The handover process in the construction industry has long been known for its complexity, involving numerous stakeholders, extensive documentation, and is fraught with errors and delays. It’s like trying to coordinate many moving parts of a complex machine – it requires accuracy and efficiency.
Through the course of 100+ discovery interviews, we’ve found that handover could take up to a year to be complete. Such delays can cripple a project and slow the pace of progress to a crawl.
Enter artificial intelligence (AI), the supercharger ready to disrupt this painful experience. I’m sure we’re not alone when we say that we’re excited about the impact of AI on many industries, including construction. Based on several internal experiments, we’re confident that our AI can transform a lengthy information handover process into a streamlined, few-clicks operation.
One of the most time-consuming elements is the management of what feels like a mountain of project documents. AI-powered quality assurance systems will act like skilled mechanics, fine-tuning the process so that we can quickly understand, organise, and automatically generate your project artefacts. This reduces “wheel re-invention”, minimising errors and ensures that all project documents are systematically organised and accessible in completely new ways!
This also makes finding specific information as simple as putting on your shoes. Our internal AI’s capability to enable intelligent document search and retrieval by analysing content, context, and metadata means that project team members can pinpoint and access the exact documents needed for handover and ask it any project questions in simple English (or any other language), materially cutting down administrative time.
Furthermore, maintaining version control and facilitating collaboration among stakeholders are all crucial elements for a smooth project handover. AI supports superior version control by clearly tracking changes, revisions, and approvals, ensuring everyone is reading off the same page. Additionally, AI-powered systems offer collaborative features that allow team members to work together and receive real-time updates.
By supercharging document management, ensuring robust version control, and enabling efficient collaborative workflows, AI optimises efficiency, accuracy, and project velocity. Embracing AI in construction document management not only saves time but with a couple of clicks, will drastically improve the entire experience and overall project success.
The DocuBuild Way
Gone are the days of painful project handover. We’ve made it fast and easy. With DocuBuild, you’re not just finishing a project; you’re ensuring it starts its new life on the right foot. Our platform acts as a digital vault, safeguarding all your project’s critical information and making it readily available with just a few clicks.
