Agile software development in construction projects - a report summarizing the DigitalTWIN research project

Project management in the construction sector is characterized by manifold and numerous interdependencies, high project volumes with variable constraints and long project durations. It requires structured and defined planning principles as well as flexibility, as criteria, assessments, and opinions change or only become clear during the course of a project. Digital tools for project management are consequently an important focus in the DigitalTWIN research project. The implementation of agile software development in the project course of grid shell structures and cable net facades show the advantages of a close collaboration between project stakeholders and specialists in data science and software engineering. Real project progress can be evaluated faster and more precisely, process designs can be developed based on data, and proven work-flows can be adjusted to specific situations without losing the relation to a growing database. The paper gives an introduction to management methods and shows how knowledge and recommended actions for construction projects can be obtained faster from relevant data using individual software development. The required cloud infrastructures, platform technologies and methods are developed step by step in demonstrators and provide an outlook how collaboration can be structured, fast, comprehensive, digital and trustworthy using distributed IT systems.