According to the today’s larger and ever more complex projects, the construction industry is among the least digitized of all industries. This can be overcome only with new tactics of thinking and working. Assets designed, built, and operated with the resultant efficiency from the impact of digitization on the industry can be maintained over industry lifecycle.

As per the industry analyst's, large projects across asset classes typically take 20% longer to complete than scheduled and are up to 80% over budget. Their studies in relation to early adopters of digital technologies within the construction industry shows digital technologies are cost effective and schedule overruns by 10 to 15% – or more, as the level of project complexity rises.

So, focusing on making gradual changes and improvements achieving transformation in the construction industry is a question. To commence and scale new ideas or embrace new technologies without compromising project outcomes is possible only when the construction industry overcome the earlier notion that each project follows.

Digitization: To achieve digital imperative

To achieve the transformation to the digital imperative, contractors, builders and consultants alike will need to become more proficient at embracing and handling changes. Learning how to efficiently manage change is critical in order to deliver successful projects as all facets of construction and technology changes are not constant.

Digital technologies can make the industry better at managing change. But first need to shape project teams that possess digital competencies. Recreating an industry to become digitally savvy is not an impossible feat, it can be possible by hiring techies with relevant digital skills with complementing in-house digital capabilities of third-party resources.

Impact of Digital transformation

Within the construction sector, everyone's keen interest is in encouraging to unveil the full potential of digitization.There were numerous examples of how agile digital start-ups and well-established software companies are helping mainstream construction companies to realize benefits from technology faster.

The adoption of innovative digital technologies across the construction sector will implement the positive impact that digitization can put on managing increasing project risk and complexity, new project delivery structures and stricter compliance and regulation. Clearly, the digitization construction industry will not occur overnight.

Future of the Construction Industry

The construction industry will also need to become more attentive on outcomes and returns, declining the notion that cost and schedule overruns that are necessary. And most importantly, industry will need to become more proficient at managing change.

The current potential demand of the digital construction industry will change the all facets of a project are handled and delivered. Only time will tell which solutions make good on the potential of enhanced productivity and predictable, successful project outcomes.