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Abstract

The increasing digitalisation of construction projects has transformed how information is produced, stored, and exchanged. Yet despite widespread adoption of digital platforms and standards, many projects continue to experience coordination failures, safety issues, and weak organisational learning, suggesting that information availability alone does not guarantee improved outcomes. This paper examines how Project Information Management (PrIM) influences project success in digitalised environments, moving beyond traditional delivery-focused criteria. Using a structured literature-based synthesis of 27 journal articles combined with a mechanism mapping approach, it develops a mechanism-based explanation of how PrIM bridges digital infrastructure and project success through organisational processes. The analysis identifies recurring mechanisms, including information integration, governance, feedback, interpretive artefacts, and data reuse. These mechanisms enable organisations to coordinate action, recognise risks early, and adapt decisions under changing conditions, whereas weak PrIM is associated with fragmented understanding and delayed response. The paper proposes an integrated conceptual framework linking digital infrastructures, PrIM capabilities, and organisational mechanisms to multidimensional project success. It contributes by repositioning information management as a core organisational capability and by conceptualising project success as an emergent outcome of information-driven processes rather than a direct result of digitalisation.

Keywords

Project information management; construction project success; digitalised construction; organisational processes; management systems

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