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Blockchain, Transformation and Project Control — Benefits and Challenges: Case Studies
Dimitris Antoniadis
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DOI:10.17265/1934-7359/2026.06.001
DANTON ProgM, London, Surrey, KT4 8LU, England
Integration, accuracy, transparency, speed of transfer and trustworthiness of project data are very important for projects and key to decision making. It is only very recently that current technologies have started accommodating one or maybe two of these requirements. On the other hand, blockchain technology, which provides security, trustworthiness, transparency and irreversibility, is progressing rapidly in a number of industries, like banking, insurance, shipping, etc. Blockchain drives operational efficiencies by removing intermediaries, minimizing time and effort spent on admin, record keeping and transaction reconciliation. Many of the technology characteristics could be used to support the management and delivery of projects and therefore project control. Combined with other initiatives, such as storage of design/drawings on the cloud, common data environment, smart contracts, collaborative working, standard project management structures, etc., it can support the efficient delivery of projects and generally Project, Programme and Portfolio Management (P3M). Using material from two case studies, the author will present the benefits, challenges, implementation requirements, and ways the technology can be used to improve project monitoring and control processes and the delivery of projects/programs.
Blockchain, project control, program control, ERP systems, integration of systems, transformation.
Dimitris Antoniadis. (2026). Blockchain, Transformation and Project Control — Benefits and Challenges: Case Studies, Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, June 2026, Vol. 20, No. 6, 205-219.
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