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and clients over the past few years in India Tell us of the role played by your so ware
and UAE. On the owner/operator side in bringing time cost and time overruns
we are working with organisations such in projects with examples from some INTERACTION
as Lodha Builders, Tata Realty, Godrej projects?
Construction, RMZ Ltd. etc. nPulse has a proven record of delivering
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On the contractor/EPC side we are engaged quantifiable benefits to clients across
with Larsen & Toubro, Afcons, Godrej & di erent projects and functions. In one
Boyce and Shapoorji Pallonji and Company project where the productivity gains from
Limited to name some. L&T has launched the system were measured, using nPulse
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a huge digitization initiative and we are one resulted in doubling of the rate at which
of their digitization suppliers. nPulse today project issues were getting closed and an 80
is live in two of their business units and is per cent reduction in the average time taken
being rolled out across all their projects pan to close issues. At another project, per the
India, Middle East and soon in Africa and client’s project manager,
South East Asia. “… e solution subtly enables a look-ahead
One specific project that we are proud based planning and provides look-ahead
to be associated with is the Khalapur metrics. Compared to our previous
campus construction ultra megaproject experience managing projects, we are
for Godrej Construction. With the use of able to see clear ROI with this solution…
nPulse and lean construction techniques, Overall data entry duplication has been
GC was able to deliver the project in 30 reduced by at least 25 per cent and the
per cent less time than what was expected overall productivity of the construction
through conventional methodologies and management team has improved by 15 per
technologies. GC is one client for whom cent to 20 per cent .”
nPulse is a mission critical application that All these translate directly into time savings
comfortable with cloud deployments of is used across the entire organisation. on the overall project timeline and therefore
solutions for project controls, something
that did not exist a couple of years back. Tell us about the solutions and services o ered by your rm in the Construction
and Project Management space? Brie y talk about your main so ware solution, its
What are the USP’s of your productsvis- applicability to various areas of construction, infrastructure and real estate, and its
à-vis competition advantage to users?
nPulse is unique in that rather than We have two areas of focus at Nadhi. On the technology side, we develop and deliver
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treat the project as a number of “silos” of nPulse , our mobile platform for data collection, analysis, decision support, and project
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information, it looks at the project as a controls. We also provide Lean Construction consulting services where we help clients
whole and is geared towards maximising improve the e ciency of their processes (whether it be actual construction or even in
e ciency of the whole delivery process. areas such as design and procurement) through proven, quantitative methods. We come
While it has very deep capabilities in each from a strong construction and so ware background (Nadhi is incubated from the Civil
of the functional areas it addresses, the true Engineering department at IIT, Madras) and these strengths complement each other when
strength comes out in the cross-linking we deliver solutions to our clients.
and interdependencies across different nPulse is a mobile collaboration and decision support platform for integrated project
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areas. For example, with nPulse, a team controls that has been designed and built from the ground up for the infrastructure,
member may update an agenda item related construction and real estate industry. It’s sector agnostic in that it has been applied with
to say design that is assigned to her from equal success to a variety of di erent projects including residential and commercial real
her mobile phone while watching TV at estate, roads, power plant, bridges, marine facilities, power transmission etc. e key
home, and in real time that update will bene ts it provides clients are:
re ect in the project’s overall schedule and • Integration and seamless collaboration across di erent areas of the project such as
the appropriate responsible people will schedule management, cost/revenue management, document management, issue
be noti ed. e solution allows decision management, quality control, snag list management, checklists and claims processes.
makers to move from a reactive mode of • It automates many processes and work ows, reducing the manual burden on project
project monitoring to a proactive mode of stu . Reports and alerts are automatically generated, customisable dashboards and
project controls based on lead indicators KPIs are delivered right to the client
into project performance. • It makes the data collection at the “last mile” at the sites easier via mobile apps,
spreadsheets etc.
Which are the important projects with • It bi-directionally integrates with all ERP systems and scheduling systems and increases
which your so ware has been associated the value of investments in existing legacy systems while providing a strong platform
with and name your major clients? for digitised project controls
We have worked on a number of projects

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