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SAP DMS — Document Management System

The SAP DMS, which stands for “Document Management System,” is a tool used to store documents such as CAD designs, images of materials, and so on. Users will have an easier time viewing the papers within their SAP Systems thanks to the document management system that is being implemented.

The files could be kept on someone’s laptop, on a shared drive, or even concealed in the drawer of someone’s desktop computer. These are just some of the possible storage locations for the files. These documents are necessary to arrive at essential choices for the company. These must be quickly available, and we in no way anticipate that users would spend hours or even days looking for the correct information. SAP DMS is the software that plays a role in this. The most significant advantage of utilizing SAP DMS is that users can generate the most critical business documents for their organization and then save them in a central location from where any organization member can access them.

Users who opt to deploy SAP DMS can anticipate the following benefits for their companies as a result of doing so:

Documents are kept safely out of reach.

Quick and straightforward access to the documents

Superior search features that help reduce the amount of time spent looking for documents.

A supervised setting for the implementation of document revisions

Access regulation based on a complex set of security standards

Enhanced accessibility to the most important papers

One point of reference and one standard operating procedure for document management

Spending less time and effort on document management Capability of maintaining document history to conform to legal requirements

Planning:

Planning is required before installing the SAP DMS so that you can determine how you want to go about doing it. You need to pay some consideration to things like the following:

The cumulative number of documents that will be archived every month.

The typical size of each document’s file.

The available storage space on your R/3 system at the moment.

Your currently available bandwidth on the network.

Strategy for the Archiving of Documents

Plan for Backup and Disaster Recovery

It is necessary to make additional hardware purchases, particularly if you need to store a substantial quantity of documents.

Keeping all of this in mind, you may choose the approach you wish to take to complete it.

Documents being given to a Material Master Record to be assigned

Use the Create or Change mode to access a material master record, then pick Basic Data from the drop-down menu.

To make links to documents, pick Additional data -> Document data.

The dialogue box labelled Link to Documents will appear.

The material should have one or more papers assigned to it.

You can search for the document number using the search help or by selecting the Find document option if you are unsure of the document number.

You have the following choices available to you when it comes to attaching a document to a material:

Select the file to be seen in the Link to Documents dialogue box so that it may be viewed.

Seeing any document originals by placing the cursor on the document and selecting Display originals from the Link to Documents dialogue box after moving the cursor to the document.

Select Continue to proceed to the next screen after the Basic Data screen.

Save your data.

About Us:

Highbar Technocrat Limited, an SAP Gold Partner, helps clients in India and abroad to help them manage change. Highbar adopts an integrated approach to help you rethink your business with high agility and efficiency. At Highbar, we see disruption as an opportunity to help clients transform their businesses with granular solutions. Handling change requires confidence in decision-making, and Highbar enables this confidence in clients.

Our forte offers digitally integrated solutions for the #Infrastructure, #EC&O, #RealEstate, #Mining, #Oil & Gas, #Power, Smart Cities, Government, Manufacturing sectors, and much more. Our domain expertise, combined with the ERP helps clients become intelligent enterprises and highly receptive to customers’ needs. With our strategic alliances, we help clients transform

business operations, leverage data, and integrate sustainability to match the speed of change.

For further information, don’t hesitate to contact us by email at enquiry@highbartech.com or call at +91 89767 11399.

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Nagpur Metro | Maha Metro announces ‘Go-Live’ of digital project management platform

Nagpur and Mumbai, Maharashtra: Setting up an industry benchmark with one of the most innovative uses of Information Technology for infrastructure industry, Maha Metro a joint-venture of the Govt. of India and Govt. of Maharashtra announced ‘Go-Live’ of its Digital project management platform. Maha Metro’s Digital Project Management Platform (5D BIM & ERP) has gone Live exactly as planned. In line with the global best practices, Maha Metro has adopted this pioneering approach of digital project management on 5-Dimensional Building Information Modelling (5D BIM) integrated with SAP ERP supported by Owner’s Support Office (OSO) to complete its Nagpur and Pune Metro Projects with sanctioned cost and time and with highest quality and safety. Maha metro will also have BIM level 3 which is being deployed in advanced countries like UK and Singapore. Mega projects like Cross Rail of UK, Transport London, Sydney Metro and Mass rapid transit Malaysia are managing the projects on such systems. With Go Live the entire ecosystem of Maha Metro including General Consultants (GC), Detailed Design Consultants (DDC’s) and Contractors started carrying out real time transactions on this digital platform.

During Go-Live, Hon. MD-Maha Metro, Mr. Brijesh Dixit carried out the transactions on the system and viewed the project progress visually on 5D BIM platform. There were other transactions carried out in the system by various officials of Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Limited (NMRCL). A Digital War Room has been set-up on-site at Nagpur, which will provide information on various dimensions of project management using the digital platform enabled by 5D BIM & ERP collectively at central location..

Speaking on the occasion, tech-visionary Honourable Shri. Brijesh Dixit said, “This is for the first time in India, a Mega project like Nagpur Metro has adopted digital platform. 5D BIM integrated with ERP is enabling the project to achieve the next level of project management. High level of integration is done to automate the processes and make it online. It is significant to know that a high level of integration had been done between the globally established project management softwares -RIB, Bentley, Primavera & SAP for the digital platform at Maha Metro. These softwares are otherwise used stand alone for project management in other projects.”

Large infrastructure projects normally take 8-10 years because of procedural formalities, technical and financial requirements. Technology solutions are now making it possible to bring in financial efficiency, time efficiency and reduce spends on such large mega infrastructure projects. With the same vision, Maha Metro adopted this digital platform for efficient execution of Nagpur Metro project.

5D BIM is a specifically helpful tool for analysis and design.  It allows carrying out simulations and ‘what if’ analysis. The Digital platform will enable Nagpur Metro to achieve improved construction quality, reduction in construction costs, better understanding of the project design and optimized operational efficiencies. The system is expected to play a significant role in the asset information management during Operations and Maintenance of Metro. Such initiatives would also benefit the citizens of India as, the large infrastructure public services projects shall achieve project completion as planned within stipulated budgets and duration.

