A Pragmatic Approach to Develop Financial IT Systems for Small Construction Companies

Timo Hartmann; Steve Johnson

doi:10.1061/41052(346)55

A Pragmatic Approach to Develop Financial IT Systems for Small Construction Companies

Timo Hartmann, Steve Johnson

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In this paper, we present the results of a four month action research study with a small builder that focused on exploring and improving the builder's financial decision making processes with IT solutions. The paper shows that, while existing IT systems, in general, did not integrate well with the financial decision making processes of the builder, it was possible to pragmatically develop a custom tailored system that only and specifically catered to the builder's needs. The action research study also shows that the AJAX (Asynchronous Java and XML) architecture of the cost control application supported the development of such a pragmatic system well. Overall, the study shows the technical feasibility of pragmatically developing custom tailored software systems closely together with practitioners using AJAX architectures. Overall, the paper provides a first indicator that such pragmatic development can overcome the problems that small construction companies have with supporting their financial decision making processes with IT systems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Computing in civil engineering
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings of the 2009 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering : June 24-27, 2009, Austin, Texas
Editors	Carlos H. Caldas, William J. O'Brien
Place of Publication	Reston, VA, USA
Publisher	American Society of Civil Engineers
Pages	552-561
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7844-1052-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1061/41052(346)55
Publication status	Published - 24 Jun 2009
Event	ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, IWCCE 2009 - Austin, United States Duration: 24 Jun 2009 → 27 Jun 2009

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Workshop	ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, IWCCE 2009
Abbreviated title	IWCCE
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	24/06/09 → 27/06/09

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Hartmann, T., & Johnson, S. (2009). A Pragmatic Approach to Develop Financial IT Systems for Small Construction Companies. In C. H. Caldas, & W. J. O'Brien (Eds.), Computing in civil engineering: proceedings of the 2009 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering : June 24-27, 2009, Austin, Texas (pp. 552-561). American Society of Civil Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1061/41052(346)55

Hartmann, Timo ; Johnson, Steve. / A Pragmatic Approach to Develop Financial IT Systems for Small Construction Companies. Computing in civil engineering: proceedings of the 2009 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering : June 24-27, 2009, Austin, Texas. editor / Carlos H. Caldas ; William J. O'Brien. Reston, VA, USA : American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009. pp. 552-561

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Hartmann, T & Johnson, S 2009, A Pragmatic Approach to Develop Financial IT Systems for Small Construction Companies. in CH Caldas & WJ O'Brien (eds), Computing in civil engineering: proceedings of the 2009 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering : June 24-27, 2009, Austin, Texas. American Society of Civil Engineers, Reston, VA, USA, pp. 552-561, ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering, IWCCE 2009 , Austin, Texas, United States, 24/06/09. https://doi.org/10.1061/41052(346)55

A Pragmatic Approach to Develop Financial IT Systems for Small Construction Companies. / Hartmann, Timo; Johnson, Steve.
Computing in civil engineering: proceedings of the 2009 ASCE International Workshop on Computing in Civil Engineering : June 24-27, 2009, Austin, Texas. ed. / Carlos H. Caldas; William J. O'Brien. Reston, VA, USA: American Society of Civil Engineers, 2009. p. 552-561.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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