Optimise Project Management Processes

Large scale projects involving many specialist partners are, by nature, complex. Introducing a digital twin as early as possible into the lifecycle of both opex and capex projects has multiple benefits.

Generating a common vision of the end state with project teams is a great way to start. Immersive visualisation does the job more powerfully than 2D representations. Mandating continued use of the digital twin as a central repository of asset information is another early intervention that works. With effective orientation, the digital twin is adopted as a collaboration tool between project teams to visualise and resolve challenges.

The net result is less rework and unforeseen delays, helping to keep the overall project to time and budget.

Consider the improved environmental impact of virtual versus physical prototyping. Virtual prototypes are easier to share and so benefit from greater diversity of feedback. This improves the quality of design effectiveness, resulting in less rework. Think about the usual considerations that flow from the cycle of planning permission and stakeholder consultation session. Digital twin designs can be iterated with minimal carbon footprint unlike their physical equivalents.

The same logic applies during the build phase. Issues can be anticipated, decisions can be modelled, strategies can be rehearsed. More things work first time. Less is wasted as a result.

Once infrastructure goes live, Forrester Research calculates a typical organisation can then strip out 75% of major, on-site visits – the ones previously needed for inspection, maintenance and fault fixing. It is worth pausing for a moment to reflect on what this would mean for your own organisation and the annual savings this would yield.

Let us show you how whole life carbon costs across the lifecycle of an asset or even an entire infrastructure can be dramatically reduced.