In order to sustain the usage and adoption of 5D BIM technology, another innovative step was taken by Maha Metro. The BIM academy was launched at Nagpur Metro project last month and this will be operational by first week of July 17. BIM academy will be a global collaboration among other such academies in UK, Australia, Malaysia etc. to share the knowledge among the Metro fraternity and focus on the skill up gradation.

Managing Director, Shri Brijesh Dixit congratulated the implementation partners Highbar, Aurionpro and Excelize consortium who had put a dedicated team onsite to make this Go Live happen exactly on schedule within a stipulated duration of 8 months.  “This team of Highbar & other partners have already set benchmark by executing this project efficiently exactly on schedule and taking it to this level.”

Commenting on this remarkable achievement Mr. Mangesh Wadaje, CEO Highbar said, “The Digital project management platform of 5D BIM integrated with SAP ERP is the next level of project management, being leveraged by construction domain expertise from Highbar. The use of 5D BIM integrated with ERP will not only make Nagpur Metro a pioneer to use this technology but would also benefit them with optimised operational efficiencies. Our implementation at Nagpur Metro has set the technology benchmark for other mega construction projects in India & worldwide to follow. It is matter of great satisfaction to spearhead pioneering digital platform in India and take futuristic leap. Great satisfaction for Highbar.”

Mr. Upagupta Patnaik, Engagement Director at Nagpur Metro Project (Delivery Head at Highbar) said, “We are happy to see India’s first digital project management platform for Metro project going live and foresee Nagpur Metro to achieve the next level of project management. The project team had a great experience in implementing Digital Project Management platform for Nagpur Metro rail project which required the highest level of project management expertise. Our teams with other partners have already setup an Owner’s Support Office (OSO) to help NMRCL in the successful & timely implementation of Metro project using this Digital platform.”

Amalgamation of technical & domain expertise from Highbar has enabled infrastructure industry to improve project efficiencies. With ongoing innovation backed by construction domain knowledge and expertise, Highbar is looking at raising the bar for the infrastructure and construction industry project management in India and abroad.

About Highbar Technocrat –

Highbar Technocrat, an associate company of Highbar Technologies, an HCC group company, is positioned to be the most preferred end-to-end Information Technology (IT) solutions provider for the infrastructure industry. The Company’s portfolio of enterprise business solutions, line of business IT solutions and process consulting is aimed at increasing efficiencies for Roads, Ports, Real-Estate, Airports, Railways, Irrigation & Water supply, as well as urban and industrial infrastructure (telecom, mining), manufacturing, retail, agrochemicals, in private, public and government sectors. IT expertise backed by industry domain knowledge and strategic alliances are the key differentiators which make Highbar Technocrat a preferred partner for IT initiatives in infrastructure industry.

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UPSKILLING THE HYBRID IT WORKFORCE

With the rapid rate of technological change comes the necessity of upskilling information technology employees — especially in a time when talent is in short supply. The continued disruption of the workplace caused by the pandemic has further added to the difficulty faced by IT managers.

Even though many firms had some number of remote workers before the pandemic, most have typically relied on in-person learning as a fundamental component of their learning and development programs. Due to the expectation that the hybrid workplace model, which combines remote and in-office work, would be around for the long haul, rethinking how upskilling may be accomplished continually in this paradigm has become critical.

Because employees were able to transition to remote working relatively quickly, businesses may be under the impression that technological and cultural issues have been resolved in large part by this point. However, there is a risk that businesses will believe that everything is smooth sailing from here on out. However, that frame of mind fails to recognize how, for many, the previous year has been a matter of “make do and repair.”

The transition from mostly office-based work to a more balanced mix of on- and off-site work is as much about a shift from people who use technology to people who are empowered by technology as it is about geographic shifts in the workplace. Companies, if they haven’t already done so, should start thinking about how they will adapt to this significant shift.

TAKING ON THE PROBLEM OF DATA SILOS

What is required will vary according to the firm, the industry in which they operate, and the job of the individual employee. While this is the case, there will be some recurring themes that will be based on the lessons learned in 2020 — the ability to communicate, collaborate, and create within teams that may or may not be physically present in the same room, as well as the ability to access and digest information to make informed decisions without the need for lengthy discussions, meetings, or ad hoc informal catch-ups.

All of this is predicated on the availability of data. Although having a mix of physical and digital workspaces would be beneficial, executives will need to make certain that information does not become isolated as a result. More precisely, they must provide access to trusted, sanitized, and managed data in real-time and in the appropriate context for their users. Decision-making, information sharing, and actioning data-driven outcomes that add value become a reality for a business if these conditions are met, regardless of where their teams are located.

A SIGNIFICANT DISCREPANCY

This is especially true given the fact that the entire workforce should feel confident in their ability to analyze, evaluate, and act on data. Why? It removes the value of this information from the hands of a small group of data scientists and business intelligence specialists and distributes it throughout the entire firm. Data literacy is a critical component of combining the promise of data with the enablement of distributed workforces — without it, worker productivity will be limited to the times when they have access to expert teams, or even when those teams are available to meet in person. And, perhaps most importantly, it will hurt the effectiveness and competitiveness of the company.

Furthermore, as data and analytics technologies continue to improve, personnel must also continue to upskill to keep up. Consequently, business leaders must ensure that data literacy training, which includes both in-person and online options, forms an integral component of their organization’s data strategy, with employees, encouraged to ask questions about turning data into insight. Only in this way will they be able to assure that no one is left behind.

GREETINGS TO THE NEW MIXED WORKFORCE

Our future style of working is likely to be a mix of companies retaining what they believe to be the greatest aspects of traditional office work while also incorporating the advantages of a more empowered employee base that can work from anywhere, they want. Leaders must continue to build on the digital foundations laid in 2020 if they are to achieve success in this endeavor. By removing data silos and training their staff in data literacy, they will be able to build a culture of data-driven decision-making within their workforce, which will be able to accommodate both physical and virtual teams in their organization. It’s time to say hello to (and get ready for) the hybrid workforce, which will be around for a long time.

