Raildiary helped us save time and money on the Birmingham New Street Concrete Spalling Repair Works project by streamlining data collection and reporting, improving communication and collaboration, and identifying and resolving problems early on.
Andy Johnson,
Scheme Project Manager, Network Rail
The Birmingham New Street Concrete Spalling Repair Works was a large and complex project involving multiple contractors, with a tight deadline and budget. One of the biggest challenges that the project team faced was translating the project plan from Oracle Primavera to daily activities on site and vice versa. This was a time-consuming and error-prone process, and it was difficult to keep track of overall progress.
The Primavera schedule was extremely detailed and constantly changing, making it difficult for workers on site to know what they were supposed to be working on at any given time. This led to confusion, delays, and rework.
In addition, the project team was receiving progress reports in a variety of formats from different contractors. Some reports were incomplete or inaccurate, and it was difficult to consolidate the data into a single view. This made it difficult to identify potential problems and take corrective action early on.
The challenges of data collection and reporting made it difficult for the project team to accurately assess progress and make informed decisions.
The project team overcame the challenges of data collection and reporting by implementing Raildiary, a centralised platform for data collection and reporting. Raildiary's mobile app made it easy for workers on site to collect data on their tasks, hours worked, and materials used. Raildiary's Power BI dashboards then provided the project team with real-time insights into progress, such as the percentage of tasks completed, the number of hours worked, and the materials used.
Raildiary also helped the project team to improve communication and collaboration. With Raildiary, all stakeholders had access to the same data, which made it easier to track progress, resolve issues, and make informed decisions. For example, if the project team saw that a particular task was falling behind schedule, they could easily identify the responsible contractor and work with them to develop a plan to get the task back on track.
“I found Raildiary to be of great benefit to myself, the team and also the project. Assisting us with managing and tracking our planned Vs actuals, resource, plant & equipment allocations and user friendly interface when out in the field.” William Grant, Site Manager, J.Murphy & Sons
On the Birmingham New Street Concrete Spalling Repair Works project, real-time data from Raildiary was used to improve project management in a number of ways. For example, the project team used real-time data to:
By using real-time data from Raildiary, the project team was able to improve project management and deliver the project on time and on budget.
“Raildiary has been a massive benefit from a client side to see the Key Insights on the project to assess live progress on the works in comparison to the programme submitted by the contractor.”Andy Johnson, Scheme Project Manager, Network Rail
By providing a centralised platform for data collection and reporting, Raildiary made it easy for all stakeholders to access the same information in real time. This led to increased transparency and collaboration, which helped to build trust and confidence between all parties involved.
Interviews with the project team revealed four main benefits of improved stakeholder collaboration;
By providing a centralised platform for data collection and reporting, Raildiary helped to build trust and confidence between all stakeholders, improve decision-making, reduce risk, and improve relationships.
“Raildiary has been a massive benefit from a client side to see the Key Insights on the project to assess live progress on the works in comparison to the programme submitted by the contractor. This has introduced a level of transparency into the project and improved working relationships and communications between NR and JMS.” Andy Johnson, Scheme Project Manager, Network Rail
One of the key benefits of Raildiary is that it facilitates collaborative working between all stakeholders on a construction project. On the Birmingham New Street Concrete Spalling Repair Works project, Raildiary played a vital role in improving collaborative working between Network Rail and Murphy.
For example, Raildiary's real-time data insights allowed both parties to:
Overall, Raildiary played a significant role in improving collaborative working on the Birmingham New Street Concrete Spalling Repair Works project. By providing a single platform for data collection and reporting, Raildiary helped Network Rail and Murphy to work together more effectively every single day by improving key project interactions;
The Birmingham New Street Concrete Spalling Repair Works project was a large and complex project, but with the help of Raildiary, Murphy and Network Rail were able to overcome the challenges of data collection and reporting, improve communication and collaboration, and deliver the project on time and on budget.
One of the key factors in the success of the project was the adoption of a standard method of reporting using Raildiary. This made it easy for all stakeholders to access and understand the same information, which improved communication and collaboration. It also made it easier for the project team to identify and resolve issues early on.
The standard method of reporting also helped to build trust and confidence between Murphy and Network Rail. Both organisations knew that they were working from the same data and that they could rely on each other to be transparent and accountable.
