iTSHOWCASE News has dedicated many pages over the last couple of years to highlighting the successful adoption of information technology in the Construction sector.
We have published a wide range of " Strategies for Success" case histories from companies and their IT partners proving that, and indeed illustrating how, the sector as a whole is shaking off its image of technology inertia.
From grass root applications for CAD, estimating and valuations; through essential accounting and business management applications; to project/ knowledge management and collaboration tools - we've covered them all and feel confident that now is the time to openly acknowledge and reward the very best performers.
The entrants
So, if you are an IT vendor that has partnered with a customer or you are that very customer for whom a successful technology implementation has produced extraordinary benefits in business efficiency and capabilities, then let the iTSHOWCASE Construction IT Awards 2006 recognise your success. Download your entry form here
The categories
The Awards will be presented to the customer and IT vendor partnership that is judged by our panel to have delivered an IT strategy and implementation that has produced the most tangible business benefits in the following six categories:
1. Most successful IT Return On Investment
2. Best Construction Process Management (e.g. project management, accounting & control)
3. Best Information Control (e.g. knowledge/document management & collaboration)
4. Best use of Digital Design within a Construction Project
5. Best Tender Management (e.g. estimating, cost planning & bidding)
6. Best Remote or Site IT application (e.g. may include health & safety, security)
The entries
The entry form will ask each entrant simply to supply brief answers to questions such as the business goals of the project, details of the implementation process and evidence of the business benefits delivered by the project overall.
The closing date for award entries is Friday 7th April 2006, with Award contender shortlists to be announced on Tuesday 18th of April and finally, the winners will receive their awards at a live presentation and celebration on the 25th of April at Interbuild 2006, NEC Birmingham. The Summer issue of iTSHOWCASENEWS will then feature the winning entries with the panel's comments.
The judging panel
Our judging panel will comprise individuals from the iTSHOWCASE team who have helped hundreds of companies identify and select effective IT partners to improve their business capabilities and efficiency. Also from Construct IT For Business, set up to coordinate and promote IT innovation and research to improve competitive performance of the UK construction industry; and finally from The IT Construction Forum (ITCF) a service of the government-funded Constructing Excellence initiative, which supports companies in the construction sector make better use of IT in their business and management practices.
The awards ceremony
Where better than the construction technology heartland that is iTSHOWCASE@Interbuild to announce and present the innaugural iTSHOWCASE Construction IT Awards? We look forward to welcoming all contenders at a special live presentation and celebration on the iTSHOWCASE Interbuild exhibition stand on the 25th April 2006.
"I read and hear of many successful and cost effective IT implementations - some are planned to the nth degree, others less so but with surprisingly happy results for vendor and user. Either way, I'm passsionate about publicising successful IT in this industry whenever possible without over complication or cynicism and look forward to our inaugural awards ceremony...I really must buy a new frock...Good luck to all!"
Alison Jones, Group Editor, iTSHOWCASE News.
