INVESTIGATION PROBLEMS OF DOCUMENTATION, UPDATING INFORMATION AND FOLLOWING UP CONSTRUCTION PROJECT IN IRAQ

Abstract

The type of works in construction companies and projects imposes dealing with large and complicated amount of documentation and information due to the multi processes and stakeholders involved in construction companies and projects. The processes of documentation, exchanging information, and updating these documentation and information became management challenges. This
study aims to investigate the existence of the problems which related with documentation, updating information and following up construction project in Iraq. These problems could be summarized with the following shortcuts: Exchanging information, Updating Documents, Profitability and productivity, Working Efficiency, Competitiveness Requirements, keeping Up to date with Changes, Information Access, Recording Delay and Resources Allocation. Based on the related previous studies, the researcher detected the research questions to build the questionnaire form. Five scales of answer options have been adopted in the questionnaire form. The research population of this study is the team parties involved in the construction works of the companies and projects. 150 questionnaire forms have been distributed, but only 80 forms are collected. Accordingly, the responding rate is about 53%. The findings of this study revealed that the problems which related with Exchanging Information, Updating Documents, Profitability and productivity, and Working Efficiency exist, but a company sometimes faces it. The problem of Competitiveness Requirements exists and a company always suffers from it. The problems of keeping Up to date with Changes, Information Access, Recording Delay and Resources Allocation exist and most of the companies sometimes safer.....