Last year, a large Tier-1 contractor invited us to speak about digital disruption and how leveraging data could dramatically improve how organizations operate....
Last year, a large Tier-1 contractor invited us to speak about digital disruption and how leveraging data could dramatically improve how organizations operate. Participants in the meeting were a mix of excited believers and reserved skeptics. The managing director asked, “How can we focus on this data thing when our hands are full trying to deliver projects on a daily basis?” This question isn’t unusual. Our industry is facing tightening margins, cost and schedule blow-outs,...
Last year, a large Tier-1 contractor invited us to speak about digital disruption and how leveraging data could dramatically improve how organizations operate. Participants in the meeting were a mix...
Capterra Names Oracle Aconex #1 for Fourth Consecutive Year We’re excited to announce that Oracle Aconex has once again achieved the top spot in Capterra’s “Top...
Capterra Names Oracle Aconex #1 for Fourth Consecutive Year We’re excited to announce that Oracle Aconex has once again achieved the top spot in Capterra’s “Top 20 Most Popular Construction Management Software” report. Oracle Aconex blazed ahead of numerous competitors in terms of number of customers, users, and online presence. Who is Capterra? Established in 1999, Capterra is a free, online service owned by Gartner. Capterra helps businesses find the right software by...
Capterra Names Oracle Aconex #1 for Fourth Consecutive Year We’re excited to announce that Oracle Aconex has once again achieved the top spot in Capterra’s “Top 20 Most Popular Construction Management...
In our first installment of "Trailblazers", our blog series discussing innovation in construction and engineering, we spoke with David Wilson, chief innovation...
In our first installment of "Trailblazers", our blog series discussing innovation in construction and engineering, we spoke with David Wilson, chief innovation officer for Bechtel Corporation. We explored David’s role and background as well as his views on how to create space for and drive innovation at an organization. In Part II of our interview, David discusses promising emerging technologies within AEC. Dr. Burcin Kaplanoglu, senior director of industry strategy and...
In our first installment of "Trailblazers", our blog series discussing innovation in construction and engineering, we spoke with David Wilson, chief innovation officer for Bechtel Corporation. We...
Welcome to the first installment of "Trailblazers" our blog series exploring frontiers of innovation in construction and engineering. Throughout this series,...
Welcome to the first installment of "Trailblazers" our blog series exploring frontiers of innovation in construction and engineering. Throughout this series, we'll share insights from innovation leaders into the state of innovation in the project delivery world, how to foster new ways of thinking within an organization, the most promising emerging technologies in E&C, and more. Digital transformation is rapidly accelerating within the E&C industry, driven by the...
Welcome to the first installment of "Trailblazers" our blog series exploring frontiers of innovation in construction and engineering. Throughout this series, we'll share insights from...
Last week, I spent the day with an incredible group of procurement and supply chain professionals from across the UK utilities industry. From our interactions...
Last week, I spent the day with an incredible group of procurement and supply chain professionals from across the UK utilities industry. From our interactions at the Utility Week Procurement & Supply Chain Engagement 2018 conference, it became clear that they shared a few common goals. All were looking for transformational change that would help to: Improve the way their organisation does business Enhance their customers’ perception by providing exceptional service, and...
Last week, I spent the day with an incredible group of procurement and supply chain professionals from across the UK utilities industry. From our interactions at the Utility Week Procurement & Supply...
It’s no secret that power companies today are contending with a staggering array of challenges. Between a shifting regulatory and environmental landscape and...
It’s no secret that power companies today are contending with a staggering array of challenges. Between a shifting regulatory and environmental landscape and disruptive innovations such as smart grids, the sustainability shift and the Internet of Things (IoT), utilities are staring down change of historic proportions. Indeed, according to a recent Deloitte report, most utility executives now firmly believe their companies will be completely transformed in as little as three...
It’s no secret that power companies today are contending with a staggering array of challenges. Between a shifting regulatory and environmental landscape and disruptive innovations such as...
We have some exciting news to share on the construction payments innovation front: Oracle Textura Payment Management Cloud Service since its inception has now...
We have some exciting news to share on the construction payments innovation front: Oracle Textura Payment Management Cloud Service since its inception has now been used to manage subcontractor payments on projects representing more than $500 billion in construction value. By streamlining, automating, and standardizing payment management activities—including invoicing, compliance management, approvals, lien waiver collection, and disbursement—Oracle Textura Payment...
We have some exciting news to share on the construction payments innovation front: Oracle Textura Payment Management Cloud Service since its inception has now been used to manage...
The energy inside the New York Hilton Midtown matched the weekday bustle on the Manhattan streets outside as Oracle Industry Connect 2018 kicked off with record...
The energy inside the New York Hilton Midtown matched the weekday bustle on the Manhattan streets outside as Oracle Industry Connect 2018 kicked off with record attendance for the Construction and Engineering program. Participants immersed themselves in innovation from start to finish on day one – absorbing and discussing insights from presentations showcasing business transformation and real-world customer success. Oracle Construction and Engineering Senior Vice President...
The energy inside the New York Hilton Midtown matched the weekday bustle on the Manhattan streets outside as Oracle Industry Connect 2018 kicked off with record attendance for the Construction...
We think of the innovator as a loner: Darwin following in the footsteps of unusual finches in the Galapagos, Tesla toiling alone in Wardenclyffe on his massive...
We think of the innovator as a loner: Darwin following in the footsteps of unusual finches in the Galapagos, Tesla toiling alone in Wardenclyffe on his massive transmitter, Marie Curie busy isolating isotopes in a converted shed outside the École Normale Supérieure. But, in reality, innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. There are people, ideas, and thinking that came before to lay groundwork, and there are chats, experiments, and happy accidents every day that make the...
We think of the innovator as a loner: Darwin following in the footsteps of unusual finches in the Galapagos, Tesla toiling alone in Wardenclyffe on his massive transmitter, Marie Curie busy isolating...
