Tag: Strategy
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Oracle exec signals all-in AI agent strategy as competition heats up
Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Oracle Chairman and Chief Technology Officer Lawrence Ellison indicated in a Monday earnings call that he expects artificial intelligence agents — tools designed to perform workplace tasks — to eventually become embedded throughout the company’s portfolio of…
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Maximizing Uptime with Reliability Centered Maintenance, Seasonal Product Strategy and Oil Analysis
As the seasons turn, we are often reminded of several routine maintenance activities which accompany the changing weather patterns. Around the house these include things like rolling back the clocks for daylight saving time, cleaning gutters and laundry vents, and changing batteries in smoke detectors. On the jobsite, a similar cadence of routine maintenance is…
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It is Time to Assess Your Strategy
Does your AEC company have a live strategy? Many companies claim to have one, but it fails to answer some basic questions. What is strategy? There is no single, all-encompassing definition of strategy. The Economist noted in its March 1993 issue, “Nobody really knows what strategy is.” Professor Henry Mintzberg outlined five different ways to…
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CIOB has ‘much to gain’ from government’s AI strategy
CIOB says any AI deployment must be ethical and have ahuman-centric approach. Justin Stanton reports. Image: Blackboard373 | Dreamstime.com The CIOB Innovation Advisory Panel has welcomed the government’s artificial intelligence (AI) plans, announced in January. The 50-point AI Opportunities Action Plan seeks to make the UK a global leader in AI and includes recommendations for a national data…
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Cost Efficiency as a Strategy
Cost efficiency is the strategic choice for many construction companies. When clients are well aware of what they want, and when many rules and regulations are guiding the buyer and the seller, competition on price prevails. What strategies are feasible when it comes to price competition? “Competitive forces are beyond the control of most individual…
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Agility as a Winning Strategy for the Post-COVID Construction Industry
How has the pandemic changed the behaviors of built environment companies and how can they prepare for the uncertain future? A new study suggests agility as a key strategy for the construction industry. VIATechnik conducted the research study along with Gregg Young, an experienced real estate leader, and Denise Akason, a Professor of Real Estate…
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A Vision and Strategy for the Adoption of Open International Standards
The final report of RASTI is now available in English. The project outlined a national vision and strategy for the adoption of open international standards in the real estate and construction industries. The Finnish version includes several appendices. One of the frameworks that RASTI devised was a built environment life-cycle process map. It is derived…
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Do You Have an Innovation Strategy?
Construction and engineering are among the top five industries ripe for disruption according to research by PwC. Will innovation come from tech companies and startups, or could established firms be proactive? For Granlund, founded in 1960, innovation is a strategic essential and a core competency. Granlund is a Finnish design, consultancy, and software services firm…
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Strategy and Communication for Architects – Interview with Kasmir Jolma
I met with Kasmir Jolma, a newly graduated Finnish architect, in Helsinki. We discuss his master’s thesis on strategy and communication for architects and how clients see the architect’s role. Here are snippets of the summary of Kasmir’s thesis, published in May 2016 at Tampere University of Technology: “Business development has not been a strength for architectural firms,…
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Strategy and Communication for Architects – Interview with Kasmir Jolma
I met with Kasmir Jolma, a newly graduated Finnish architect, in Helsinki. We discuss his master’s thesis on strategy and communication for architects and how clients see the architect’s role. Here are snippets of the summary of Kasmir’s thesis, published in May 2016 at Tampere University of Technology: “Business development has not been a strength for architectural firms,…