Digitally enabled collaboration can significantly enhance the efficiency and scalability of construction projects.
Driven by the green transition and defence requirements, public spending on large-scale construction projects across Europe is on the rise and expected to increase significantly in the coming years. However, construction firms are not prepared to scale at the required pace.
Productivity in construction has remained largely stagnant over the past two decades. This stagnation is partly due to a lack of transparency among asset owners, contractors, regulators and civil society, which results in cost overruns, missed deadlines and sustainability challenges. At the same time, construction firms face critical talent shortages, particularly in key roles such as engineers and project managers.
There is a clear need for transparency to eliminate waste in the overall processes and unlock the full potential of the collaboration among all parties involved. At Valcon, we believe this begins with digitally enabled efficiency and scalability.
Key levers for improving efficiency and scalability
Valcon recommends four levers to improve efficiency and scalability:
- Align performance goals with shared KPIs: Ensure alignment of collaboration and key success drivers. Introduce joint performance indicators to ensure accountability and create transparency in project execution
- Build cross-company collaboration: Build an operation model to enable cross-company processes, governance and cross-functional collaboration to plan and utilise a joint pool of resources and assets in the best possible way
- Standardisation and industrialisation: Adopt modular and industrialised construction methods. At the same time, respect the long-term nature of infrastructure assets and their legacy requirements
- Digitalisation and technical solutions fit for purpose: Leverage tools such as Building Information Modelling (BIM), digital collaboration platforms, digital twins and real-time project tracking. Automate repetitive processes and enable better decision-making through data
Moving forward: enabling digital collaboration
With the right scoping and focus, the above levers can be introduced incrementally, delivering tangible value while paving the way for long-term maturity. But how to get there?
Our well-proven framework to manage data and technology serves as inspirational design criteria to build a robust foundation for digital collaboration:
At Valcon, we combine deep process expertise, advanced technology and strong data capabilities to help our clients lead successful, sustainable transformation initiatives – and scale them with confidence.
We suggest a straightforward development process:
- Initial design and aligned ambitions
- Design and build a foundation
- Training in systems, processes and a collaborative mindset
- Coaching of key stakeholders to ensure sustainable results across the parties
Reach out
Curious about how we enable efficient and scalable construction projects through digital collaboration models? Reach out to Ulrick Sebber or Claus Kajbæk Bille:
Ulrick Sebber, Partner: [email protected]
Claus Bille, Senior Principal: [email protected]
