Construction Magazine August 2019 | Page 35

and open , ready to go , we ’ ve cut the tape , everyone ’ s high-fived each other , but we can ’ t hand over the documentation , which means we can ’ t get paid to liquidate our damages , but also , we ’ ve got millions of pounds of retention behind that we ’ re unable to get hold of because we can ’ t hand over . Looking at the data is more than just BIM and 3D models , it ’ s excellent information management . Murphy will be so much stronger , just from phase one of rolling out consistent information management across the group .”
As part of this digital transformation strategy , Murphy Group has decided to be system agnostic in its approach , choosing not to be limited by one vendor . “ I ’ m delighted to have had Aconex and Bentley both in agreement at the same time , to flesh out the right solutions . At the heart of all of this is collaboration , not collusion ,” he says . “ If I drew out my plan for five years ’ time , it ’ s wrong , the minute I ’ ve printed it . That ’ s
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