COLLABORATION ACROSS THOUSANDS OF MILES

Part of the challenge of any offshore wind initiative is that, eventually, construction has to transition to the open seas. For Kiewit, that meant teams transitioned into a two-weeks on, two-weeks off rotation. Employees, 25 miles off the coast for two weeks at a time, are then responsible for passing along their progress to the next wave of contributors.

Collaboration was critical, and InEight helped Kiewit rise to the challenge.

“Thanks to InEight, collaboration was seamless during the offshore commissioning phase,” recalls Completions Manager, Aundrey Owens. “Despite the cyclical staffing changes, we kept the project on track with every task, action, and approval captured in one place.”

To add an extra layer of complexity, South Fork didn’t have Internet access until weeks into the initial build. Fortunately, InEight’s software provided offline access to key data points and documents across tablets and mobile devices. Contributors could access their resources onshore, track their progress at sea, then synchronize back with the initial solutions once a connection was available.

“The InEight Compliance iPad app was huge. It kept things moving, and teaching users the UI was very simple. We learned to synchronize systems before starting work, on the basis that if you don’t see it in InEight, it didn’t happen,” Owens explains. “InEight helps us avoid things falling through the cracks.”