Transitioning to a data driven approach to project delivery

Sir Robert McAlpine have supported the PDA Community since the start. Over the last two years, they have been on their own journey of discovery and development to make best use of data and analytics and lead change in the construction sector. This session explores where they are today and what the future looks like – both from the perspective of delivering a data strategy and practical, tangible examples from analysts working to deliver on construction projects. Gareth Parkes, SRM lead for data strategy will be joined by Project Data Analysts showcasing some of the things they are learning through the PDA apprenticeship and bringing to life through the hackathons.

Bio of presenter:

Gareth Parkes leads data, innovation and digital transformation projects at Sir Robert McAlpine. Gareth is passionate about making best use of organisational knowledge and finding innovative solutions to established problems.

He believes collaboration and empowering people are the best ways to make change last. One way he’s making that happen is through his role in setting up the Construction Data Trust: a mechanism for collaborative, transformative change through data analytics. Gareth owns data strategy for SRM; helping teams use data to find new ways of doing things better. He studied Chemical Engineering at Nottingham and Economics & Policy at UCL. In his free time, Gareth loves travelling and spending time with his young family.