1) The document discusses adopting digital tools in the construction industry to improve collaboration, information sharing, and empower field workers.
2) It describes how traditional paper-based site diary processes are inefficient and can result in lost or inaccurate records.
3) The solution is to develop a simple, easy-to-use digital site diary tool that saves time and motivates adoption by demonstrating clear benefits to field workers.
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KISS: The Key to Igniting Digital Change Among Field Workers #COMIT2019
1. K.I.S.S.
Igniting Digital Change with Field Workers
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
2. 2011 Creation of Script&Go (holding company),developing construction specific
digital solutions such as BatiScript, FiberScript and bespoke solutions
2014 Development ofDigital Site Diary in conjunction with COMIT and Costain
2016 Acquisition ofSite Diary by Script&Go
2018 Development of Site Diary v2
2019 Spin-off and incorporation ofSite Diary in the UK
Who weare
BACKGROUND
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
3. Reached the Chasm
13.5% (324k users)
CONTEXT
Adoption curve
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
Innovators
2.5%
Earlyadopters
13.5%
Earlymajority
34%
Late majority
34%
Laggards
16%
100
75
50
25
0
Marketshare%
4. 1. Early Majority should understand that companies embracing digital
tools are delivering better
2. Early Majority should be inspired to make the change
3. Behavioural change cause Organisational change
CONTEXT
Outcomefromtoday
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
5. 1. Printfiles
2. Goonsite
3. Wastetime
4. Back tooffice
5. Scanpaper /fillin
Excel
6. Sendviaemail
…
Archive?
Traditional site diary process
HISTORICAL EXAMPLE
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
6. 1. Printfiles:Nothinginplace
2. Goonsite:Forgettofillinortake notes
3. Wastetime:Ratherdosomethingelse
4. Backtooffice:Don’thave alltheinformation
5. Scan paper/fillinExcel:Runoutoftime
6. Sendvia email:Towho?Why?
…
Archive?
Failureto haveaccurate records could cost £ millionsin case of a
disputeor claim!
What can go wrong…
HISTORICAL EXAMPLE
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
7. 1. Water& Steam to mechanise
2. Electricity to createmass production
3. Electronics & ITto automate
4. Digital revolution builds on the Third
→ Fusion oftechnologies
→ Speed
→ Impactonsystems
→ Billions ofpeopleconnected
The new Industrial Revolution
DIGITAL REVOLUTION
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
8. 1. Collaboration
2. Information
3. Ownership
4. Accountable
5. Communication
6. Easeofuse
7. Accessible
8. Empowered
Innovating to empoweryour team
OBJECTIVE
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
9. 1. What skill set is required?
→ Existing
→ Upskill
2. What level of participation is expected?
→ Interaction
→ Training
3. What is theease of accesstothe innovation?
→ Mobile / Smartphone
→ Tablet
4. What is the motivation?
→ Savestime
→ What’sin it forme?
Barriers to entry
OBJECTIVE
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
10. 1. Technology asan enabler
2. Improve the workplace
3. Accelerate outcomes
4. Data … Data …Data
Innovating to Enhance
OBJECTIVE
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
11. 1. Howdo you cross Chasm?
1. Move from traditionalto innovation
2. Takethesimplest of functionsto digitise
3. Makeiteasy to adopt
4. Addressthe actualbarriers toentry
2. What’s in it for me?
1. Makeyourfunctioneasier
2. Saveyoutime
3. FEAR… FalseExpectationsAppearingReal
KeepIt Simple, Stupid!
SOLUTION
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
12. 3. Don’t force it on field workers but rather embrace
1. Illustratehowit will benefit them
2. Demonstratehoweasy it is touse
3. Startusing it yourself (bethe leader)
4. ToothbrushTest(LarryPage :Google)
KeepIt Simple, Stupid!
SOLUTION
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
13. 4. There is no time to learna complicated system
1. It mustbeSimple(KISS)
2. Easeofuse (KISS)
3. Makeitaccessible (KISS)
4. Whatdosite workersuse every day?
5. What is the future?
Endlesspossibilities…
KeepIt Simple, Stupid!
SOLUTION
Introduction
Background
Context
Historical example
Digital revolution
Objective
Solution
Questions
KISS: IGNITING DIGITAL CHANGE WITH FIELD WORKERS
Have you heard of the KISS principle?
A principle that was coined by the late Kelly Johnson who was Lead Engineer on the Lockheed Skunk Works (S-71 spy plane and others)
He explained that whatever they made had to be something that could be repaired by the man in the field, in other words … if their products were not simple and easy to understand then they would quickly become obsolete
And so it is on this basis that technology needs to follow the KISS principle to ensure ease of adoption in the field
Who has some level of digitisation in their company that is used by Field Workers?
