Business Intelligence

While not technically a separate ‘stage’ – rather an ongoing process throughout the project lifecycle – the Business Intelligence (BI) element of a construction project involves the collection, analysis, and utilization of data to support informed decision-making and optimize various aspects of the project. BI, in construction, is crucial for optimizing project performance, enhancing efficiency, controlling costs, and reducing risk. It empowers project managers and stakeholders to make informed, timely decisions and adapt to changing circumstances as the project progresses.

What does RIB offer?

RIB’s fit-for-purpose industry-leading software delivers a complete solution designed to cater to every stage of your AEC industry project

RIB BI+

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With RIB BI+, you can effortlessly collect, consolidate, analyze, visualize, and share decision-relevant data—all within a centralized Business Intelligence platform.

RIB BI+ empowers planning and construction companies to maximize the utilization of their existing project, product, order, supplier, and company data, enhancing efficiency in daily operations, enabling accurate forecasting, and facilitating effective control.

  1. Effortless integration of various data sources
  2. Seamless monitoring of key performance indicators (KPIs) through dynamic, interactive dashboards
  3. Secure access to real-time data via desktop, tablet, or smartphone
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RIB CanBuild

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The integration between RIB Candy, and RIB BuildSmart enables full cost vs. allowable control, on-site collaboration and business intelligence throughout the lifecycle of a project – from estimate to final account.

With resource-level upstream controls, the RIB CanBuild solution provides users with enhanced-budget visibility before any commitments are made. All cost elements, whether direct or indirect—including labour, subcontractors, plant and equipment—are recorded and controlled via a single solution, providing real-time results throughout the lifecycle of a project.

Together Candy and BuildSmart give you complete commercial control from tender to final account. The link between Candy valuations and BuildSmart actuals provides a fast and accurate comparison of the ‘actual vs. allowed’ spend; by quantity, rate and total amount.

  1. This extends into complete subcontractor package management, from adjudication and package award to final accounts
  2. It also includes the management of variation orders, retention, materials on site, contra-charges and more.
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RIB 4.0

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The integrated calculation functions in RIB 4.0 ensure precise optimization of quantities and costs, both in alphanumeric and model-based forms. This takes into account not only project-specific factors like material costs, labor costs, equipment costs, overhead, and the schedule but also cross-project aspects like resource availability, risk criteria, and potential rework in the calculation.

By business intelligence functionality, RIB 4.0 supports contractors, developers, and owners to interact with enormous amounts of data. In doing so, they are able to maximize cost efficiency and manage records across the asset lifecycle. Other benefits include:

  1. Generate multiple performance specifications per project with varying structural layouts of object numbers.
  2. Make the most of flexible organizational structures through calculation items.
  3. Perform line-based calculations with a hierarchical resource structure.
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