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Implementing a collaborative intelligence platform in India
1. Innovation in Building Materials:
Implementing a collaborative
intelligence platform in India using
Digimind
Carla Monfray – Lafarge
Nelly Gillibert - Digimind
II SDV Nice – 14 April 2014
11. Collaborative Intelligence project CDL India
Project objectives
Technological watch to identify innovating building methods & green
building initiatives
Global watch on construction market in India
Competitive Watch on construction chain actors (cement/RMX
concrete players; industrial costumers; developers; contractors buildings &
infrastructures; architects)
Monthly newsletter to the Lafarge India Executive Committee
Project Organisation
Team: 5 people, 3 from Technology & Competitive Intelligence Dept., 2
people from CDL India (project sponsor and an architect)
Duration: 3 months
Key sucess factors:
Dedicated resources
Weekly exchange by video conference
12. Your Title Here
Step 1: Scope definition
Step 2: Building your dashboards
Step 3: Fine tuning
Step 4: Training
Step 5: Functional Support / Q&A
…in 5 steps
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Digimind Project steps
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CDL India: Project steps
Scope definition
Objectives
Geographical & language perimeter
Intelligence topics to be surveyed
Building your dashboards: For each Intelligence topic
Type of information required
Sources : definition of agents to be set up
Keywords
Geographical & language perimeter
Fine tuning: Deliverables & their structure
Newsletter
Shared dashboard
Training sessions
Introduction to Digimind : 2 days
Project management & functional support
Regular project meetings
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CDL India: Keywords & Queries
General terms about construction + Technologic building terms +
Indian cities
16. CDL India : newsletter structure
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- Construction of Infrastructure in
India
- Regional development in India
- Developers trends in India
- Architectural trends in India
- Affordable housing in India
- Cement, RMX & aggregate
players in India
- Building materials, products &
systems in India
- Green technologies in
construction industry in India
- Innovative ideas & researches
17. CDL India : graphical visualisation
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18. CDL India : Lessons learned
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Critical aspects
Allocated resources from the client, in particular when foreign
languages are concerned (Arabic, Chinese, Portuguese, etc.)
Project planning to be managed jointly
Regular Follow up of the project and client activities up to the first
deliverable
Tuning information period should not be neglected
Recommendations
Digimind technical terms: to be simplified to the client
Sourcing: privilege quality sources instead of quantity
Queries: render them as simple as possible!
Agents & Lists: take into account data visualization needs when
creating them
Tuning phase/Optimization: check information pertinence before
giving access to the client
Deliverable: assure that information flow corresponds to final
recipients expectations
19. Digimind & Collaborative Intelligence: advantages
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Development of project management skills at the Technology & Competitive
Intelligence Dept.
The client acquires a broader vision of the potential of Competitive Intelligence
as he is exposed to different types of information and working tools
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