Abstract
Abstarct: This article evaluate how an integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) and
Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) system can boast effective construction project management in the
South
African construction industry. The assessment identified the roles of each software in the
construction industry; and how the use of such a hybrid can improve resources procurement and
construction project management efficiency. The assessment was undertaken through a quantitative
questionnaire survey amongst construction professionals working in both private and public
construction firms. Selected findings revealed that the construction professionals perceived the
benefits of BIM to include: effective information management, adequate project planning. and better
project design collaboration amongst others. Whereas the indicative benefits of ERP system in the
industry include: adequate project budget control, effective project resource procurement, time
saving through elimination of unnecessary tasks and strategic resource planning and allocation.
Lastly, the respondents further indicated that a hybrid of BIM and ERP software's would facilitates
better project information flow with regards to project progress, tracking of material ordering and
delivery to construction site, and better flow of interdependent work activities to name a few.
The findings supports the argument that the implementation of such an integrated system will prove
to be imperative to eliminate redundant work processes in the construction industry in order to
support improvement in construction project management and performance in the construction sectors.
Hence, the research contributes to the body of koowledge on the benefits that will accrue from the
hybrid ofBIM and ERP systems.