Nghèo nàn hay thiếu thông tin dễ dàng có thể dẫn đến sự chậm trễ của dự án, quyết định không kinh tế, hoặc thậm chí thất bại hoàn toàn của các cơ sở vật chất mong muốn. | 14. Organization and Use of Project Information Types of Project Information Construction projects inevitably generate enormous and complex sets of information. Effectively managing this bulk of information to insure its availability and accuracy is an important managerial task. Poor or missing information can readily lead to project delays uneconomical decisions or even the complete failure of the desired facility. Pity the owner and project manager who suddenly discover on the expected delivery date that important facility components have not yet been fabricated and cannot be delivered for six months With better information the problem could have been identified earlier so that alternative suppliers might have been located or schedules arranged. Both project design and control are crucially dependent upon accurate and timely information as well as the ability to use this information effectively. At the same time too much unorganized information presented to managers can result in confusion and paralysis of decision making. As a project proceeds the types and extent of the information used by the various organizations involved will change. A listing of the most important information sets would include cash flow and procurement accounts for each organization intermediate analysis results during planning and design design documents including drawings and specifications construction schedules and cost estimates quality control and assurance records chronological files of project correspondence and memorandum construction field activity and inspection logs legal contracts and regulatory documents. Some of these sets of information evolve as the project proceeds. The financial accounts of payments over the entire course of the project is an example of overall growth. The passage of time results in steady additions in these accounts whereas the addition of a new actor such as a contractor leads to a sudden jump in the number of accounts. Some information sets are .
