OPERATIONS AND DELIVERY STRATEGYMaximizing Operational Effectiveness and Delivery by Combining Technical Excellence with Digital Tools.
Operations strategy
Operations - at its core - is about tracking and understanding what happens in an organization. It usually involves a series of insights into metrics and activities, informed by data, though there are several human components to operations as well.
Many firms adopt an Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP) to help with operational data and track activities. Deltek for example, is a common vendor of ERP software in A/E that tracks projects, staff and marketing opportunities. But it is not the entire toolset.
To fully turn an ERP system into an operations tool, it needs to be guided by management and leadership goals for the organization. It also may need to connect with an ecosystem of other office tools, like Excel and Outlook, or other common office applications.
Advanced Delivery
Project Delivery combines BIM modeling, technical procedures and client data requirements into a single seamless process.
Delivery is heavy on the use of BIM and technology, but is also built on a solid foundation of technical excellence, such as understanding materials, building physics, and technical specifications.
Continuous Process improvement is a key trait of Delivery professionals and there is a lot of emphasis on Lean Production principles, and especially the power of Integrated Project Delviery (IPD).
Advanced Delivery requires a strong command of a range of tools and technical knowledge, from Revit to computation to data tools to technical science. It is the ultimate combination of tools, expertise and processes to move the industry forward.
Data & Technology
Data tools have dramatically transformed both Operations and Delivery, linking, tracking and aggregating data from numerous sources.
This new capability transforms tool management, asset tracking and location services with the power of data tools.
Technology leverages the inherent excitement of new tools to inspire teamwork and innovation, for high-performing teams.
Explore emerging BIM trends like computational design, COBie (a common government submission requirement), and impact of data tools.
