In today’s architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, keeping projects on track and minimizing errors is more important than ever. At Hagerman & Company, we aim to help teams streamline workflows, reduce rework, and complete projects faster by using Autodesk’s digital project delivery tools. These tools provide cloud-based solutions that enhance collaboration, improve data management, and ultimately lead to better project outcomes.
What is Digital Project Delivery?
Autodesk® defines digital project delivery (DPD) as a cloud-based collaboration process for building and infrastructure projects, bridging the gaps between different disciplines and data. In a traditional environment, project data is often siloed, leading to inefficiencies and errors. Teams work on static handoffs, recreate data, and spend a significant amount of time searching for information.
With digital project delivery, all collaborators access a single source of truth within a common data environment. This allows real-time access to up-to-date models and data from planning, design, construction, and operations, all in one place. By enabling integration and automation across workflows, teams can reduce inefficiencies, minimize errors, and keep projects on track.
Why Should Autodesk Customers Care?
For Autodesk customers, adopting digital project delivery means greater efficiency and improved collaboration. Data is shared seamlessly across teams, reducing manual data transfer and file conversion issues. Teams can work in parallel on a project, ensuring that everyone has access to the most current data. This eliminates the risk of data loss and reduces the time spent searching for the right information.
Moreover, DPD allows project teams to assign resources based on talent, not location, providing flexibility and maximizing workforce utilization.
The Benefits of Digital Project Delivery
The benefits of Autodesk’s digital project delivery approach extend across the entire project lifecycle—from planning to design, construction, and operation. By centralizing data from multiple sources in a common data environment, Autodesk enables all stakeholders to access the right information in the right format at the right time.
This ensures that while each team retains control over their data, they can collaborate efficiently with the broader project team. The platform also enables interoperability between Autodesk tools and other software, allowing for better visibility into project phases, improving coordination, and optimizing design and construction efforts.
Security and Compliance
Security is a top concern for many companies adopting cloud solutions. Autodesk Construction Cloud, powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), offers robust security features, including role-based access controls and data encryption. For companies working on government projects, Autodesk has also obtained FedRAMP authorization at the moderate level, ensuring compliance with stringent federal security standards.
Which Autodesk Products Can Be Used?
Many Autodesk products integrate seamlessly with the Construction Cloud. Whether you’re using Revit, Civil 3D, Plant 3D, or AutoCAD, you can benefit from enhanced document management, collaboration, and coordination features. Additional cloud services such as Autodesk Docs, BIM Collaborate, and Collaborate Pro extend these capabilities to include everything from document control to risk management and construction coordination.
Integration with GIS Data
One exciting development is Autodesk’s partnership with Esri, which enables the integration of BIM and GIS data. This integration allows AEC professionals to seamlessly bring geographic information into their design process, accelerating timelines, reducing costs, and delivering more resilient infrastructure projects. The new ArcGIS connector makes it easier to incorporate GIS data into tools like Revit and Civil 3D, eliminating the need for manual data import/export and improving overall data accuracy.
Industries Benefiting from Digital Project Delivery
Autodesk’s digital project delivery solutions are transforming workflows in the AEC sector. Architects, mechanical designers, MEP contractors, civil and infrastructure firms, and telecom companies are already reaping the benefits. Additionally, the industrial sector, including engineering service providers and manufacturing companies, are seeing value in integrating their processes with AEC workflows. As these sectors continue to overlap, the adoption of digital project delivery will only expand.
Autodesk’s digital project delivery is not just about adding new tools to your workflow; it's about transforming the way you manage projects from start to finish. By connecting people, data, and workflows in a common data environment, you can improve efficiency, reduce rework, and deliver higher-quality projects on time and within budget.
At Hagerman & Company, we’re here to help you navigate this transformation. Reach out to learn how digital project delivery can benefit your team, and take the first step toward more efficient, collaborative, and successful project outcomes.
To dive deeper into Autodesk’s digital project delivery, watch the recording of our webinar, "The Power of Digital Project Delivery for AEC Teams," and see how it can transform your projects.