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BIG PROJECT WINS, SMALL PROJECT CONFIDENCE

As the Stage 2 LRT Project continues down each phase of construction, Moustapha looks forward to what lies ahead due to the flexibility of their analytics solution from InEight that adapts as the project adapts. But what about smaller projects? After all, not everything will be a multi-billion-dollar proposition. Moustapha believes that because theirs is a mega project with so many disciplines, it has helped set a precedent for building better reports for any size venture. “I believe everything we do here can be leveraged to any size project,” he says. “Because if we can do it on something this massive, there’s absolutely no reason why it can’t be done on something smaller, and perhaps in an even smoother, faster fashion.”

What would things look like if they didn’t have InEight’s analytics solution? “I don’t like to think about what would’ve happened if we hadn’t started this whole process,” Moustapha says. “We were a year into the project and still didn’t have a way to centralize information. When I look back, it seems crazy compared to how things are now.” Down the road, he and his team plan on using the solution for benchmarking as well. “We’re going to see where we’re headed and if we’re doing well. And then in 20 years, we’re going to use it as benchmarking for many other projects.”

Asked what advice he would give to somebody else looking at the analytics solution from InEight: “At the beginning I was really frying up the data,” he says. “Just keep in mind that it’s an iterative process. It takes time to implement in the minds of the people who are going to be using it. Take a breath and relax because whatever happens, InEight’s got you.”