Video conferencing, whether for personal or business purposes, has become vital, and thanks to Corona, purportedly “novel” methods such as contactless payment have made their way into our everyday life. This epidemic is also demonstrating its potential as a catalyst for innovation in the workplace, according to experts.

As of now, the workspaces demonstrate how technology advancements serve to make the hybrid world more sustainable while also making it more safe and flexible, as well as how they assist enterprises in meeting the rising needs for connectivity and security in modern office buildings.

CONCLUSION:

Highbar Technocrat is one of the leading end-to-end IT solution providers for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, and Power sectors. They are SAP Gold partner and offer a wide bouquet of digitally integrated solutions ranging from implementing SAP-based ERP solutions like Rise with S/4HANA, Cloud-based solutions to 5D BIM for mega infra-projects, RPA & IoT solutions, and many more. With an in-depth understanding and core competence of the construction & infrastructure industry, Highbar is the perfect blend of domain knowledge in the infrastructure business with a team that is well equipped to understand and relate to the requirements of the sector.

To know more write us at enquiry@highbartech.com or call +91 89767 11399

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STREAMLINE COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENTS WITH E-INVOICING

With stringent compliance needs and complex business cycles, enterprises are looking for more viable solutions to make ends meet. GST filing is one such complex, resource-intensive and time-consuming process that exists across all industries. However, this compliance gets more complicated in the world of infrastructure.

While many infrastructure organizations are filling GST manually through the government portal or taking the ASP-GSP route, they experience some anomalies, which eventually slows the business cycle. Some of the challenges actively faced by construction enterprises are –

Frequent delays in GST payment and filing returns

Errors in calculation leading to excess payment or less payment

Mistakes in filing leading to multiple rounds of efforts by the tax team

Mismatch between returns filed (Eg. GSTR 1 & 2A) requiring rework and extra effort by tax team

Mismatch between ERP data and data in returns filed without a proper document trail of changes

Mismatch between returns filed by the tax team and vendors

E-invoicing

E-Invoicing or electronic invoicing is a modernized B2B invoicing system where GSTN electronically authenticates invoices for further use on common GST portal. The e-invoicing system under GST works by issuing an unique identification number issued by Invoice Registration Portal (IRP). All invoicing information is then transferred from to the GST portal and e-way bill portal in real-time. This drastically reduces manual data management, bypassing the data directly by IRP to the GST portal.

Benefits of e-invoicing system for a construction organization

Other than reducing the intensity of manual work, e-invoicing brings a host of other benefits for construction companies like –

E-invoice bridged the significant gap in data reconciliation under GST to minimize mismatch errors under GST.

E-invoices generated on one platform can be easily read on another system bringing harmony and reducing data entry errors.

Real-time tracking of invoices prepared by the supplier to ensure maximum transparency.

Backward integration and automation of tax return filing. This results in relevant details of the invoice auto-populated in generating the part-A of e-way bill and other returns.

Quick availability of genuine input tax credit.

Fewer audit possibilities by tax authorities due to greater transparency at the transactional level.

A credible e-invoicing solution for GST will furnish real-time tracking of all invoices. The platform will host the invoices on a common portal and in turn help in multipurpose reporting. Once the invoice is analyzed and authenticated, the details get auto-populated to the GSTR-1 portal. The system shares the same information over email mentioned on the e-invoice.

E-Invoicing to curb tax evasion

E-invoicing curbs tax evasion in the following ways –

Tax authorities will have access to all the information needed in real-time since the e-invoice will have to be generated through the GST portal.

Fewer chances of invoice manipulation since the invoices are generated before the transaction.

Reduced scope for fake GST invoices as only genuine input tax credit can be claimed since all invoices are generated through the GST portal itself. The input credit can be matched with output and access the tax details to track fake tax credit claims.

The government has already established a roadmap to implement e-invoices on a national level. Not just it will cause a massive reduction in compliance, it will also be good for the taxpayers, streamline taxation and control GST frauds.

Highbar Technocrat Limited is one of the leading end-to-end IT solution providers for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, and Power sectors. They are SAP Gold partner and offer a wide bouquet of digitally integrated solutions ranging from implementing SAP-based ERP solutions like Rise with S/4HANA, Cloud-based solutions to 5D BIM for mega infra-projects, RPA & IoT solutions, and many more. With an in-depth understanding and core competence of the construction & infrastructure industry, Highbar is the perfect blend of domain knowledge in the infrastructure business with a team that is well equipped to understand and relate to the requirements of the sector.

To know more write us at enquiry@highbartech.com or call +91 89767 11399

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Robotic Process Automation Game-Changing Transforming Indian Infrastructure

The proliferation of automation technologies is revolutionizing every industry. Robotic Process Automation is the most potential-packed innovation, unburdening different sectors by automating routine or less critical tasks. According to Gartner, RPA is the fastest-growing segment of the global enterprise software market and will reach 2 billion in 2021.

RPA is being deeply embedded in almost every facet of business and plays an intricate role in simplifying routine on-premise and off-premise endeavors. The high penetration of the technology is steering sectors into a world of competitive and agile working.

The global construction industry valued at $12.7 billion is looking to accelerate automation processes as a worldwide best practice. The pandemic further propelled the sector to embrace RPA while several India projects are aligning to similar goals under the Digital India Mission.

Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure projects compliance needs, supply chain management, comprehensive logistics, complex billing cycles and asset management require exhaustive processes.

Incorporating digital transformation solutions shall profoundly help scale projects' efficiencies with multi-dimension advantages, including time and cost.

Digital transformation benefits for infrastructure industry along with SAP ECC ERP & S/4 HANA processes -

Operational agility & scalability –

Infrastructure players are increasingly looking for agility. The digital workforce enables an enterprise to be able to upscale or downscale as per needs. Businesses can better respond to changing business challenges.

Massive productivity gains –

Infrastructure and construction projects are complex with high operational costs. RPA solutions liberate resources from numerous repetitive works and help divert efforts in other more strategic areas. With each project, an enterprise indulges in operational tasks when automated brings in massive productivity gains with speed, scale, and agility.

