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Skanska to buy project management software
15:28 20 Jun 2002
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Skanska (UK) is set to pick a new IT software provider. Three
competitors are being evaluated and the winner will be the one
offering the best project management capability.
Chief executive David Fison said that the group needed a common application system, so that all parts of the business could exchange information.
"There are plenty of systems that do accounting and all that, but it's not clear which is the best at project management," said Fison. "That's the crucial element for us, so we are evaluating three systems."
Two are global enterprise resource planning providers and the third is a construction-specific specialist.
"We have agreed specific tasks so we know they are all being given the same test," said Fison. "We want to compare apples with apples."
The project has been running for nine months. Skanska's evaluation team is led by Jim Kirkwood, managing director of Skanska Technology.
Roll-out is due to get under way in November.
Chief executive David Fison said that the group needed a common application system, so that all parts of the business could exchange information.
"There are plenty of systems that do accounting and all that, but it's not clear which is the best at project management," said Fison. "That's the crucial element for us, so we are evaluating three systems."
Two are global enterprise resource planning providers and the third is a construction-specific specialist.
"We have agreed specific tasks so we know they are all being given the same test," said Fison. "We want to compare apples with apples."
The project has been running for nine months. Skanska's evaluation team is led by Jim Kirkwood, managing director of Skanska Technology.
Roll-out is due to get under way in November.
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