If we’re to get to grips with the vision set out by construction leaders and governments for the construction industry, we need to make sense of the language commonly used in information management – and urgently, as evidenced by the latest policy paper from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, Transforming Infrastructure Performance: Roadmap to 2030.

So, where do we start?

In this podcast, I spoke with George Harold, CEO of Integrated Facilities Solutions (IFS) , to get an overview of some of the basic concepts and language used in the process of information management. Listen in to find out:

This interview is around 30 minutes long and you can watch or listen to it here (links open in new windows):

IFS is a leading and award-winning company who’ve pioneered digital transformation with their Common Data Environment solution that allows owners and operators to manage their information for the whole asset lifecycle . Their blue-chip client list includes a diverse range of organisations from industry sectors such as transport, financial services, pharmaceuticals, education, sports stadia, health, data centres, commercial and residential.

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