Streamlining process –

RPA plays a crucial role in reducing (TAT) turn-around time, removing process bottlenecks, and reducing deadline overruns. RPA offers contactless and paperless alternatives with higher accuracy and precision while encouraging lean and future-focused measures to sustain progress and become globally competitive.

Digging relevant business insights –

Autonomous bots deployed by the software generate relevant business analytics. The insights unearth profound business information that can navigate construction bottlenecks and growth possibilities.

Compliance efficiency –

Typically, the conventional approach to managing large-scale infrastructure projects through procurements to the payments cycle often results in potential revenue leakage. RPA ensures accuracy and minimal errors like on GST bills, eInvoicing processes, late penalty payments calculations, supplier relations, and more.

Construction projects of the future, backed by artificial intelligence, are likely to experience increased adoption of autonomous robots, minimal ergonomic risks, and more strategic decision-making.

With the continued adoption of bots working independently 24x7, the sector opts to gain advantages with consistent quality and productivity.

Written by — Mr. Ashok Wani, Head — Technology & Innovation, Highbar Technocrat Limited

Highbar Technocrat is one of the leading end-to-end IT solution provider for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, and Power sectors. They are SAP Gold partner and offer a wide bouquet of digitally integrated solutions ranging from implementing SAP-based ERP solutions like S/4HANA, RISE, Cloud-based solutions to 5D BIM for mega infra-projects, RPA & IoT solutions, and many more. With an in-depth understanding and core competence of the construction & infrastructure industry, Highbar has demonstrated expertise in the Private, Public, and Government sectors covering roads, ports, smart cities, airports, railways, irrigation, power, water supply, as well as urban and industrial infrastructure like telecom, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Highbar is the perfect blend of domain knowledge in the infrastructure business with a team that is well equipped to understand and relate to the requirements of the sector.

To know more write us at enquiry@highbartech.com or call +91 8976711399

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What are next-generation business applications in SAP?

SAP Business Application Studio is the next generation of Web IDE (Integrated development environment) and is now available as a service on the SAP Cloud Platform. This service provides a contemporary development environment optimized for the rapid creation of business applications for the SAP Intelligent Enterprise.

On SAP’s Multi-Cloud environment (Cloud Foundry), the beta version of SAP Business Application Studio is now ready for use! It is possible to activate it in a Cloud Foundry sub-account as long as the “Beta features” check box is selected.

SAP has introduced a new cloud-based development environment, known as SAP Business Application Studio, for use in several cloud environments. The SAP Business Application Studio is a vibrant development environment firmly integrated with the SAP Cloud Platform and excellently suited for developing business apps.

The existing development environment, SAP Web IDE, will be superseded by SAP Business Application Studio, which is an advancement of SAP Web IDE. It offers a significantly enhanced development experience that is on par with that provided by the industry’s most popular integrated development environments (IDEs). It provides improved code editors for Java and Node, an experience similar to that of a desktop computer, command-line tools, superior debugging capabilities, and much more. It is better suited to meet the requirements of full-stack and cloud application, developers. It also incorporates various productivity tools, some of which may be recognizable to you from the SAP Web IDE.

SAP Business Application Studio offers solutions ready to be implemented immediately and is based on Dev-Spaces. A Dev-Space is a pre-configured environment (a virtual computer on the cloud) in which you may develop, build, test, and run software with the help of runtimes and tools that have already been loaded. Each Dev-space is optimally designed to develop the many goal scenarios, including SAP S/4HANA extensions, Business Services, Fiori, and many more.

Eclipse Theia IDE is one example of a standard and open source that SAP Business Application Studio is based on. It functions as a tool allowing the user to explore several different regions simultaneously. Examples include an integrated terminal, a modelling workflow, several S/4 HANA extension options, etc.

The code from Microsoft Visual Studio has impacted the studio’s design, which increases the developer’s productivity. This is appropriate for developers of all skill levels, from the most fundamental to the most advanced, and provides complete control over the development environment from the back end to the front end.

Key benefits:

● One environment to support every conceivable sort of application

● No local installation & setup is required

● No JRE (Java™ runtime environment) dependence

● Best practices for developers across the industry that don’t need to migrate to various applications

● Integration with the API (Application Program Interface) HUB, both locally and in the cloud

● Give all the developers the freedom they need, including things like templates, and OPA5 testing for FIORI applications, among other things

● Increases productivity by allowing direct command execution through an integrated command line

● Run setup makes it an easy alternative, offering a single click to mimic the test locally or deploy your app on the cloud

Availability:

At this point, you will be able to test it out by developing business applications for the SAP multi-cloud environment (CF) for the following use cases: SAP S/4 HANA extensions, business services, and full-stack business applications utilizing the SAP Cloud Application Programming Model (CAP) with Java or Node.js. Additionally, you will be able to construct Fiori freestyle applications for the SAP multi-cloud environment (CF).

About us:

Highbar Technocrat Limited, an SAP Gold Partner, helps clients in India and abroad to help them manage change. Highbar adopts an integrated approach to help you rethink your business, with a high level of agility and efficiency. At Highbar we see disruption as an opportunity to help clients transform their business with granular solutions. Handling change requires confidence in decision making and Highbar enables this confidence in clients. Our forte is offering digitally-integrated solutions for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, Smart Cities, Government, Manufacturing sectors, and a lot more. Our domain expertise combined with the ERP helps clients become intelligent enterprises and highly receptive to the needs of customers. With our strategic alliances, we help clients transform business operations, leverage data, and integrate sustainability to match the speed of change.

For further information, don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail at enquiry@highbartech.com or by call us at +91 89767 11399.

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TRANSFORMING INFRASTRUCTURE WITH ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION

As the world recovers from the pandemic, construction enterprises are racing towards digital transformation to keep up with the dynamic business requirements. Though demand remains subdued, companies are preparing themselves for the time when the market bounces back, and the economy is restored to its original status. Special emphasis on augmenting the execution capabilities is needed, and one powerful tool to achieve the same can be Robotic Process Automation (RPA).

