@article{82427cb0359d414fae44a3080882d929,
title = "A strategic framework for digital maturity of design and construction through a systematic review and application",
abstract = "The digital transformation of design and construction has been chaotic and ad-hoc. This has necessitated the need for clear guidelines and strategic frameworks to guide designers and builders. This paper aims to develop a strategic framework for assessing the digital maturity of design and construction in the Australian context. This research is conducted in three phases using a bottom-up approach. The early, transition and mature stage characteristics of digital maturity are first identified using a systematic literature review. Subsequently, the characteristics are mapped to the New South Wales (NSW) Government's ten-point commitment to the construction sector to propose a conceptual framework, which is then applied to understand the current digital maturity of design and construction in NSW through an industry-wide questionnaire survey. The paper reveals a lack of clear understanding of the stages of digital maturity and proposes a strategic framework for digitalisation of design and construction (SFDDC) to guide systematic improvement. The SFDDC is a decadal framework that considers feasible levels of digitalisation of design and construction and is characterised by a series of baseline technologies and minimum targets at each stage. It is expected to be a catalyst towards digitally driven processes and integrated functional digital twins.",
keywords = "Australia, Digital maturity, Strategic framework, Survey, Systematic literature review",
author = "Srinath Perera and Xiaohua Jin and Priyadarshini Das and Kasun Gunasekara and Marini Samaratunga",
note = "Funding Information: There is evidence of greater connectivity and integration in the transition stages of digital maturity through the use of Internet of things (IoT) and process automation [24,55]. Technology penetration in the transition stages consist of but are not limited to connected objects, sensor, actuator, adaptive architecture, robotisation, 3D printing, asset tracking and cloud based solutions [51]. There is attainment of information and decision transparency in operational processes at this stage which often expand to comprehensive expert systems [54]. Routine activities are well supported by IT systems leading to digital collaboration and horizontal integration with external actors to organisations partially integrated into the system [23,29,32,39,52]. The most striking feature of transition stages is the existence of pilot projects [35]. Digitalisation initiatives are integrated into businesses based on learning from pilot projects and efforts to expand employee digital skills are in place [28]. Overarching digital vision sponsored by senior leaders exists with a belief that digital transformation is fundamental to business success and informal champions emerge across multiple functions [27,36]. The role of the government at this stage is to facilitate agencies in delivering digital services and act as a strategic guide or consultant to agencies on all matters digital [61]. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2022 Elsevier Inc.",
year = "2023",
month = feb,
doi = "10.1016/j.jii.2022.100413",
language = "English",
volume = "31",
journal = "Journal of Industrial Information Integration",
issn = "2452-414X",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}