Background to Site Diary
You may be familiar with the Adoption Curve
This illustrates the typical adoption of a new product (or technology) by the market, as well as the curve of total market adoption
Innovators … first people to adopt a new innovation, quick to accept, willing to take some risk, usually younger
Early Adopters … opinion leadership, more discrete, use technology to enhance
Early Majority … adopt after some time, contact with Early Adopters, seldom opinion leaders
Late Majority … sceptical about new technologies, no appetite for risk, follow the crowd
Laggards … don’t even look here
Typically a “chasm” between Early Adopters and Early Majority
Interesting that this is where the Construction Industry is at the moment with around 324,000 ( out of 2.4million) people using technology in some form to enhance how they operate
What are the desired outcomes from this session….
Understand that companies that are embracing digital tools are delivering better … be part of the Early Majority
Be inspired to make the change
Understand that behavioural change creates organisational change … NOT the other way around
Take a look at a typical site diary today…
Print off some files, forms, templates … if in place
Go on the site and hopefully fill these in (or make notes in a book) during the day in order to record events
Possibly see this as a waste of time or even use it to procrastinate
Get back to the office at the end of the day with the forms or notes or even what they can remember … fill in the site diary or create a document
Scan the filled in form or fill in Excel spreadsheet
Send it off via email
Now to archive … where. How, why, who ????
What can go wrong in this process…
Print off some files: Nothing in place; no system
Go on the site and forget to fill in the forms, take notes or photographs
Possibly see this as a waste of time or even use it to procrastinate : they rather do something else
Get back to the office at the end of the day : realise that they don’t have all the information, they may have forgotten what actually happened and see this again as a waste of time
Scan the filled in form or fill in Excel spreadsheet : Run out of time at the end of a busy day
Send it off via email : Is this information getting to the right people who need it to make informed decisions or to keep track on progress
Now to archive … where. How, why, who ???? : Failure to keep accurate records of field activity backed up with photos could result in having to pay £ millions in the case of a dispute or claim where insufficient information is available
We are currently in the new and forth industrial revolution … to recap:
First used water and steam to mechanise
Second then used electricity to introduce mass production
Third was about Electronics and IT to automate production
And the Forth is the digital revolution that builds on the Third by….
Fusion of technologies
Increasing the speed at which information is processed
Impacts directly on existing systems
Connects billions of people daily and in an instant
4.4 Billion internet users worldwide
55.2 million in the UK … 37 million on smart phone devices
How do you empower your Team ….
Firstly, your team consists of various functions …. Contractors, Owners, Architects, Engineers, Sub-Contractors, Consultants
There needs to be:
Ease of Collaboration
Flow of Information
Ownership at all levels
Accountability in all areas
Open Communication across the whole team
Ease of use for everyone
Something that is accessible to all stakeholders
Ensure it empowers all team members
What are the anticipated barriers to entry…
What will be the required skill set and how can we ensure that this is achieved …. Identify existing skills and upskill where required
What level of participation should be expected and how can that be achieved … How much will people Interact with it and what training is required
How can you ensure that field workers have ease of access … on a mobile / smart phone or tablet that they have access to ; familiar with these devices
What is the motivation for field workers to use the technology … saves time, makes life easier, enhance their performance (What’s in it for me?); if it saves the company time, increases productivity and bottom line profitability then could there not me a monetary incentive for field workers to use it?
Technology as an enabler:
Improve productivity
Reduce costs
Be more competitive
Reduce risk
Increase profitability
Enhance the workplace
Better collaboration
Greater communication
Simplify the processes
Cross pollination of work areas
Accelerate outcomes
Quicker and more accurate communication
Shorter reaction times
Access to information
Data
The ease of access to data
Able to make quicker decisions
Historic data enables better forecasting
Integrate with other systems
How do you cross this chasm even when there are more than 200 app available for the construction industry…
Identify a traditional system or process and find a digital innovation that replaces it
What is the simplest of functions that you can digitise
Make sure it will be easy to adopt by field workers by making it easy to use
Overcome your own barriers to entry; these need to be real and not imagined. Many times people think up reasons why it won’t work rather than getting the reality
What’s in it for the field workers?
It has to make what they do easier
Show how it will save them time moving from traditional to digital innovation
Eliminate their FEAR … False Expectations Appearing Real … there is sometimes the fear of anything new or different
3. Don’t try and force change … get them to embrace it
Clearly illustrate how it will benefit them individually and as a collective
Demonstrate how easy it is to use … train the people using it and get them to at least give it a try
Start using it yourself as leading by example if a great way to get buy-in
When selecting a digital too use the Toothbrush Test (Larry Page CEO of Alphabet the company formerly known as GOOGLE… something that people will want to use at least 2 or 3 times per day because it is simple and improves their lives
There is no time to learn a new and complicated system…
It must be Simple to use and download
It must be easy to use by everyone
It should be easily accessible
Decide on one thing that site workers use every day as your first choice
What is the future?
More and more digital tools are becoming available and whatever you choose should be aligned to your strategic plan for the future