Industry digitalisation analysis

Engineering and technical consulting: opportunities for digitalization

Updated calculations and more easily justified findings

Digital maturity

Typical digital maturity

Shows the level of digitalisation companies in this line of business typically operate at.

The assessment considers use of core systems, how far processes are digitalised, integrations, data readiness and advanced use of data.

A 3 means ordinary, middling maturity. A 5 is given only where real-time data, automated decisions and advanced optimisation are already a routine part of core operations.

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Digitalisation potential

Digitalisation potential

Shows the scale of business impact digitalisation could have in this line of business.

It weighs economic leverage, the scope for digital impact, the scale and repetition of processes, value lost today, and the leverage of better data and decisions.

A business area’s score is calculated from five weighted dimensions. A sector’s score is derived from the scores of its business areas.

66/100
Biggest challenge
The client requirements and scope of the project are formulated in different ways
Biggest opportunity
Altered data reaches all related calculations

Operating model

Engineers develop calculations, projects, expertise or maintain objects. Customer changes and new measurements can affect already agreed technical solutions.

Design and technical calculations

Engineers develop interrelated solutions and calculations. Before delivering the result to the customer, the specialists responsible check the initial data, assumptions and documents.

Technical expertise and independent review

The specialist checks the project or technical issue submitted to him and draws up a conclusion of a set scope. His comments are linked to specific documents and evaluated data.

Contract maintenance of the facility

Monitors work and checks for the correction of non-compliances within its remit and contract.

Continuing Technical Consultancy

The team solves agreed-upon technical issues for the client, and reviews calculations and documents. Each referral has data provided, a responsible specialist, and a captured answer.

Market context

The result of engineering consultations is based on the customer's requirements, technical data and specialists' calculations. The changed premise can touch several documents and project participants. It is important for the client to understand the alternatives and their consequences, and for the team to preserve the history of the approved decision.

  • Related calculationsA changed dimension, load, or other initial duomen may affect several parts of the project.
  • Justification for the conclusionThe team must find the data used, the version of the calculation and the comments made by the reviews.

Workflow and responsibilities

01

Task

Define the requirement, assumptions and the mandate of the specialist.

02

Technical work

Develop a calculation, model or evaluation with source versions.

03

Review

Check the adequacy of the solution and the impact of the parts involved.

04

Release and execution

Transfer the usable version and retrieve object information when applicable.

05

Completion of the amendment

To agree on technical result, documentation and commercial scope.

Digital maturity scale

1

Separate records and manual work

Information is mainly held in separate files or notes. Employees pass it on and reconcile it manually.

2

Organised data within individual teams

Teams record their work consistently, but sharing information with colleagues still requires considerable manual checking.

3

Partially integrated systems

Core work is managed in systems. Some information is transferred automatically, but repeated data entry remains.

4

Coordinated systems and teams

Systems deliver the required data on time. Employees can see unfinished work and know who is responsible for resolving discrepancies.

5

Continuous measurement and improvement

The team checks data quality, evaluates results and uses them to improve operations. Automation is applied where its value can be demonstrated.

Executive conclusion

The notes, data used and confirmation are worth saving to the document. This allows the team to determine more quickly what needs to be converted and which version can be transferred to work.

Related digitalisation topics

BIM and the Common Data EnvironmentProject management systemsMaintenance SolutionsDocument and version managementEngineering Knowledge Management

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