RPA as the tool to infrastructure excellence

RPA can drastically improve the working of a construction enterprise in various ways. Introducing bots for compliance and routine activities makes an enterprise lean and gives the scope for further improvement.

Another crucial aspect that limits any construction enterprise is the lack of proper cash flow, mainly due to delayed Days Sales Outstanding (DSO). The primary reason for this is inaccurate invoicing, which slows the payments cycle. Generally, a typical invoice is generated by extracting data from multiple sources and supporting documents that can either be homegrown or sourced from various vendor portals. Conventionally, the entire process is operated manually. However, the volumes of invoices generated daily for a sizable construction enterprise make the compliance hefty.

Deploying RPA will make a massive difference by minimizing days invoicing work to minutes. Bots generated by RPA solution can fetch data through different sources, compile, authenticate and send the invoices to various destinations. This results in the staff to focus on more business-oriented work like handling client queries and more.

Cost management

RPA can be instrumental in navigating expenses and generate real-time budget reporting for different projects. The system can pull out data from other vendor ports, supplier systems, and critical insights into the project cost to improve project decision-making and governance.

Fulfilling compliance needs

Construction enterprises are dominated with documentation, contracts, invoicing, lease signing and more. To accomplish the same, a team of professionals needs to be employed to ensure the smoothness of all compliances. Along with being repetitive and time-consuming, these tasks are also prone to errors and can be easily overcome by deploying RPA.

Streamline business cycle

The bots generated from RPA system can be assigned numerous jobs which otherwise world require great human effort and involve high costs. For example, specific bots can be set up send periodic emails and other reminders, pay taxes and conduct bidding for particular projects which have time limits based on its data collecting capabilities.

The same RPA systems can be decisive in upgrading the legacy systems for many traditional construction firms. Many legacy systems in use cannot integrate well and even lack the ability to pull data from modern systems through APIs. RPA, on the other hand, is more precise, have more accuracy and can function well with different systems.

On-site RPA applications

Though more prominent in back-office work, the scope of RPA’s applications touch on-site work as well –

Reducing material waste by identifying points of wastage and cutting areas

3D printing building supplies

Safety in packaging and material movement

Make pre-requisite placements for raw materials to aid identification in one place

In conclusion, a reliable RPA system will help construction enterprises focus on more business-oriented work, improve productivity and create a lean business process. While there is an additional cost involved in adopting a customized RPA system, in the longer run, the benefits outweigh the costs. Moreover, its applications in multiple areas like accounting, project planning, analysis, compliance etc. benefit an enterprise as a whole, especially in a complex business environment like infrastructure.

Highbar Technocrat Limited, an SAP Gold Partner, helps clients in India and abroad to help them manage change. Highbar adopts an integrated approach to help you rethink your business, with a high level of agility and efficiency. At Highbar we see disruption as an opportunity to help clients transform their business with granular solutions. Handling change requires confidence in decision making and Highbar enables this confidence in clients.

Our forte is offering digitally integrated solutions for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, Smart Cities, Government, Manufacturing sectors, and a lot more. Our domain expertise combined with the ERP helps clients become intelligent enterprises and highly receptive to the needs of customer. With our strategic alliances, we help clients transform business operations, leverage data, and integrate sustainability to match the speed of change.

For further information, don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail at enquiry@highbartech.com or by telephone at +91 89767 11399.

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DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR: A WORK IN PROGRESS

Amid the conundrum of ‘Digital India’ and technology penetration at the grassroots levels, the strategic construction and infrastructure industry of India remains ‘Digitally Immature’. While technology transformation is on its way, the rate of adoption is abysmally slow.

Digitisation and automation of the construction sector of India is a long-overdue phenomenon. Despite the willingness of the construction professionals, challenges such as skilled operators and attached costs keep them from embracing technology. Though construction companies across India are prioritising the digital makeover, a lack of digital maturity and the absence of a clear digital road map are keeping the industry from harnessing the benefits of the transformation. A recent report by International Data Corporation, based on a survey of construction professionals across the globe, puts forth the clear picture in this regard.

Digital transformation trends

According to a report jointly developed by International Data Centre and global technology major Autodesk, over 50 percent of India’s construction companies, including those involved in railways, bridges, roads, and housing projects, spend a meager one to three percent of their annual turnover on technology assimilation and upgradation, while over 33 percent of the companies spend three to five percent of their annual turnover.

Among the surveyed companies, over 66 percent of companies are prioritising their digital transformation. In terms of building a roadmap towards adopting technology, 35 percent companies are planning to establish a roadmap within the next 12 months. This underscores the growing inclination of construction companies towards technology. However, 24 percent of companies still have no plans to do so.

Autodesk has highlighted that Europe and USA score way higher than the Asia-Pacific region in digital maturity. In the Asia-Pacific region, while Japan is the most digitally mature country, China and India are the least mature. This can be substantiated by the fact that 72 percent of the construction companies in India are in the early stages of adopting technology in their day-to-day operations.

According to the report, while the Coronavirus pandemic will increase the pace and requirement of technology adoption in India, domestic demand, and the urge to complete projects on-time and on-budget (natural for a developing country) will also fuel the adoption of technologies such as Building Information Modelling, among others.

Highlighting the importance of technology amid COVID-19 crisis, Mangesh Wadaje, CEO, Highbar Technocrat Limited, a company specialising in IT solutions for construction and infrastructure companies, says, “The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the construction business in many ways. Infrastructure players are adapting to the situation by adopting safer and smarter ways to conduct business and become more performance-oriented. The industry is prioritising automation and digitisation over labour-intensive systems, which will remain a driving force henceforth. The availability of smart construction technology and effective planning solutions are helping decision-makers become more data-centric for greater predictability, productivity, and profitability in their construction projects and back-office operations.”

