– Adam Templeton , Director of IT business units , because we ’ re not always the experts . The employees in the field are much more hands on and sometimes in a better position to identify a challenge . Sometimes they will go the extra mile and say , ‘ Hey Adam , we found this new tool – can we do a pilot of it ?’

“ The team will then work directly with that business unit to do a dry run . Another challenge within our industry is that each business unit can be unique , so it can be difficult to standardise the entirety of our process across one platform .”

To overcome this issue , Aecon works to create a bespoke service which suits the task at hand , driving better communication companywide and always referring back to the core values . While Aecon may not be embarking on an allencompassing transformation , it is always working on the improvement of ever-evolving issues .

“ I wouldn ’ t say we ’ ve completed a full digital transformation ,” says Templeton . “ We have functional and technical developers in-house , and we have business process leaders

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