International

Once the process of transformation has been started momentum must be maintained. In the UK, the initial programme was planned as a project that concluded after a stated term. However, the call from industry for a sustained presence was heard, support was extended, and the response was to create the...

Changing the way people think and work is no small task. This is not a linear process and it requires identifying people across a broad skills base to engage a range of communication activities. In the UK, several digital advocates were identified who could effectively engage with industry and...

Learning is needed throughout a change programme of this scale and complexity. Public clients need to be upskilled, development of standards and legislation needs to be informed, and the private sector needs to adapt to this ‘digital switchover’.  This is a sizeable challenge, but a first step is...

Why have one single definition for BIM? Lack of agreement on a definition can mean working with new definitions of BIM for every new project undertaken, wasting time and resource. This project-level ‘drag factor’ can offset the productivity savings associated with BIM, and erode benefits at a...

Faced with the potential benefits that come with digital transformation – improved productivity, better value for money and sustainable efficiencies – what are the outcomes of different parties, such as government, industry and academia, working separately or together? Working in a siloed way...

The UK acknowledged the challenges it faced in construction, including low productivity, late delivery of projects, and lack of value for public money. This was the starting point of the UK’s current approach, which recognises the public client as the sole body that can lead a single approach with...

Construction is an important sector in every economy. Transforming an entire sector is a large-scale change management operation, involving the public sector and industry; and standards bodies and academia, with potential change across public policy, working practices, guidance, internal...