Adoption of new technologies

The technologies related to the construction sector are primarily software oriented. Companies are adopting popular software solutions, such as

Client Relationship Management (CRM) solutions

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Building Information Modelling (BIM) Softwares

Project Management and Insights Solutions

Bid Management Softwares

As cost management remains the priority in the Indian context, these softwares have been identified as top planned investments by most of the companies. In India, prominent organisations such as Airport Authority of India, ITC, Oberoi Realty, Bangalore International Airport, and Government-backed Delhi Metro as well as CPWD have mandated the use of advanced BIM technology adoption.

Digital deadlocks in the technological makeover

Despite all the efforts, the pace of adoption is still slow, and challenges are aplenty. Some of the ‘Digital Deadlocks’ highlighted by the report are noteworthy.

Development of necessary skills and capabilities remains the foremost challenge for almost half of the construction companies (47 percent)

Companies find it difficult to draw a strategic roadmap for the digital transformation. Over 40 percent of the construction companies found it difficult to form a companywide technology roadmap to prioritise investments.

The digital transformation also requires an organisational overhaul. More than 40 percent of the companies found it tough to create an organisational structure with digital dominance.

“Factors such shortage of skilled workforce, supply chain inefficiencies, health concerns, and increasingly stringent government regulations are making it imperative for the industry to adopt technologies such as cloud computing, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, machine learning, and building information modeling, etc. Once promoted, these technological developments will revolutionise how infrastructure is perceived and managed in India,” says Wadaje.

Conclusively, unlocking the ‘Digital Deadlocks’ will help companies progress in their digital transformation journeys. While several organisations across the world have embraced digital ways of business, the construction industry is yet to reap the benefits fully. In the Indian context, the digital transformation of the construction industry can be further accelerated by the proactive recommendations of the Government to use 3D construction solutions in Government projects. While this will save unnecessary costs for the developer, it can also lower the final cost of dwellings constructed under affordable schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.

Highbar Technocrat Limited, an SAP Gold Partner, helps clients in India and abroad to help them manage change. Highbar adopts an integrated approach to help you rethink your business, with a high level of agility and efficiency. At Highbar we see disruption as an opportunity to help clients transform their business with granular solutions. Handling change requires confidence in decision making and Highbar enables this confidence in clients.

Our forte is offering digitally integrated solutions for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, Smart Cities, Government, Manufacturing sectors, and a lot more. Our domain expertise combined with the ERP helps clients become intelligent enterprises and highly receptive to the needs of customer. With our strategic alliances, we help clients transform business operations, leverage data, and integrate sustainability to match the speed of change.

For further information, don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail at enquiry@highbartech.com or by telephone at +91 89767 11399.

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REALISING BUSINESS VALUE WITH EMPLOYEE SELF SERVICE(ESS) PORTALS

Effective communication is key to a productive workplace and ensuring it has long been a challenge for employers. With the evolution of technology, corporations have gradually realised the enormous potential of Employee self-service portals(ESS).

Employee self-service (ESS) portals come as web-based platforms with which employees can access process relevant information and perform certain transactions from a centralised online site.

A large number of organisations also use employee portal to disseminate both HR-related and corporate information. An ESS portal in most cases is integrated and used with an employee intranet.

Nailing down the significant business benefits of ESS

ESS portals offer a host of benefits for employees. Agglomerating information into convenient gateway boost efficiencies and helps quickly align employees with organizational objectives.

Operational expenditures also shrink as employees consume less time in accessing business-critical information. Improved communication throughout the organizational workflow also results in increased employee satisfaction.

ESS portals also play a leading role in empowering HR professionals to allocate more time on strategic efforts to achieve organization’s end objectives rather than performing time-consuming, repetitive administrative tasks.

Evolution of dynamic portals

While Human Resource intranets have existed for more than a decade, they have now evolved from mere self-service portals to more multidimensional and interactive tools.

A modern ESS platform can be distinguished with the following features-:

Empowers the HR department to manage content without frequent help from IT staff.

Offers a personalised experience, displaying content specific to the job role of a professional including attendance schedule, benefits plan etc.

Offers a mobile experience wherein an employee can access the portal from anywhere and on any device.

Integrating technology with HR

While organisations that successfully implement cutting edge HR technology tools outperform their counterparts, simply automating your HR processes doesn’t guarantee a competitive advantage.

To unlock the full potential of technology, organisations must chalk out a strategy to effectively leverage technology to transform their HR practices. As employees become more tech-savvy, HR professionals must polish their technical skills to offer a good user experience.

Business Efficiency

ESS delivers quantifiable efficiencies to employees and the organization by mitigating inaccuracies in data collection with a single point of entry and swift application of business rules.

Upskilling employees

Organizations are increasingly using e-learning tools over the internet. Specifically, e-learning applications and processes comprise of computer-based learning, web-based learning, digital collaboration and virtual classrooms.

The advantages of e-learning supersede traditional classroom training including a reduction in travel costs, time and location flexibility and much more. ESS portals play an elementary role in collaborative virtual training.

As business solutions move online, ESS portals continue to grow to involve benefits enrolment and management, evaluations and much more. With a rapid rise in disruptive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, the use cases of ESS in a business environment are poised to grow manifolds in the coming years.

Highbar Technocrat Limited, an SAP Gold Partner, helps clients in India and abroad to help them manage change. Highbar adopts an integrated approach to help you rethink your business, with a high level of agility and efficiency. At Highbar we see disruption as an opportunity to help clients transform their business with granular solutions. Handling change requires confidence in decision making and Highbar enables this confidence in clients.

Our forte is offering digitally integrated solutions for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, Mining, Oil & Gas, Power, Smart Cities, Government, Manufacturing sectors, and a lot more. Our domain expertise combined with the ERP helps clients become intelligent enterprises and highly receptive to the needs of customer. With our strategic alliances, we help clients transform business operations, leverage data, and integrate sustainability to match the speed of change.

For further information, don’t hesitate to contact us by e-mail at enquiry@highbartech.com or by telephone at +91 89767 11399.

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DECODING THE STRATEGIC BENEFITS OF CONTRACT MANAGEMENT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Contracts involve important details about your construction business including operations, employees, subcontractors, suppliers and information regarding other stakeholders.

