Business Benefits / Jobsite Camera ROI

The OxBlue jobsite camera system opens up new frontiers for improving project delivery. Nothing comes close to being as inexpensive with such a wide ranging impact. By providing more accurate and timely information, OxBlue jobsite cameras help everyone on the team do their jobs better.

Unlike technologies that have a steep learning curve and are time-consuming to implement, OxBlue delivers tangible benefit from day one. All you need is the ability to point and click a mouse to start benefiting.

Whether you are an owner, engineer, architect, project manager, field superintendent, supplier, attorney or executive manager, OxBlue can have a strategic and tactical impact on your work.

That translates directly to faster schedules, better quality and lowered costs.

Jobsite Camera Benefits

Project Level Benefits
An owner or general contractor using the system for its internal use can:

Review daily progress/ Visually confirm jobsite conditions Document work schedules and contract compliance Confirm jobsite activities against other reporting methods Monitor materials delivery and handling Observe construction sequences over time

Hold others accountable for their actions on the site Monitor jobsite weather conditions Monitor safety compliance Use images to resolve claims and disputes Document as-built conditions

Project Team Benefits
When others (beyond the webcam purchaser) are allowed access to jobsite camera images (collaborative use), the system helps improve coordination, communication and accountability across the project team.

Improved construction and design coordination Improved understanding of the "big picture" (real project status) among team members Reduced time-to-decision across the project team Better coordination between trade subcontractors Shared understanding of daily project status = less confusion and miscommunication< /li >

Undisputable record of rain days, material deliveries and schedule milestones Daily accountability for work progress Less time wasted on project updates Reduced need for travel to jobsite / better project awareness between jobsite visits

Enterprise Benefits / Large Projects
On larger projects, multiple departments within an owner or contractor organization often have a stake in the project, but communication between these groups can be fragmented. The OxBlue system can significantly improve communication and time-to-action between internal groups by providing an easily accessible, up-to-the-minute snapshot of project status.

• Delivers an on-demand, executive-level overview of project status
• Less time spent compiling status reports for stakeholders
• Better decision making based on a more accurate daily picture of project status
• Efficiently meets the needs of different stakeholders:

  Executives Legal Design Construction Project Controls

  Facilities Mgt. Finance Purchasing Planning Safety

Enterprise Benefits / Multiple Projects
When used across multiple projects, the benefits of the OxBlue system increase. On complicated multi-project programs, the jobsite cameras can be used as a tool for management by exception. By cross-referencing schedules with OxBlue project images, managers can quickly develop a sixth sense about which projects are headed for trouble. Management can then deploy resources - earlier in the process - to intervene on problem projects. The ability to remotely observe progress (daily and hourly) on a troubled project is a powerful addition to management's existing project controls tools.

Marketing / Business Development Benefits
OxBlue jobsite cameras can also serve as a powerful tool for marketing and business development.

• For contractors, a strong technology differentiator that owners value
• For owners, an effective way to showcase signature projects to stakeholders
• Compelling materials for your public website
• Make an impact at client presentations and tradeshows
• Demonstrate your capabilities, methods and results
• A testament to those that participated in the project

Return on Investment

The IMPACTS from OxBlue fall into three main categories:

• Cost reductions (example: the ability to reduce re-work and wasted man-hours through better coordination)
• Cost avoidances (examples: less rework due to poor communication, fewer hours spent resolving claims and disputes)
• Revenue increases (example: early completion on a retail project due to better coordination, leading to earlier revenues)

A number of our long term clients say OxBlue consistently provides a level of intangible ("gut-level") Return on Investment that exceeds almost any other type of technology investment. This is due to several factors, summed up in the following equation:

The OxBlue ROI Difference: [ (Impact/Effort) ^speed ] / Cost

Translation: High Impact (on project delivery) divided by Effort (ease of use), then squared by Speed to action (near real-time decision making) divided by Cost (the low cost of deploying the system) = the OxBlue advantage

These are the keys to understanding the equation.

Impact on project delivery. The OxBlue system can have a significant impact on project delivery. On smaller projects, it is not uncommon for clients to save several days of re-work because a remote user is able to pinpoint an obvious mistake and intervene sooner rather than later. Example: an engineer might notice that formwork for a sidewalk was being place based on outdated plans. This might not have been discovered until the engineer visited the sight days later.

On larger projects, similar events happen but the stakes are higher. During erection of steel shapes on a complex bridge span, for example, the ability for members of the remote design team to observe erection sequences on a near-real-time basis could potentially avoid a catastrophic accident. Less dramatic but still important, it's the ability of key players to watch and comment in a way that wasn't possible before that inevitably leads to faster schedules, less rework and higher quality.

Effort required to use the technology. The effort (or learning curve) required to obtain the benefit from OxBlue is very low. There is no need for software training and no need to change existing business practices. You just point and click and look at the pictures. From there, an experienced construction professional will immediately know how to bring their knowledge to bear to impact project delivery. OxBlue is in sync with the direct action methods of the construction industry.

Speed to decision. This is the speed with which a problem can be identified and acted on using the technology. With OxBlue there are very few barriers - the user can see a problem directly, pick up the phone and make an impact. Scheduling software, written reports, collaboration software, etc. require more effort - reading, interpreting, getting past the technology.

Cost of implementing the technology. OxBlue's pricing is extremely reasonable given the combination of technologies delivered and the system's ease of use and rock solid reliability. Most technology systems are an order of magnitude more costly to implement than OxBlue and do not provide nearly as much immediate and long term positive impact.

That's the OxBlue advantage: High Impact + Low Effort + near-instant Speed to decision + Low Cost.