The Digital Transformer - an AECOM story

Thomson LaiDigital Transformation Lead, Greater ChinaAECOM

2019 Construction Innovation Expo – Dec 2019

Our StoryTransforming our People

Transforming Workflow

Transforming Projects

The Way Ahead

Transforming our People

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The Needs – AECOM Initiatives

Digital Transformation is about accelerating Expanding digital solutions and nurturing new ideas to build a better world.

With our market-leading digital expertise, we scale to deliver innovative, differentiated solutions to our clients, boosts our performance and grow further.

Waste Minimization

Optimization of Cost and Quality

Increase Public’s Confidence in Stewardship

Benefits of Digital Transition

Greater Coordination and

Collaboration

Earlier Visualization & Conflict Detection

Parametric Families

The DifficultiesLack of expertise to lead digitization initiatives

Organizational structures resistance to change

No overarching strategy for digitization

Employee pushback

Limited access to the required technical expertise

Transforming People

General Training§ BIM business development

& opportunities§ Ideal for Business line

Leader

Operational Training

§ Capability and functionality of BIM model applications

§ Ideal for Lead Engineer/ Designer

Process, Tools, & Technology

§ Formulate BIM police, processes, standards, procedures, tools & tech.

§ Ideal for Technology leader

Practical Workflow Training

§ Advance concept of BIM§ Ideal for Project Manager

Practitioner Training

§ Advance functions of BIM model applications

§ Ideal for Engineer/ Designer

Group A Training

Group B Training

Group C Training

Group D Training

Group E Training

Transforming People

Project Management

Team

BIM Management

Architectural Design Modeling

by Young prof. or GDC

3rd Party Designers

Civil/Geo DesignModeling

by Young prof. or GDC

Structural Design

Modeling by Young prof. or GDC

MEPDesign

Cloud based BIM

Collaboration Platform

Clients’ PM and BIM Team4

Modeling by Young prof. or GDC

Modeling by 3rdparty

resources

Transforming People

AECOM encourage a mindset change from traditional to digital.

A four-step plan was developed to carry out the transformation.

0203

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Business leaders need to outline a digital vision that will be able to inspire and motivate a workforce.

Vision

Need to create a set of metrics that they can measure progress against and monitor how, or if mindsets are changing.

MetricsHuman resources need to be brought into the process to monitor performance and assess how workers are responding to digital changes.

Implement Should not expect immediate results. Change takes time, leaders need to give employees time to understand the new message and take it on board.

Patience

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Transforming People

§ BIM requires heavy involvement from project management to consider both internal and external implications of BIM.

§ There is a need for project managers to re-evaluate their role, responsibilities, and project management practices both at the project level and at the organizational level.

§ A Key Driver to facilitate the use of BIM across the entire lifecycle of projects.

Transforming Workflow

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Drone Survey for Landslide Inspection

§ Record and Measure Landslide§ 3D Model for Visualization and Geotechnical Analysis (e.g. Calculation of Landslide Volume)

1x1 column layout Drone + GIS + BIM for Slope Mitigation Works§ Design Options Modelled by BIM for Decision Making§ Clash Detection for Soil Nail & Flexible Barrier Design

§ From 3D to 2D CAD Drawings (Section View and Plan View)

Integration Approach to Update the Pile from Rockhead§ Conventional way of foundation design§Manual interpretation of each pile level from rockhead

contour§Model piles one by one

§ Technology integration to increase efficiency, enable systematic and precise decision making and minimize human errors§Obtain pile level from rockhead in batch with GIS§Model piles with the obtained rockhead level automatically

using Dynamo

Extract the Pile Location into a tabular format with Coordinate and Diameter

– Derive Rockhead Contour from GIS– Extract Pile Level from the Rockhead

using GIS

Process to Create Pile by Dynamo

Pile generated for design review

Transforming Projects

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1x1 column layoutCivil Engineering and Development Department – Hong Kong SAR Government

Pilot Study on Underground Space Development in Selected Strategic Urban Areas – Feasibility Study

Urban Renewal Authority

Provision of System Platform for BIM with Facility Management System for the Proposed Conservation and Revitalization Works for ‘Project MK01’

Foundation of Digital CityLands Department – Hong Kong SAR Government

Study on Integration of BIM & 3D Spatial Data

The Way Ahead

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The Way Ahead“Don’t waste your time looking back,

you are not going that way”

Digital Engineering

From BIM to AI– Access the tools that will transform how we

design

Data Capture & Analysis

Collecting, processing and analyzing data

Modern Construction Techniques

The latest solutions that are changing how we

build

Immersive Technologies

Virtual and augmented reality are helping us visualize projects like

never before

Digital by Design

創造 賦能 轉型Create Enable Transformative

Artificial Intelligence

Internet of Things (IoT)

Advanced Analytics

Cloud Adoption

Augmented Reality

5G Technology

Mobile Enablement

Thank You

Thomson LaiDigital Transformation Lead, Greater China

thomson.lai@aecom.com