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At the Heart of the UK’s Biggest Build 🏅
Note: We respect the confidentiality of our users, and at the request of this customer, all key details and names have been anonymized.
When one of Europe’s most expansive infrastructure projects expressed an interest in edison365’s innovation tools, we knew we had to get involved! This government-backed project has a lot of high-stakes at play, and they made their needs clear…
- Innovation needs to be structured, results-led, and measurable.
- A platform that handled cross-functional, high-volume ideas.
- A need for enterprise-ready, easy-to-use, sophisticated tech.
Of course, we knew edison365 was the perfect solution to not only handle every one of these needs but would empower innovation in a way they’d never seen before!
See, innovation was not a luxury for this organization, and bright ideas are critical to the success of this infrastructure project. One that could face vast consequences and scrutiny in the face of failure.
The pressure for successful software implementation, robust support, and swift ideation was immense, but one we could live up to confidently with edison365!
Summary
Challenge
As one of the largest infrastructure projects in Europe, this Gov-backed organization views innovation as critical to its success. They required a new way to capture, assess, and launch efficiently, and at scale while minimizing setbacks.
Solution
Utilizing edison365 meant capturing the right ideas that met a rigorous process focused on time and financial savings on a national scale. They structured their approach around four innovation challenges, which would give innovation a sense of direction once and for all.
Results
Through edison365, this construction organization had found an end-to-end environment where new ideas and opportunities could flourish. One that captured all the right details across 4 stages, including cost and time savings. That's not all, through automation, accountability, and real-time pipeline visibility over innovation, this customer had built a scalable solution that would create a lasting impact!
The Partnership for Perfect Innovation 😍
From the get-go, our friendly experts were intentional, understanding, and ready to make a difference to this organization’s innovation setup. We analysed their shortcomings, identified all ideation bottlenecks, and crafted an environment that didn’t just support new ideas but gave them the space to grow.
Poppy Barber, our brilliant Onboarding Consultant, describes the initial stage of this partnership with one of the UK’s biggest infrastructure projects, saying, “This project was particularly special to me, it was a pleasure to play a part in the saving of government time and tax payers money. From understanding the initial concept, to bringing an innovation process into reality, I am proud of this customer and all they will go on to achieve!”
One mistake many organizations make when choosing innovation tools is focusing too heavily on idea submission. They ask how many ideas a tool can handle and not how innovation can be efficiently managed from start to finish.
Innovation Buckets, Automation, and Collaborative Success
Using edison365, this customer worked with our friendly experts to develop a systematic way of not only gathering ideas, but focusing on improving the accuracy, detail, and efficiency of new submissions.
This all begins with stage one, where basic information is collected. By making use of edison365’s super flexible templates and workflows, new ideas move through four stages with five tabs of in-depth cost and time saving details. It’s through this systematic approach that approvals are made with accuracy and confidence.
To start capturing ideas within this rigorous process, this government-backed infrastructure company created four innovation buckets with edison365. These would act as the foundation for idea submissions.
- Health, Safety, and Security
- Programme Management
- Construction Methods
- Testing Trials and Acceptance
With these four buckets decided, employees, from senior employees to external suppliers, could submit high-value ideas in one centralized app. Bringing everyone into the innovation process and creating a culture for new ideas.
Automate + Innovation = Success ✅
We hear you loud and clear: “but idea submission is a manual task”, and you’re not wrong! However, this infrastructure giant gained a new level of sophisticated automation and insight through our real-time reporting of new ideas.
The reports highlight which ideas have been reviewed, which have been developed, and their progress across three stages. This provides clear transparency without the need for manually updating a static spreadsheet.
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Cross-functional Collaboration 💡
It wasn’t just automation at the heart of this success story. With hundreds of users onboarded into their tailored innovation environment, edison365 provided the perfect opportunity for cross-functional collaboration.
The entire innovation pipeline and approval process received newfound transparency, visibility, and accountability. Multiple stakeholders could own various ideas, view progress updates, and access detailed reporting dashboards.
The results? A rich holistic dataset that informed everyone at once (and in real-time) about the risks, value, and savings across all ideas. edison365 offered a truly sophisticated innovation setup to rival all other options.
Key Benefits Summary ✨
It’s clear this customer and their innovation team have benefited tenfold from the implementation of edison365’s end-to-end platform. From streamlined ideation to automation, things are looking transformative as they plan for the future.
✅ Improved structure and transparency in innovation processes
✅ Streamlined Collaboration across a complex network of stakeholders
✅ Early signs of exceptional cost and time saving with edison365
✅ Automated processes for accurate decision-making
✅ Detailed innovation reports via Power BI
✅ A support team of edison365 experts behind them
Looking Ahead for the UK’s Infrastructure Powerhouse
So, what does the future look like for one of the United Kingdom’s biggest infrastructure giants? With a lot riding on the success of their ideas and projects, the implementation of edison365 sets them up for rapid innovation, with the ability to prioritize high-quality ideas and timely delivery and execution.
In the next several months, this customer plans to scale their innovation efforts across the organization, and edison365 is strategically set up to support their demands. With ideas filling their buckets in edison365, many will move through their tailored environment and be rolled out.
Through detailed reporting features, everyone within their team will understand the benefits associated with promising ideas, and can track, revisit, and ensure results are achieved. At any stage, edison365 allows for an array of insights into innovation and how things are progressing!
edison365 is also setup to harmoniously move successful ideas into its project management capabilities, giving this customer the means to test and implement innovation at a larger scale, with tailored Gantt Charts, workflows, and more.
The partnership has the potential to reshape how large government-backed projects approach innovation, as this customer sets a new standard for efficiency and collaboration.
Through edison365, this construction giant has found a newfound willingness to innovate due a straightforward process that has been simplified into a way that works for them, and not against them.
What’s more, with the support of our Professional Services team, this customer can move ideas through each stage, knowing everything is built correctly to produce the best results for their innovation strategy.
A Note From Our Team 👋
We want to take this opportunity to thank this construction business, and their users who continue to use our tools to uncover their best ideas for a brighter future! We’re very excited for what the future holds for this customer.
If you’d like to discuss the details and outcomes of this success story, and see how we can support your business, please reach out to our friendly experts!
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