A study on The Influence of Cloud Computing in Stakeholder Management and Project Performance: Special Reference in the Construction Industry

Abstract

This research investigates the influence of cloud computing in stakeholder management and project performance within the construction industry. The study aims to assess how cloud computing enhances communication, collaboration, and study intends to evaluate how cloud computing improves stakeholder communication, collaboration, and decision-making among stakeholders while improving project performance in terms of time, cost, quality. The study delves into the obstacles and difficulties associated with implementing cloud-based technology in the field of building project management. It emphasizes the necessity for empirical research on cloud computing's effects on the construction sector as well as its growing significance in contemporary project management. Specifically, the lack of empirical studies on cloud computing’s direct influence on construction project performance, particularly in the Sri Lankan context. The study adopts a quantitative research approach, using surveys to collect data from construction industry professionals. A structured questionnaire is designed to measure cloud computing adoption, stakeholder management efficiency, and project performance indicators. The study surveyed 100 sample in the construction sector was drawn using convenience sampling. Primary data were collected using self- administrated questionnaire. Questionnaire consisted 29 questions from one independent variable and two dependent variables. Data were collected through questionnaire filled by respondents. Data were analyzed by using SPSS software. Descriptive statistics and correlation were used as tool to analysis the data to achieve the objective of the study. The results show that cloud computing greatly enhances stakeholder collaboration, communication, and project effectiveness. The connections between the use of cloud computing and important project success measures and gives statistical findings. The study comes to the conclusion that cloud computing improves project performance and stakeholder management. Strategies for removing obstacles to adoption and optimizing the advantages of cloud-based solutions in the construction sector are among the recommendations. It is recommended that future studies investigate cloud computing applications in building project management in greater detail.