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CLASSIFICATION OF BARRIERS TO CONSTRUCTION DIGITALIZATION: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EMPIRICAL STUDIES

A. G. Tarasov
Dostoevsky Omsk State University, Omsk, Russia
e-mail: altageo@mail.ru

Abstract. Digitalization is regarded as a key direction in the transformation of organizational management systems, ensuring improved efficiency of managerial decision-making, integration of processes, and the formation of a unified information environment. In the construction industry, characterized by high project complexity and a large number of stakeholders, digitalization acquires particular significance and is established as a priority development direction at the state level. For construction companies, the implementation of digital project management tools becomes a necessary condition for improving the efficiency of investment and construction project delivery.

In recent years, a number of empirical studies have been conducted in both domestic and international practice, focusing on professional participants in the construction industry and addressing the problems of construction digitalization. However, these studies have generally been carried out in isolation and have not been accompanied by a comparative synthesis of their results with findings from similar studies conducted by other authors. The relevance of this article is determined by the need to fill this research gap through the systematization and comparative analysis of applied studies on construction digitalization.

The article examines barriers to the digitalization of construction project management systems based on a comparative analysis of empirical studies conducted in Russia and foreign countries. The aim of the study is to identify, systematize, and comparatively analyze key barriers to the digitalization of construction project management, as well as to develop their classification. The methodological framework includes content analysis of scientific and applied studies, comparative analysis of empirical data obtained from surveys of construction companies and industry professionals, and the synthesis of cross-country research findings on construction digital transformation.

The scientific novelty of the research lies in the development of an authorial classification of barriers to the digitalization of construction project management systems, including methodological, organizational and human resource, economic, institutional, and technological groups, as well as in identifying differences in their manifestation in Russian and international practice. It is established that the key factor underlying the persistence of the identified barriers is the insufficient level of organizational and methodological support for the digitalization of construction project management.

The practical significance of the results lies in their potential application in the development of digital transformation strategies for construction organizations, the improvement of investment and construction project management systems, and the formation of mechanisms for increasing the digital maturity of the industry. The findings provide a scientific foundation for further research into managerial models of construction digitalization. The proposed classification of digitalization barriers can be used as a foundation for developing management mechanisms capable of mitigating their negative impact on construction organizations.

Key words: digitalization of construction, construction project management, digitalization barriers, organizational and methodological support, BIM, digital transformation.

Cite as: Tarasov, A. G. (2026) [Classification of barriers to construction digitalization: a comparative analysis of empirical studies]. Intellekt. Innovacii. Investicii [Intellect. Innovations. Investments]. Vol. 3, pp. 46–56. – https://doi.org/10.25198/2077-7175-2026-3-46.


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