The construction industry doesn’t operate without effective contract management. This is the reason why commercial construction companies deal in hundreds of contracts and investing in efficient contract management software makes significant business sense for them.

Highbar Technocrat’s team in this regard has developed Contract Documents Management Software specifically tailored to meet the document management requirements of the construction industry.

The cutting edge module streamlines the document flow and brings everyone involved in the communication chain under the same umbrella, enhancing business productivity via a seamless communication flow.

Highbar’s Contract Document Management Software Brings The Following Business Benefits :-

Initially, it automates the contractual documents then reforms standards for the exchange of information with clients

It also features a centralized document repository and a system for consistent monitoring of client’s messages and important notifications. Furthermore, it also comprises of a system for approvals as well

The module has an easy to use interface as its easily accessible through laptop/desktop and mobile phones. A predefined folder structure and document types for outward communication with the client. Furthermore, the entire system operates over the cloud, ensuring security, flexibility and swift recovery in case of a disaster.

Contract Development management simplifies the complexities of the construction, infrastructure and real estate industry. A seamless workflow also helps business decision-makers to identify and resolve loopholes in the existing system.

Communication is key for business operations and any disruption in this regard impacts the revenue sheets of an organisation.

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module covers you for that, facilitating smooth business operations.

Highbar Technocrat Limited is one of the leading end-to-end IT solution providers for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, and Power sectors. They are SAP Gold partner and offer a wide bouquet of digitally integrated solutions ranging from implementing SAP-based ERP solutions like Rise with S/4HANA, Cloud-based solutions to 5D BIM for mega infra-projects, RPA & IoT solutions, and many more. With an in-depth understanding and core competence of the construction & infrastructure industry, Highbar is the perfect blend of domain knowledge in the infrastructure business with a team that is well equipped to understand and relate to the requirements of the sector.To know more write us at enquiry@highbartech.com or call +91 89767 11399 or visit

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LEVERAGING IOT TO SECURE SUSTAINABILITY IN THE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR

COVID-19 has piled on a new set of challenges for businesses, especially affecting the infrastructure sector. These challenges have paved the path for the digitization of construction businesses where every activity and communication are completely contactless while opening a plethora of capabilities relevant to the changing reality.

Digitization empowers enterprises with enhanced customer experience and reduces the scope for human errors. It also helps the infrastructure economy to look beyond the immediate threats by increasing its dependency on technology and sustain long-term continuity.

Changing role of IoT –

The role of technologies like AI and IoT is constantly being shifted from a business enabler to a continuity agent and now a progress catalyst for construction players. The scope of its transformation primarily comprises operations management for infrastructure to help lower the cost per area for Engineering, Construction & Infrastructure enterprises.

IoT, being the most widely accepted technology in the infrastructure sector, is gaining importance in transforming the way the sector operates and the way capital projects are carried out. Other emerging technologies like RPA and AI will also play a significant part in resolving the world’s infrastructure challenges. The widespread adoption has already redefined the way we communicate and collaborate.

IoT the bedrock of transformation in the post-covid world –

Now in the recovering economy, innovation and cloud-based platforms integrated with ERP applications are raising the bar by creating a hyper collaborative environment, bringing all the stakeholders under one umbrella.

IoT being the foundation for other solutions is addressing dynamic workplace concerns like team coordination, streamlining workflows, improving responsiveness, and more. It sources and gathers data from various departments like design, construction, and operations for various business operations.

The way forward –

In the changing reality, construction enterprises can leverage the technology to facilitate adoption of data-rich 3D models, cloud-based on-site and off-site project communications, and constructible BIM for error-free construction. It will support them with a better evaluation of the current reality of the infrastructure industry and leverage new opportunities. With many companies looking to pace up their overdue projects, IoT solutions will become a necessity in the post-covid world.

It will offer project visibility through real-time tracking of construction equipment and other efficiencies of equipment including fuel consumption to get a comprehensive view of its functionality for business. IoT helps lower the cost of organization’s day-to-day operations through real-time tracking of equipment that provide analytical data for the evaluation of ongoing projects. It is estimated that full-scale digitization in non-residential construction alone could lead to annual savings of between $700 billion to $1.2 trillion.

We are on the path to explore industry-wide effective project budgeting, planning, and estimation through digitization. In addition, it will allow sustainable management of assets, inventory, procurement, customer relationship, etc. The role of ERP channeled through IoT in the recovering infrastructure sector is essential to recover from the effects of the pandemic.

Highbar Technocrat Limited is one of the leading end-to-end IT solution providers for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, and Power sectors. They are SAP Gold partner and offer a wide bouquet of digitally integrated solutions ranging from implementing SAP-based ERP solutions like Rise with S/4HANA, Cloud-based solutions to 5D BIM for mega infra-projects, RPA & IoT solutions, and many more. With an in-depth understanding and core competence of the construction & infrastructure industry, Highbar is the perfect blend of domain knowledge in the infrastructure business with a team that is well equipped to understand and relate to the requirements of the sector.

To know more write us at enquiry@highbartech.com or call +91 89767 11399

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SMARTER CRM DRIVES HIGHER SALES VOLUMES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INFRASTRUCTURE ENTERPRISES

Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is the basic premise of any marketing and sales strategy. It allows the sales teams to be one step closer to the existing and potential clients offering a comprehensive customer service experience. The platform garners information like the purchase history of the client, data demographics, client’s preference, and more.

This information enables sales professionals to offer a more personalized experience and ensure higher conversion rates and a profound sales strategy.

Here are some benefits in how CRM drives sales volumes and enact transparency in construction and infrastructure-

Automated Sales Activities –

CRM delivers a true automated end-to-end experience by streamlining the pre and post-sales activities. The platform allows the sales teams to better organize customer interactions, store and secure client's information, schedule appointments, and more.

Improved conversion ratios –

Engaging with prospective clients is all about connecting at the right time with the right solution. An effective CRM solution allows your sales teams to proactively partake in the process. It comes with smart marketing tools, compelling emails, and other business-oriented features to improve conversion rates.

