Leveraging model-based integration to support shutdown sequencing and stakeholder alignment
Client Overview
The client is a globally active engineering and project management firm with a proven legacy of delivering multidisciplinary design-to-commissioning solutions across major infrastructure projects in Melbourne, London, Kuala Lumpur, and Dubai. Their track record spans more than two decades of large-scale transit, aviation, and industrial programs.
Problem Statement
The client is a globally active engineering and project management firm with a proven legacy of delivering multidisciplinary design-to-commissioning solutions across major infrastructure projects in Melbourne, London, Kuala Lumpur, and Dubai. Their track record spans more than two decades of large-scale transit, aviation, and industrial programs.
Key Challenges
- Manual time chainage visuals required extensive effort and lacked flexibility
- Site planning lacked geospatial and contextual references
- Stakeholder engagement required interactive and high-quality visuals for clear buy-in
- Design and engineering teams operated across multiple platforms with no unified view
- Document access and approvals were distributed, slowing down workflows
DGTRA’s Approach & Solutions
DGTRA enabled an end-to-end digital planning experience, transforming schedule data into visual formats through model-driven integration. Our approach helped bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders, improve pre-bid readiness, and drive confident execution for time-sensitive shutdown operations.
Our approach included:
- Pre-bid Visual Development: Generated design visuals directly from BIM models to support tender processes and internal reviews
- Site Context Modeling: Integrated geographic data to situate the project within its real-world environment, aiding early-stage visualization
- Interactive Presentations: Delivered animated walkthroughs and rendered images to support presentations and design validation
- Coordinated Sequencing: Ensured model coordination and clash resolution to streamline construction staging
- Centralized Information Access: Structured documentation and approval flows for cross-functional teams
Solution Ecosystem
DGTRA’s vendor-agnostic delivery model leveraged a modular digital ecosystem, tailored to support visual communication, spatial planning, and document collaboration:
- Model-based visualization tools for pre-construction communication
- Time chainage and sequencing workflows integrated with planning data
- Cloud-hosted document systems for secure and traceable sharing
- Collaborative coordination platforms for design validation and issue resolution
This ecosystem ensured seamless interoperability and was customized to client workflows without platform dependency.
Conclusion
DGTRA’s visual and digital planning services empowered the client to effectively align their project timelines with spatial and construction realities, reducing ambiguity and improving clarity for all stakeholders. By integrating time, space, and communication into a unified workflow, the client was able to gain regulatory approvals faster, optimize pre-construction planning, and de-risk shutdown operations.
Our role was not just technical delivery—it was about enabling better decisions through digital clarity.
