IDD Tech has supported CIMIC Group’s development of a Project Data Structure (PDS) – providing the construction, mining, services and infrastructure development leader with a consistent approach to coding and mapping data.
The PDS was developed with CIMIC Group’s CPB Contractors, EIC Activities, Leighton Asia and Broad Construction, embedding industry know-how into the solution.
The collaboration is an example of IDD Tech’s delivery of custom solutions, from stand-alone products to systematic digital transformation, enabling clients to harness intelligent data.
A PDS enables companies to connect systems, applications, devices, and workflows across their capabilities and project lifecycle phases, supporting ongoing digitisation.
The PDS provides a digital ‘barcode’ that turns data inputs into carefully associated groups and categories that inform construction.
Speaking the same language
IDD Tech Chief Technical Officer Claudelle Taylor said: “The PDS describes the common elements of work in the same way.
“This enables people and applications to acquire consistent information in dramatically quicker timeframes, across all project functions.
“With a PDS users can leverage powerful technology concepts like BIM, 4D and 5D, to efficiently connect to reporting tools like Power BI and Trello using common software platforms from Autodesk, Trimble and Bentley. Sharing valuable reliable information quickly is a powerful advantage in delivering complex major projects and services.”
Key benefits
- A PDS enables project programmes to be built in much shorter time frames, with improved consistency, flexibility and reliability (programme preparation in days rather than weeks).
- Tender teams identify challenges sooner and have more time to develop winning solutions.
- Delivery teams and multiple functions gain the benefits of consistent and single source information, including cost, productivity, resource, quality, safety, environmental and commissioning.
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