{"id":10682,"date":"2021-07-02T11:26:33","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T10:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cadventure.co.uk\/?p=10682"},"modified":"2022-03-09T14:43:28","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T14:43:28","slug":"going-digital-why-is-it-important","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cadventure.co.uk\/de\/going-digital-why-is-it-important\/","title":{"rendered":"Die Digitalisierung: Warum ist sie wichtig?"},"content":{"rendered":"
von Elaine Lewis, Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrerin, Cadventure<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Going Digital is more than just reducing or removing paper and increasing digital exchange of data via file share or email. It presents a great opportunity to re-evaluate every step in your design engineering and construction process. This is not about digitising an analogue process but stripping it back to evaluate how information is generated, shared, published, and managed through the lifecycle of an asset.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Therefore, I asked myself, why is digital transformation important?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Staying competitive in a constantly changing global marketplace depends on an organisation\u2019s ability to rapidly adapt through the adoption of new technologies. IDC estimates that worldwide spending on the technologies and services that enable digital transformation will reach almost $2 trillion in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It also impacts the bottom line. According to recent research, digital transformation initiatives can result in productivity gains of 14 to 15% and cost reductions of 4 to 6%. In a 2% margin business this can make a major impact on the bottom line, but it does not happen by chance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Hackett report highlighted the importance of information and the need to develop a \u201cGolden Thread\u201d \u2013 the requirement for reliability, accuracy, auditability, accountability, and transference through whole lifecycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Year on year the amount of data we produce for projects increases exponentially. Without continuous improvements in standards, process and management of information we will fail in our duties. Technology can help us with these improvements, along with robust protocols at a project, national and international level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This becomes even more important as we start integrating data at local authority levels and with projects such as the National Digital Twin. These can be an entirely new business model to support flexibility, efficiency and cost control. We think of digital transformation as a journey not a destination so never think that once you have \u201cdone\u201d this, there is no room for continuous process improvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While 2020 was not easy for any organisation, those that are thriving have embraced a digital service mindset. This has impacted not just construction but online shopping, delivery, medicine, automated supply chain optimisation, visitor attractions\u2026. the list goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A number of companies that I spoke to in 2020 began to use the term \u201cpivot\u201d to describe a transformation in their business. This could mean anything from facilitating the needs of their workforce to work from home, to developing office rotas to ensure staff returning to the office could remain safe and socially distanced, plus looking at new sustainable working practices to support net-zero carbon targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In some cases, new technology emerged or was repurposed, for example, the use of a security access card could become a social distancing monitor and Covid contact tracing device. Equally safety equipment like hard hats with a mounted device can promote social distancing, emitting a progressively louder alarm when workers are too close to each other. It enables them to focus on tasks rather than worrying about proximity to co-workers or potential virus exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Digital transformation starts at the top. It is a strategic business decision to adopt digital technologies supported with data to demonstrate improved productivity, better processes, management of business risk and cost control.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDigital Service Mindset<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
Starting at the top<\/h4>\n\n\n\n