INEIGHT’S PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE COVERS THE LIFE CYCLE OF A PROJECT. BY STACI DAVIDSON

Checking All the Boxes Today, as InEight continues to grow both domestically and internationally, its strategic vision is focused on bringing predictability to the world of capital projects by enabling digital transformations and facilitating more data-driven decision making. To accomplish this, InEight continues to introduce robust functionality and integrations at every phase of the project life cycle. It invests more than one million man-hours in research and development annually, and its extensive team of so ware developers works hand-in-hand with construction professionals to develop solutions for contractors, owners and engineers. “We made InEight solutions easy to deploy and easy to learn. So many companies have implemented a lot of point solutions and spreadsheets, but when they want reporting, they have to stitch all of that together,” explains InEight Chief Product O cer Brad Barth, who alone has over 25 years of experience in construction technology. “It’s possible, but very di cult to achieve. As a result, they can’t get to the data they need to make decisions they can trust. We’re solving that problem and giving companies insights that can help them make the necessary adjustments to keep their projects on track.” InEight’s strength is demonstrated by its growing acceptance in the industry. The solution has been built for the general construction, infrastructure, mining, oil and gas, and utility markets. In addition, InEight has more than 25,000 users at more than 750 companies in 40+ countries. A key selling point, Barth notes, is that InEight’s software portfolio supports all phases of construction, from pre-construction to operations. “There are a lot of design systems out there, but we wanted to pick up where they le o to do the planning, execution and turnover,” he explains. “From an owner’s perspective – COVER STORY | Exclusive Feature | Technology | INEIGHT CONSTRUCTION-TODAY.COM VOLUME 16, ISSUE 6 ‘We offer a modern solution that you can consume in a bite-size way.’ Chief Product Offi cer Brad Barth says InEight solutions are “easy to deploy and easy to learn.” InEight’s pedigree includes » 30 years of building software for construction projects. « by fi lling that gap between design to managing the asset once it’s been built – in between there is where the risk and uncertainty is.” This is where InEight saw a big opportunity. Contractors know that as a project moves through its stages, many di erent people get involved. There is a lot of knowledge created throughout the project, but it is often not shared in an e cient or e ective way that others can benefi t from. InEight’s solutions, however, help users capitalize on that knowledge. All of the information is captured from each person and passed along appropriately, so nothing is lost and more people benefi t from the shared knowledge. “That data grows and evolves as a project goes through its paces, but the stakeholders have di erent viewpoints with that data,” Barth explains. “Owners are primarily interested in the front and back, the expectations and outcomes, and our solution provides owners a common data environment where they can mash up the as-designed data with as-planned data and as-built data. “But if a user’s focus is more about managing construction, the InEight solution has that covered at a detail level,” he adds. A contractor can use the solution to plan and execute, all the way down to the crews and equipment performing the work each shift . The InEight name might be new, but the solution was built on proven expertise. “When you look at the depth and robust nature of the InEight functionality, you can see that the legacy of the company goes back 30 years in the construction soft ware business,” Barth explains. “There is even more maturity in it with all of the feedback we’ve received from customers. These issues are baked into the solution already, so customers can make InEight work on their own and do what they need to with it.” The Future is Data Never wanting to rest on its laurels, InEight has already started to look ahead to the next data-driven trends that will shape the construction industry – artifi cial intelligence (AI), machine learning and predictive analytics. To that end, the company has recently invested in its planning and scheduling tool to add AI functionality and leverage knowledge-driven machine learning to create more realistic and achievable project plans and schedules. The AI capabilities assist and guide planners through the process of building a project plan, while the software uses insights and learnings from prior projects to make informed suggestions. “Our customers had been asking us to help them transform the planning and scheduling process since it has such a direct impact on their ability to deliver capital projects on time and on budget,” Macholtz explains. He adds that InEight sees data “having a tremendous impact on the future of the industry, and we’ve been working tirelessly to bring new solutions to our customers that take advantage of these new possibilities.