Let’s start with the word “Trust” one of the single most important words in business, industry, construction and information management.

“Without being able to trust information, I don’t value it, and if I don’t value it, I won’t expend any time, money or effort in procuring it, managing it, using it and disposing of it cor… Read more

Project Information Requirements can be hit and miss!

On many of the projects I have advised and assisted over the years, they are happily forgotten or merged into the asset or engineering worlds. Their importance and specifically their importance to the people who finance and own the project is not communicated, yet this is where we can win…

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With 30 years British Army service in many different branches, as well as being part of many government and industry BIM/ DT initiatives since 2010. I felt that the recent work on the “Circuit board” methodology for creating the NDT could be of use in defence:

 

Modernise or Die!

Over the last 90 years the British Government has p…

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On 05/10/2021 at 16:51, Katie Walsh said:

Many thanks @iain, we will add these in. And you are on the invite list for Jam 2. 

Jam2?

 

I have spent the last week bringing together the results of meetings, workshops, presentations and white papers that were part of the Infrastructure Asset Data Dictionary group for the UK between 2013-2018.

It helps define how Information Requirements whether they are Organisation, Function, Project or Asset can be written. It also takes…

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Back in early 2013 I was privileged to bring together about 20 different owners, major projects, contractors and consultants to look at creating a common asset data dictionary for infrastructure, in a group called “Infrastructure Asset Data Dictionary for the UK” or IADD4UK for short.

The group looked at the challenges of how to create…

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a great document. The key thing is that it is a simple and clear set of principles. Not hidden in academic or standards langauge.

It has always been about the value proposition – if we don’t help the client understand this and articulate it, then they will not buy into Digital Twin thinking at the level at which is most important.

I…

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If you missed the free webinar last month on how to generate OIRs and critical success factors from an executive strategy join me again on Monday morning.

its 1.5 hrs of presentation and 1.5 hrs of workshop.  please feel free to attend just the presentation.

There is an optional session the following day taking in Function Information…

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thanks Steven, much appreciated.

I’ll get onto the calendar and make sure the next one is there.

The video of today’s session is here:https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/2507753/FE6ADA0864CCAEAD7D7FEF5ABC71B5EC

 

One might argue that the foundation for any Digital twin is understanding what information is required for the business to exist and deliver on its strategy and client needs.

Without this, how do we know what information to include in our Digital Twin and how our assets are performing in carrying out this objective?

I’m delivering a 3…

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43 minutes ago, Nicholas said:

Hi Iain – Many thanks for this. It does sound like an interesting example and it would be great to find out more (including any highlights that are directly relevant to today’s discussion or we could follow up on it 1-2-1)

Hello Nicholas,

be great to follow this up. drop me a message and…

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