Effective Document Management –

Infrastructure enterprises process scores of data from various projects. Just to store and exchange this data on multiple stages can be a daunting task. CRM makes it convenient to store, retrieve, edit, and print data from the system itself through any device.

Precision in Financial Operations –

A CRM platform is capable of creating advanced payments, generating invoices and receipts, procuring bank statements, and matching them to your invoices. This, in turn, helps construction players to forecast different budget scenarios and determine a realistic project cost.

Highbar’s distinctive CRM solution offers accurate sales forecasting and account management. Apart from ensuring an overall sales effectiveness, the solution brings better visibility and control over the overall sales pipelines of an infrastructure enterprise.

Highbar Technocrat Limited is one of the leading end-to-end IT solution provider for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, and Power sectors. They are SAP Gold partner and offer a wide bouquet of digitally integrated solutions ranging from implementing SAP-based ERP solutions like S/4HANA, RISE, Cloud-based solutions to 5D BIM for mega infra-projects, RPA & IoT solutions, and many more. With an in-depth understanding and core competence of the construction & infrastructure industry, Highbar has demonstrated expertise in the Private, Public, and Government sectors covering roads, ports, smart cities, airports, railways, irrigation, power, water supply, as well as urban and industrial infrastructure like telecom, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Highbar is the perfect blend of domain knowledge in the infrastructure business with a team that is well equipped to understand and relate to the requirements of the sector.

To know more write us at enquiry@highbartech.com or call +91 8976711399

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DIGITAL DASHBOARDS ARE IMPERATIVE FOR REAL ESTATE, INFRASTRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES

Real estate, construction and infrastructure players are generating enormous data today. This enormous pool of data, if efficiently synthesized can empower business heads with valuable insights for better decision making.

The upfront challenge here, however, is to analyze this colossal data being generated by a large enterprise round the clock. In such a scenario, Digital Dashboards enable you to keep track of data points which are business critical to your organization.

Let’s dive deeper into the key benefits of Digital Dashboards for enterprises-:

360-degree visibility

One of the decisive advantages of implementing Digital Dashboards for your enterprise is the 360-degree visibility you gain across your operations. The business-critical information you require can be garnered in real-time instead of monthly reports for swift course correction.

Enhanced decision-making ability

With persistent access to performance measurements, the management team predicts and quickly revamps its strategies to changing market landscapes.

Unprecedented Business Efficiency

With a deeper, data-based understanding of business operations, business heads can make effective decisions to improve the productivity and efficiency of the organisation. Dashboards process information gathered from across your organization into meaningful reports, empowering you with access to authentic and precise data.

Better Employee Engagement and Productivity

With immediate real-time performance reports, employees can be quickly and comprehensively briefed on their performance and the key areas of improvement. This concludes in increased transparency and employee engagement.

Crucial factors to consider while deploying Dashboards

Before you materialise your decision to deploy Dashboards in your organisation, there are some critical parameters you need to keep in mind to ensure that your investment aligns with your business goals and strategy.

KPIs — A Digital Dashboard investment is most rewarding when it displays the business-relevant KPIs (Key Performance Indicators). Hence the first step in this regard is to recognise the most business-critical KPIs.

User Interface- A one size fits all strategy doesn’t fit best with Dashboards. While the KPIs may remain the same, each distinctive set of employees want to view the data in a specific format. It is therefore recommended to comprehensively analyze the data visualization requirements of different job roles.

Integrating Back-End Systems -Dashboards need to integrate with corporate systems, hence you need to analyze the corporate systems spread across your organization to ensure that the tool is interoperable and compliant with security requirements.

Highbar Technocrat is one of the leading end-to-end IT solution provider for the Infrastructure, EC&O, Real Estate, and Power sectors. They are SAP Gold partner and offer a wide bouquet of digitally integrated solutions ranging from implementing SAP-based ERP solutions like S/4HANA, RISE, Cloud-based solutions to 5D BIM for mega infra-projects, RPA & IoT solutions, and many more. With an in-depth understanding and core competence of the construction & infrastructure industry, Highbar has demonstrated expertise in the Private, Public, and Government sectors covering roads, ports, smart cities, airports, railways, irrigation, power, water supply, as well as urban and industrial infrastructure like telecom, manufacturing, and mining sectors. Highbar is the perfect blend of domain knowledge in the infrastructure business with a team that is well equipped to understand and relate to the requirements of the sector.

To know more write us at enquiry@highbartech.com or call +91 8976711399

Written by — Mr. Joydeep Banerjee, Head Business Development- Govt., Highbar Technocrat Limited

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Gati Shakti Master Plan to Unleash Infrastructure Reforms: Highbar Technocrat Limited

Highbar Technocrat Limited, a leading Information Technology solutions provider to the infrastructure industry, believes that the Master Plan’s focus on integration of technology with infrastructure development, would unleash tech-led infrastructure reforms and deliver digitally-enabled, real time solutions for better execution and coordination of the projects resulting into cost reduction and improving logistics eco-system. Highbar Technocrat has expertise in providing information technology and ERP solutions to the private, public and government sectors covering infrastructure projects in roads, ports, real estate, airports, etc. segments and has contributed services in mega projects like Samruddhi Mahamarg, Maha Metro, etc.

Talking about the Gati Shakti Master Plan, Upagupta Patnaik, COO, Highbar Technocrat Limited, said, “The Gati Shakti master plan will unleash and accelerate long due infrastructure reforms. The plan has a clear thrust on aggressive digital technology – interventions to scale and speed up infrastructure projects in the country. Adoption of technologies like a GIS-based ERP system along with an integrated digital platform will ensure seamless coordination, planning of infrastructure connectivity projects in real time and eliminating bottlenecks caused by overlapping procedures. For effective execution, the plan will need right technology partners with a proven track record in ERP implementation and cutting edge digital initiatives. We are confident that the master plan will accelerate the pace of infrastructure projects and open up opportunities for technology providers like us who have been contributing towards digital transformation of this sector for over decades with vast experience of managing mega projects such as Maha Metro, Samruddhi Mahamarg, etc