Students gain a basic understanding of agile digitalization and digital transformation in construction operations. First, they develop a basic feel for digitalized processes in order to be able to understand and evaluate the specific transformation in the construction industry. You will be able to interpret and apply basic terms and definitions with regard to digitalized processes, tools and instruments.
They are able to analyze and evaluate the ongoing change. Students will be able to confidently apply the accompanying regulations, technical standards and guidelines in the course of the digital transformation and for digital planning and construction. Agile digitalization is differentiated by the students in a construction project from the differentiated perspective between client and contractor. Students are familiar with the relevant regulations for defining the legal framework - from planning to the application of digital processes - and use them as a basis for conceptual developments, evaluations and analyses of agile digitalization.
Students are able to use software applications, among other things, to optimize the elementary processes in construction management with digital tools. They can integrate communication methods, promote the flow of knowledge and information, optimize workflows and positively influence the workflow in project management.
They are able to replace construction and construction-related processes with digital tools instead of conventional methods. By using digital tools with confidence, they are able to identify potential in terms of quality, construction and execution times and cost certainty.
The focus here is on planning, monitoring and managing logistics, construction process and scheduling, quantity and cost calculation and construction site documentation.
Knowledge:

• Confident handling of terms and definitions of agile digitization
• Basics of digitized processes in the construction industry
• Standards, guidelines and regulations
• Digitalization in planning, management and monitoring
• Overview of tools and applications
• Use of appropriate tools and software applications

• Secure communication with regard to digital processes
• Understanding the processes in the construction industry and optimizing them through digitalization
• Recognizing the opportunities and possibilities for the use of digital tools in the areas of Digital construction site logistics, construction process simulation, construction process planning, schedule management, digital quantity calculations, cost management

• Independent analysis of the construction industry with regard to digitalized processes
• Independent handling of specific software
• Development of strategies for project management solutions
• Organization of small interdisciplinary groups to tackle a common task
• Achievement of specified project goals in a team
• Development of solutions in project teams

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• The basics of agile digitalization
• Definitions and definitions of digital transformation
• Differentiated view of digitalization from the client's and contractor's perspective
• Basics for the legal handling of agile digitalization
• Standards, regulations and guidelines for digital planning and construction

• Construction process simulations
• AI-supported methods
• Digital logistics and logistics management in the construction industry
• Digitization in quantity and cost determination
• Process optimization in the construction process through digital tools
  • Means of communication
  • Appointment management
  • Construction site organization
  • Construction site documentation
• Digital property monitoring and property management

Hofstadler; Motzko: Agile digitalization in construction operations; Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, 2021
Moring; Maiwald; Kewiz: Digitalization of project development in the construction and real estate sector; Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, 2018
Brettschneider: Smart Cities - Digitalization and Citizen Participation; Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, 2023
Nietsch; Brandl; Häußling; Lemm; Gries; Schmenk: Digitalization of the world of work in SMEs; Berlin: Springer Vieweg, 2022
Hofstadler: Current developments in construction operations, the construction industry and construction contract law Wiesbaden; Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, 2019
Deckarm; Nemuth: Bauen im Wandel - Unterstützung durch digitale Tools. In: Jacob; Kukovec: On the way to sustainable, efficient and profitable value creation in buildings Wiesbaden: Springer Verlag, 2022
Farhat: Digital construction on the construction site - application scenarios and optimization potential; In: Bautechnik 100, Issue 4, 2023
Lehmann; Engelhardt; Winfried: Competencies for the digital transformation; Berlin: Springer Vieweg, 2020
Stich; Schumann; Beverungen; Gudergan: Digital Service Innovations; Berlin: Springer Vieweg, 2019

Lecture and exercises

Integrated module examination
Final examination character: Written exam