This paper presents research on the development and evaluation of a method to aid membersin the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry in the effective adoption of mobilecomputing technology (MCT). A challenge faced within the AEC, with respect to the adoption of MCT, isthat common practice lacks a comprehensive and collaborative method for the selection and assessmentof potential technologies and focuses primarily on an assessment of potential for operational efficiencies.For this research an adoption method was developed for the assessment and selection of MCT by joiningexisting selection and assessment processes from the ICT and AEC industries. A case study wasconducted with a group of ten electrical inspectors to evaluate the application of the method. Initial resultsindicated a need for the development of a specific adoption method for the usage scenario. The finalresults of the case study revealed that the specific adoption method for the usage scenario providedvaluable information on the end users’ acceptance of the technology and the method was detailedenough in its assessment and evaluation to distinguish between end user acceptance measures for thetwo devices that were evaluated.
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