Project Data Analytics Community Newsletter September 2020
We produce this newsletter to keep you plugged into the very latest developments, building capacity and understanding within the project delivery community.
P3M
Project, Portfolio and Programme Management
We Need a Systems Approach to Data Analytics and AI 17/08/2020 - By Association for Project Management An interesting article from our CEO on the importance of a ‘systems approach’ in the implementation of data analytics in Project Delivery. Read more ...
Using AI In Construction to Reduce Injuries and Save Lives 13/08/2020 - By Mind Foundry A webinar and report on a collaboration with HSE that uses Artificial Intelligence to detect patterns in health & safety data from constructions sites with the aim of reducing the number of incidents that occur. Read more ...
Machine learning: It's all about the data 06/08/2020 - By KHL Group An interesting article on the importance of data for machine learning in the construction industry, and some examples of how it is being used. For the construction industry to make the most of AI the quality and volumes of data collected will need to improve, and the construction data trust should help to make this happen. Read more ...
Network Rail funds railway infrastructure artificial intelligence project 08/09/2020 - By Global Railway Review A really interesting piece of work mapping the UKs railway infrastructure with the use of Artificial Intelligence. If successful this should save Network Rail huge amounts of resources, and also improve the quality of data collected. Read more ...
Deep Learning to Translate Between Programming Languages 21/07/2020 - By Facebook AI Facebook AI have developed a really interesting new tool, ‘TransCoder’, a deep learning system for translating code between different languages. Although the translation struggles between some language pairs, this could prove an extremely valuable tool for organisations looking to migrate their codebase. Read more ...
Data Analytics
National Data Strategy 09/09/2020 - By Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport A very welcome step forward with the publication of the UK Government's national data strategy. The key pillars of the strategy include: Data Foundations, Data Skills, Data Availability and Responsible Data. Read more ...
Introducing the Model Card Toolkit for Easier Model Transparency Reporting 29/07/2020 - By Google AI Google have released a model transparency tool, Model Cards, to provide a framework for machine learning model reporting. Model transparency and interpretability have become the focus of increased scrutiny more recently, and it is good to see research into these areas. Read more ...
Robotic Process Automation
Automation
The Imperatives For Automation Success 25/08/2020 - By McKinsey & Company An interesting article from McKinsey & Company on process automation. It highlights commonalities between the companies that have succeeded in implementing automation solutions. Read more ...
We have some great Project:Meetups lined up for 2020 across the UK. Check out details of upcoming meetups now!
In 2017 Projecting Success founded the Project Data Analytics Community. It is now the UK's largest community of project delivery and data science professionals. Existing purely for the benefit of its members, it seeks to push the boundaries of project delivery into a whole new realm. In lockdown we have transitioned to hosting webinars twice a month and online hackathons three times a year. For more information visit our website. To receive this newsletter directly to your inbox every month click on the button below.
