Building future-proof processes
This blog series discusses the six most common Architects, Engineers, Construction, Operation (AECO) industry's pain points, in 2021 in the United Kingdom, and how digital transformation can help overcome these challenges. The following blogs are published as follows:
- Shortage of skilled construction labor. Monday 8/02/2021.
- Poor communication and lack of information. Friday 12/02/2021.
- Project management and collaboration. Friday 19/02/2021.
- Low productivity Friday 26/02/2021.
- Inefficient data collection and handling. Friday 5/03/2021.*
- Building future-proof processes. Friday 12/03/2021.
6) Building future-proof processes
When running a construction project, the project management and project sites are not typically connected hindering the availability of key real-time data to stakeholders. This means that often finance teams and Project managers are not aware of unforeseen costs and other issues that might occur on-site. This affects their ability to effectively plan, save costs and manage cash flow.
When surveyed:
- just over 50% of general contractors (44% of trades) have said that the biggest obstacles to capturing real-time information are cost and lack of internal resources.
- Around 25% of companies surveyed felt that they lacked a straightforward solution to tackle the issue.
- Only 14% of contractors who frequently captured this information reported a high degree of difficulty doing so.
One of the most effective ways to tackle this issue is through automation as explained below.
What could be automated?
What solutions could Driving Vision propose to help you?
Driving Vision will analyse your current operation to propose a solution that:
- introduces new technologies that fit with your current workflow,
- institutes the basics required before fully embracing BIM and automation,
- allows your people to work collaboratively and interdependently while integrating your processes through automated systems that are transparent and seamless.
Here are some examples of what we look at:
- Programme and Project management collaborative software.
- Site management collaborative software.
- Issue management.
- Procurement and financial management.
- Online and virtual reality training courses.
- Quality, verification, and validation management,
- Virtual and Augmented Reality.
- HR management.
- Marketing and sales management
- Servers and filing systems on the cloud
- Document management.
- Virtual desktops on the cloud.
- Mobile communication tools
- Scan system utilizing drones.
- 3D printing.
How will these solutions help you to mitigate the risks?
They will:
- Reduce reporting.
- Improve communication and productivity.
- Improve visualization and collaboration.
- Improve compliance with ISO 9001 (verification & validation), certification, and auditing.
- Institutionalise best practices and introduce standards (ISO 19650 and 14001) in the automated workflows.
- Improve health and safety.
- Improve sustainability.
- Help to share knowledge.
- Streamline processes for higher profitability and cash management.
- Help Data to be filed in multiple ways so they can be reused on multiple projects.
- Help Data to be accessed, read, and transmitted seamlessly improving the accuracy of the data and preventing fraud. (ISO 27000)
- Improve documents production, distribution, control, and storage
- Help to fabricate with 3D printing reducing waste and increasing productivity.
- Increase profitability.
- Deliver projects on time and on budget.
- Increase revenue and repeat business.
- Help to manage cash efficiently.
If you want to digitalize your business painlessly, see what Driving Vision can do for you.
Implementing BIM can be daunting, but Driving Vision is here to help you at the pace you are comfortable with. Get started by getting in touch now
