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.
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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