Decision-Making – Making the Case for New Technologies
Explore how strategic management necessitates the adoption of new technologies within organisations
Duration
2 weeksWeekly study
8 hours
Decision-Making – Making the Case for New Technologies
Remain resilient in a continuously changing environment
We’ve identified where the business is, where we intend it to go and what needs to be done to get there. This course aims to provide you with the opportunity to understand how to put that plan into action with the adoption of BIM by organisations in the construction industry.
What topics will you cover?
- Advent of technology in strategising and implementing for competitive edge
- The need for change within construction and the role BIM plays
- Establish the impact of BIM within construction and what it delivers
- Provide a perspective on BIM from Europe, Africa and other regions.
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What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Identify the considerations involved in creating and implementing a strategic plan for implementing new technologies
- Undertake a PESTEL and SWOT analysis related to BIM and organisations.
- Critique a BIM Failure
Who is the course for?
This course is aimed at individuals looking to understand the strategies and frameworks that surround key decision-making and how to implement these.
Who will you learn with?
Lecturer in construction project management Balan Venkatramani leads and teaches on several undergraduate and postgraduate modules. He possesses over three decades of industry and teaching experience.
Who developed the course?
Coventry University
Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.
Established
1992Location
Coventry
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