CIO Bulletin

Disperse delivers a stream of reliable and actionable construction data to drive better decision making at all levels

Reinventing construction is the key to improving productivity. This reinvention refers to not only inventing advanced materials and equipment but also developing new operating systems for construction projects. Inadequate application of advanced techniques impedes the operating system. Furthermore, the capabilities of advanced techniques may not cover all the areas required to meet the expected productivity level. The implications of these advanced techniques need to be reinforced by a range of productive fundamentals that remain unclarified. Further, the pathways through which these fundamentals can be aligned with the implementation of advanced techniques remain under-researched. Hence, the objectives of this research are as follows: (1) to clarify how the selected and common advanced techniques applied in this paper influence construction productivity; (2) to determine the range of productivity fundamentals required to reinforce the implementation of the advanced techniques necessary to fulfill productivity expectations. Disperse is the market leader in building productivity systems, a class of AI-powered construction solutions designed to capture visual data from building projects and make it usable for productivity initiatives. Disperse works hand-in-hand with customers to help them achieve optimal project delivery. The Disperse approach to driving productivity in construction takes 360° visual data and transforms it into quantifiable, relevant and digestible information for all stakeholders involved in construction delivery and handover. The system objectively monitors construction progress, highlights potential delivery noncompliance, and supports streamlined financial operations. Disperse is trusted by market leading contractors and developers like Gilbane, Mace, Canary Wharf Group, Lodha and Hines, to name a few. Disperse’s teams are based in London, New York, Sarajevo, Mostar and Islamabad.

Product elements

Disperse offloads and automates critical elements of project reporting, and feeds reliable and relevant data to the people who need it. With the right information to hand and a reduced administrative workload, project management teams make optimal decisions and drive projects forward. Disperse solutions feed reliable progress and compliance data to project management teams. With the right information, teams can quickly answer questions about actual versus planned progress, or whether components were installed in compliance with relevant guidelines. Disperse’s system monitors hundreds of tasks and thousands of components using visual inputs like 360° photos or video, and transforms those inputs into descriptive data and reports. The system also proactively spots some issues that might otherwise go unnoticed, helping project teams stay ahead of potential rework. Only at Disperse is construction data analysis done by a proprietary mix of AI and human expertise. The hybrid approach means that Disperse’s algorithms are constantly getting smarter as they're trained by a team of human experts, and maintain maximum flexibility to address a project's data needs. Every minute that project management spends manually recording progress, taking photos or compiling reports is a missed opportunity to focus instead on value-add activities to drive the project forward. Disperse solutions help drive productivity by offloading and automating critical reporting workflows, reducing the hours a project management team has to spend gathering, compiling and structuring information. Project teams freed from administrative overhead are happier, more focused and more effective. There is no greater gift than that of time, and customers have reported weekly time savings of up to 65% for some project management roles.

Drive projects forward

Data that reflects the true state of a portfolio helps business leadership manage risk and judge new opportunities. Need to bring business improvement initiatives to life? Want to insure your business against erroneous transactions when things get messy in the field? Data is the key. Disperse functions as a data processing engine that runs independently of day-to-day operations. Disperse gives business leadership objective information about the true state of play, and help safeguard margins with ironclad descriptive and visual records of site works. The data that makes its way from the field to business leadership doesn't always reflect the true state of play, which makes understanding and managing risk difficult. Disperse data tells the whole story, reliably. Disperse makes risk management a smarter and more informed undertaking. Disperse’s data keeps management teams apprised of risk associated with threats like delays and cost overruns. Disperse integrates with other systems, and enriches its proprietary data to give it valuable context. Disperse is here to help leadership teams at construction and real estate firms avoid unaccounted risk and unpleasant surprises.

Meet the leader behind the success of Disperse

Felix Neufeld, CEO of Disperse was raised on construction sites from a young age and Co-Founded Disperse in 2015 as part of his masters at the London School of Economics in digital innovation, positioning him perfectly to solve construction's biggest challenges.