Variables affecting the isage of e-portfolios by project managers in construction industry

Abstract

The aim of this research is to discuss about the items which will affect to design e-portfolios based on construction Project manager’s requirements. Based on authors’ experiences and survey, some important items that would support eportfolios to be more effective and efficient has been specified. The result of this paper is a proposed method that can be used for designing new portfolios for project managers, especially in the field of construction industry. The questionnaire distributed among 38 project managers who were using e-portfolio in construction industry and their attitude for existing e-portfolio and also variable that affect usage of e-portfolio by project managers were asked. Based on the findings the most important factors that need to be considered to design an e-portfolio for construction project managers are: Motivating construction project managers by their organizations to use the e-portfolio, the ability of customizing e-portfolio by construction project managers, designing more effective e-portfolios that are more responsive to project managers’ enquiries, more user-friendly e-portfolios, considering project managers’ attitudes and preferences for designing e-portfolios, and finally updating e-portfolios based on workplace needs.