# Developing Internet Online Procurement Frameworks for Construction Firms
## 2 E-Procurement and Construction Sector
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\begin{tabular}{c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Component**} & **No. of** & \\  & **Predicting** & **Predicting Variables** \\  & **Variables** & \\ \hline \hline  & & 1. Relationship of trust with trading partners \\  & & 2. Employe cooperation \\  & & 3. Good quality employee works outcomes \\ Group Factor 1 & & 4. Loyalty to the organization \\ Organizational & & 5. Provides an appropriate organizational structure \\ Commitment & & 6. Commitment of employees to the organization’s objectives \\ And Relationship & & 7. Top management provides a pro-active communication channel \\ Development & & 8. Communication with trading partners \\  & & 9. Establishes a partnership agreement \\  & & 10. Employees’ positive attitude towards e-procurement \\ \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Group Factor 2**} & \multirow{2}{*}{3} & 1. Willingness of organization to change \\ Change Management & & 2. Well managed process of change \\  & & 3. Have change management programs \\ \hline \hline  & & 1. IT Consultant owns a business and technical knowledge \\  & & 2. IT Consultant able to recommends appropriate e-procurement system \\ Group Factor 3 & & 3. IT Consultant support project teams during the implementation process \\ Technical Outsourcing & & 4. Establishes appropriate milestones for performance measurement \\ And Top Management & & 5. Top management offers leadership \\ Responsibilities & & 6. Creates performance measures \\  & & 7. Users’ knowledge and skills \\  & & 8. Conducts post-implementation review \\  & & 9. Top management willingness to spend time and resources \\ \hline \hline  & & 1. Project activity properly coordinated and monitored \\  & & 2. Project plan consistent with IS plan \\ Group Factor 4 & & 3. Provides of detail project \\ Project Team Planning & & 4. Project team has strong domain knowledge \\  & & 5. Roles and responsibilities of project team properly defined and delegated \\  & & 6. The organization has a clear mission, vision, strategies, and direction \\ \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**Group Factor 5**} & \multirow{2}{*}{2} & 1. Organization’s experience enables effective implementation of IT systems \\ Organizational Learning & & 2. Organization’s experience becomes a base of knowledge for guiding \\  & & 1. Stakeholders provide information and set requirements \\  & & 2. Identifies level each stakeholder can get involved \\ Group Factor 6 & & 3. Stakeholder’s early involvement \\ Stakeholder and & & 4. Project team uses effective project management techniques \\ Composition & & 5. Readiness of trading partners \\  & & 6. Various cross-functional team members selected \\  & & 7. Users’ previous experience using IT application \\  & & 8. Project team has an experienced and reputable Project Manager \\ \hline \hline  & & 1. Alignment of e-procurement strategy with IT strategy \\  & & 2. Incorporates of e-procurement policy into existing procurement policy \\ Group Factor 7 & & 3. Reinforores commitment of employees \\ Organizational Policy and & & 4. Availability of strategic plan which sets deadlines, responsibilities, and \\ Strategic Plan & & financing \\  & & 5. Provides adequate training and education program \\  & & 6. Steering committee provides directions and guidance of the \\  & & implementation process \\ \hline \hline  & & 1. Changes the process according to organizational needs \\  & & 2. Simplifies processes and eliminate redundancy activities \\ Group Factor 8 & & 3. Designs and documents important business processes \\ Business Process & & 4. Encourages innovation and learning processes \\ Innovation and External & & 5. Mutual understanding of needs and capabilities with trading partners \\ Collaboration & & 6. Encourages the sharing of knowledge and information \\  & & 7. Allows work cultural transformation towards initiatives \\  & & 8. Encourages organization to build long term relationship with trading partners \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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Table 1: Predicting variables of e-procurement implementation success.