the CIS in the Better Buildings. The entire business
process in Better Building can be verified using the CIS as well (Ivascu, Cirjaliu and Draghici
2016). The project status can also be understood by each of the stakeholders using the CIS. This
online collaboration tool can be very much significant to attract the top employees of Better
Building. The interaction procedure of the ground level employee with the steering committee of
Better Building can be improved and boosted and improved using the online collaboration tools.
The younger employees of Better Building can be significantly benefited due to the interaction
procedure of Better Buildings (Snow 2015). Thus, it can be said that the incorporation of this
online tool can have a huge impact on the employee retention policy of Better Building as well.
Each of the available constraints and the frictions of Better Building can be reduced using the
advanced specifications of CIS.
Vendor Management: There are diverse categories of vendors which are available to
work in Better Building and managing these distant vendors is a significant challenge for the
management team of this construction agency (Skilton, Wiseman, R.M. and Glick 2018.). The
introduction of CIS can be very much beneficial to have a peer collaboration procedure in this
construction business (Kumar 2019). Improvement of the services provided by the vendors due
to the incorporation of the CIS can also have a significant impact on the growth and productivity
of Better Building.
Competitiveness: Thus, it can be said that each every future business functions of Better
Building such as the any extensive customer service department can be significantly benefited
due to the specifications and facilities provided by CIS. IT can also be said that the competitive
performance of this organization can also be enhanced after the incorporation of the CIS as the
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value activities of this organization shall be monitored and its limitations shall be addressed
(Kuruvilla et al. 2018). The entire transformation can be very much useful for Better Building to
satisfy the expectation of the clients of this organization.
However, it can also be said that the incorporation of CIS can also have a few undesirable
impact as well. These undesirable impacts can be very much costly for Better Building from
business perspective but also from reputational perspective as it is trying to enhance their
business reach to the other cities of the country (Lozano et al. 2016). These following limitations
has to be managed effectively by the head projects supervisors so that the flow of operations are
maintained here.
There are too many faux leaders who gets associated with the CIS due to the huge
amount of knowledge required to manage the errors and exception handling procedures of the
CIS. Both individual performance as well as organization performance can be directly impacted
using CIS. CIS can play a huge role to create a sense of anxiety among the concerned
stakeholders associated with CIS (Le Meunier-FitzHugh and Le Meunier-FitzHugh 2017). It can
also create a sense of tension among the employees working on the sites of Better Building.
Huge amount of investment might be required while designing and developing the new
CIS with advanced capabilities. Cost of the production may increase due to increased prices of
the raw materials and the incorporation of CIS. The cost of maintenance of the COS can also be
a huge source of concern for the management team of Better Building. It can be said addition
investments are required for the advanced IT training which is required to manage and monitor
the activities of the CIS in a detailed manner (Laudon and Laudon 2016). Training materials and
other training resources are the additional overhead costs which are associated with the
incorporation of CIS in Better Building.
The other negative impact of CIS which can have an undesirable impact on Better
Building is the huge amount of communications issues as it may involve each player of the
business for any specific projects.
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Different categories of approaches and ideas are there with each and every stakeholder of
Better Building. So it can also lead to issues in terms of conflict in work practices and
approaches. Work styles of each resources are different from each other and it can also be one of
the major limitation regarding the incorporation of the CIS in Better Building.
Conclusion
The detailed discussion of this report can be very much beneficial for the leadership team
of Better Building to understand and acknowledge the usefulness of the incorporation of a CIS.
The functional requirements of the new CIS stated that each level of compatibility of Better
Building can be monitored in an organized manner whereas the non-functional requirements of
this IS can be very much significant to manage the exact allocation of exact resources in specific
activities as this is one of the prime concerns of the steering committee of this organization. The
impact on the business operations in terms of the cloud computing activities can also be
identified from this report. The undesirable impact of CIS on Better Building was also identified
in this paper which is the maintenance of the global construction standards. Identification of the
location of the sites and implementation of the CRM models can also be improved after the
introduction of the CIS. It can also be concluded that project managers of Better Building can be
significantly benefited after the introduction of CIS as it can successfully reduce the project
management issues like management of resources and and changes in the scope of projects
which are being conducted by Better Building. The impact on the future business of Better
Building can also be identified from this report in terms of the improve communication
procedure and distribution of available resources. Expectation of the customers of this
organization can also be addressed in an organised manner using the CIS as well. The impact of
the numerous advanced technologies on the workers of Better Building and health insurances
packages for the workers can be monitored and managed using the CIS as well. This report can
be very much useful for the leadership teams of Better Building in terms of the identification of
the faux leaders and investment concerns associated with the incorporation of this IS in Better
Building. It can also be identified that the incorporation of CIS can be very much useful not only
to reduce the collaboration issues but can also help this commercial establishment to deal with
the uncertainties of this business in terms of the business data associated with each of the
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stakeholders associated with this organization. Customer driven organizational strategy can be
set after the successful incorporation of CIS in Better Building, at the same time, the quotation
issues and the invoice issues of this organization can also be sorted using the CIS. Thus, the
introduction of CIS can enhance the performance of Better Building in the construction industry.
Recommendations
Acceptance from each level of employees must be taken before planning for the
documentation. It can also be recommended that CIS must support organizational objective as
well as personal objectives of the employees of Better Building. Along with that orientation
training after incorporation of CIS is highly recommended. The other recommendation of the
CIS is that the configuration of the new system must be very much transparent and editable
under any given circumstances as the business conditions changes frequently in construction
industry. Security policy is very much recommended to address any sort of breaching activity
with any parts of CIS as well.
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