Systems engineering in the building construction industry: comparison with the telecom industry

Paper in proceeding, 2024

When project sizes, integrated technology, and demand for sustainability increase, the construction industry faces requirements increase. Fulfilling the requirements is essential to the project's success, but fragmentation in the design and production phases makes requirements management time-consuming and complex. An approach to more systematic requirement management found in other industries is systems engineering. Through interviews and a workshop, this research project explores the applicability and benefits of a systems engineering approach in the construction industry. Several differences and similarities have been identified by comparing the systems. The results show that adopting a systems engineering approach in the construction industry can improve requirements management, understanding of the entire project scope and enhance overall project quality.