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Presented by AJ Waters

DEMYSTIFYING THE “DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION” TREND

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At InEight, Waters works with customers to develop solutions that help solve their greatest project challenges. Previously, he managed the center of excellence team for the Kiewit Technology Group, and served as a program manager at Google, guiding the digital transformation of its global data center construction operations. He holds a master’s degree in structural engineering from the University of Nebraska and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics from Doane University.

TODAY’S PRESENTER

AJ WATERSDirector of Industry SolutionsInEight

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FIRST THOUGHTS: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

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2018 MCKINSEY SURVEY

Just 16% of respondents said their organizations’ digital

transformations had delivered sustainable performance

improvements.

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DEFINE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Digital transformation is the use of new, fast and frequently changing digital technology to solve problems.

– Wikipedia

It is the integration of digital technology into all areas of a business, fundamentally changing how you operate and deliver value to customers, according to The Enterprisers Project …

… a cultural change that requires organizations to continually challenge the status quo, experiment, and get comfortable with failure.

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AGENDA FOR TODAY

Remove the mystique of the “digital transformation” trend by:

Exploring why digital transformations are no longer just for the "big

boys"

Understanding how to look for the signs you

need to make a change

Knowing what to look for in determining the

intuitiveness of a solution

Determining where to begin with your own

journey into technology

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NO LONGER JUST FOR THE “BIG BOYS”

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SO WHAT CHANGED?

Over the last decade or so, a few technological upgrades have changed the landscape for digital transformations, and each plays a significant role in advancing the shift for construction.

• Mobile technologies becomes mainstream• The cloud takes flight• User experience takes a front seat

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MOBILE BECOMES MAINSTREAM

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CLOUD COMPUTING TAKES FLIGHT

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USER EXPERIENCE TAKES A FRONT SEAT

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HOW DOES ALL THIS HELP?

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RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS YOU NEED TO CHANGE

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COMMON INDUSTRY CHALLENGES

When it comes to the construction industry, and everything that capital projects entail, there are a few tell-tale signs that a digital transformation is right for you.

• Dealing with manual paper processes• Wrestling to report on disconnected systems• Struggling to leverage historical data• Continual requests from employees to do so

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DEALING WITH PAPER PROCESSES

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WRESTLING TO REPORT ON DISCONNECTED SYSTEMS

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STRUGGLING TO LEVERAGE HISTORICAL DATA

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CONTINUAL REQUESTS FROM EMPLOYEES

Home

Work

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DETERMINING AN INTUITIVESOLUTION

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DEFINING INTUITIVE

Intuitive means having the ability to understand or know something without any direct evidence or reasoning process

• Psychics are intuitive• Mothers are intuitive when they know you’re lying

to them• A process can be said to be intuitive as well, if it can

be easily learned without any prior training – like an easy-to-learn software program.

• So what makes a software intuitive?… with the help of InEight’s own Director of UI/UX, Fred Hall

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UTILIZING APPLIED KNOWLEDGE

“An intuitive UI makes people want to use the software (they love it) versus being forced to use the software (they hate it).”

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DON’T MAKE ME HAVE TO THINK

“An intuitive user interface is a user-friendly UI that avoids a user getting lost, confused, guessing, experimenting, reading a manual book, or even asking help of others.”

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DO A FEW SANITY CHECKS

Are we prepared for this?

• Did we allocate budget?

• Do we expect it to take time?

• Is change management accounted for?

Do we have the right people?

• What is a “stakeholder”?

• Is there executive sponsorship?

What is important to us, really?

• What does “more efficient” mean to you?

• How will you quantify success?

• Is it SMART?

• What’s next?

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FOCUS ON FIXING PAIN POINTS

For a digital transformation to be successful, executives and managers must start with a clear definition of how digital will create value for the business.

– McKinsey

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LOOK FOR QUICK WINS

There are three areas in construction and capital projects that are ripe for a “quick win” through a digital transformation.

1. Documents 2. Time Tracking 3. Cost Management

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A RECAP OF TODAY

The “digital transformation” trend was unpacked by:

Exploring why digital transformations are no longer just for the "big

boys"

Understanding how to look for the signs you

need to make a change

Knowing what to look for in determining the

intuitiveness of a solution

Determining where to begin with your own

journey into technology

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