Development of User Requirements for a Site Management System
Laukkala, Johannes (2023)
2023
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023051210341
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2023051210341
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Construction business and site management are demanding and complex environments that require a lot from the site teams. Quite often the site teams must work with multiple systems while running and managing construction sites and projects. The case company sees a business opportunity in developing and utilizing an integrated site management software/system that combines required features and functions for running and managing a construction site. The objective of this thesis is to develop user requirements for a site management system.
The research approach of this thesis is design research and qualitative methods are used for gathering the information needed. This thesis consists of four stages to reach objective of user requirements. The first stage includes best practices found from literature to developing user requirements. The second stage consists of current state analysis, where strengths and weaknesses of the current software environment and operating model are captured. The third stage consists of building the initial proposal and includes utilization of development ideas from the peer group. The last stage focuses on validating the initial proposal and includes development ideas for future applications and functions. Stage 4 also includes development ideas identified from the system provider and recommendation for deployment of integrated construction software.
The outcome of this thesis is a final proposal for user requirements for a site management system and it includes a categorization to functional and non-functional requirements identified during the development process of this thesis. These requirements were identified from the construction managements perspective and were deployed in software procurement and deployment process of the case company.
The research approach of this thesis is design research and qualitative methods are used for gathering the information needed. This thesis consists of four stages to reach objective of user requirements. The first stage includes best practices found from literature to developing user requirements. The second stage consists of current state analysis, where strengths and weaknesses of the current software environment and operating model are captured. The third stage consists of building the initial proposal and includes utilization of development ideas from the peer group. The last stage focuses on validating the initial proposal and includes development ideas for future applications and functions. Stage 4 also includes development ideas identified from the system provider and recommendation for deployment of integrated construction software.
The outcome of this thesis is a final proposal for user requirements for a site management system and it includes a categorization to functional and non-functional requirements identified during the development process of this thesis. These requirements were identified from the construction managements perspective and were deployed in software procurement and deployment process of the case company.