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Towards Sustainable I4.0: Key Skill Areas for Project Managers in GCC Construction Industry

Journal

SUSTAINABILITY
Volume 13, Issue 15, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/su13158121

Keywords

digitalization; Industry 4; 0 (I4; 0); project management (PM); innovation; sustainability; project complexities; 'worker-centric' approach; human factor

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  1. Xunta de Galicia [ED431C-2021-27]

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Industry 4.0, led by smart manufacturing, brings radical changes to everyday operations and lives. Social factors are underrepresented in sustainability studies, with a worker-centric approach revealing the importance of academic and professional qualifications in adapting to new methods.
Industry 4.0 (I4.0) grew from and is guided by smart manufacturing. The fourth industrial revolution's I4.0 would induce radical changes and transformations in the everyday operations of businesses and people's life. Due to these major changes impacting all sectors and industries worldwide, the sustainability of the new future systems and operations is pertinent. The current research literature points out that the social (human factor) aspect is relatively underrepresented in the I4.0 sustainability-related studies. The few studies related to the social aspect usually investigate the so-called 'techno-centric' approach to the subject. This study aimed to investigate the I4.0 construction project management (PM) profession from the socially sustainable 'worker-centric' approach. Five key assets of the new I4.0 project managers role, specifically in the construction industry, were explored to achieve this goal. This was conducted through a survey questionnaire aimed at 100 construction project managers based in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region. The overall research results showed that academic and professional qualifications were found to be key factors in the process of adapting to the new I4.0 methodologies.

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