The Information Manager’s Guide to CDE Adoption

Overcoming Challenges with Subcontractor Engagement

Common Data Environments (CDEs) have become indispensable for construction over the past two decades, revolutionizing how project information is managed and shared. However, facilitating adoption across a project or organization remains a point of contention.

Teams are exposed to different systems on different projects which require the new learning of process and software. This is exacerbated when subcontractors are brought into the picture and often have little say in the software deployed. 

This guide explores how information managers can improve CDE adoption across subcontractor teams.

What you'll learn from this guide: 

1. Why CDEs are the backbone of information management
2. Understanding the challenges of CDE adoption amongst subcontractors
3. Practical solutions for improving subcontractor engagement with CDEs