In a piece of action research, Constructing Excellence’s collaborative working champions (CWCs – I have been a CWC for 10+ years) recently collaborated on some future-gazing, developing two differing views of the state of collaborative working in ten years time. Building a discussion At a 10 September meeting, we used the UK government/ industry strategy Construction 2025 (downloadable …
Tag: collaboration
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Oct 14 2015
Newforma goes Lean
The Newforma LeanPlanner application helps construction teams apply lean thinking to their projects, though it is not (yet) integrated with their information management software. New-Hampshire, USA-based project information management software vendor Newforma has announced the launch of Newforma LeanPlanner, which will provide visual production planning software for design and construction companies using lean methods of project delivery. Newforma …
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Oct 08 2015
4Projects’ revenues up 21% in 2014
SaaS construction collaboration vendor 4Projects grew its revenues 21% in the year ending 31 December 2014, but also reported the business’s first significant loss. The Newcastle, UK-based SaaS construction collaboration technology vendor 4Projects (now Viewpoint for Projects) grew its revenues 21.5% in the year ending 31 December 2014. The UK subsidiary of Portland, Oregon, US-based …
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Oct 05 2015
Conject resists price-cuts, grows 13%
Conject UK resists competitive pressure to cut prices, and grows revenues 13% in 2014. The Woking, Surrey-based SaaS construction collaboration vendor Conject UK, the British subsidiary of the Munich, Germany-based Conject Group, has reported turnover up 13% in the year to 31 December 2014 to £5.696m, compared to £5.028m the previous year, continuing its double-digit recovery since its post-recession 2012 low-point. …
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Sep 23 2015
Newforma launches community
Having rebranded in July 2015 (see New look Newforma), US-based project information management (PIM) software vendor Newforma has announced the launch of its Newforma Customer Community: “an online location for Newforma customers to ask questions, find answers, join conversations, and contribute ideas.” According to the Newforma news release, the community, built on Salesforce Community Templates, offers “numerous ways …
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Sep 22 2015
Hello, Viewpoint For Projects
As forewarned at the 4Projects user conference in May 2015, after some 15 years, the 4Projects brandname is being retired by its US owners, Viewpoint Construction Software. The Software-as-a-Service construction collaboration solution that has been a key player in the UK market since 2000 is now known as ‘Viewpoint For Projects‘. The former 4Projects website has …
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Sep 17 2015
Think Project! targets France
Germany’s AEC SaaS leader think project! expands into the French collaboration market, acquiring a majority stake in PLM specialist Lascom AEC. Munich, Germany-based construction collaboration Software-as-a-Service technology provider think project! has acquired a 60% stake (deal value not disclosed) in Lascom AEC – said to be France’s market leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) and cross-enterprise collaboration (CEC). …
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Aug 28 2015
Clark Construction deploys Kahua
Clark Construction group, one of the largest general building and civil contractors in the United States, with revenues of over US$4bn per annum has been working with Scott Unger’s construction Platform-as-a-Service specialist Kahua (July 2015 post) on a major business process and workflow reengineering project (news release). Clark embarked on a study of its business processes with the …
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Aug 28 2015
Exit Buzzsaw, enter “Alexandria”?
“A complete, connected solution for construction project teams” is being promised by Autodesk’s “Project Alexandria“. The exact nature of this solution is still under wraps, but you can sign up to get notifications once Autodesk starts spreading the word “soon”. We are told: Project Alexandria is being built to connect your construction project teams, with capabilities …
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Aug 25 2015
Aconex 2015 revenues up 24%
In its first results announcement since its December 2014 initial public offering, Melbourne, Australia-based SaaS construction collaboration technology provider Aconex has announced that revenues for the year ending 30 June 2015 were up 24% to Au$82.4m (2014: Au$66.2; 2015 results equivalent to £37.6m, US$59.4m or €51.7m) – read Motley Fool, the AFR. This result was ahead of …
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