Project Managers had a difficult time predicting how many new contracts they could expect, and how many active projects over the proceeding 90 days. The company faced critical challenges in workforce planning and project management:
Limited Forecasting Capability Project Managers lacked visibility into upcoming contract volumes and active project counts for the next 90 days, making strategic planning nearly impossible.
Suboptimal Workforce Levels As a result, their workforce levels were not always optimized to the amount of work they had committed to, leading to either overstaffing or resource shortages.
Fragmented Historical Data Three years of valuable project data existed across multiple systems but wasn’t easily accessible or analyzable for trend identification and forecasting.
Inconsistent Performance Tracking Without standardized metrics, it was difficult to compare execution efficiency across different project types, locations, and project managers.
Reactive Resource Management The lack of predictive insights forced Titan into reactive rather than proactive workforce and capacity management.
Budget Management Challenges Without clear visibility into project pipelines and resource utilization, maintaining optimal budget allocation across projects was difficult.
Blue Margin partnered with Titan Construction to implement a comprehensive Power BI solution that transformed their approach to workforce and project management.
Historical Data Rationalization Using Power BI, we rationalized 3 years’ of data, creating a clean, structured foundation for analysis and forecasting.
Comprehensive Tracking Tracked contract type, efficiency of execution, and work done by location, providing multi-dimensional visibility into operations.
Real-Time Metrics Everyone can now see near real-time metrics, with accurate monthly projections, and trends by area, timeframe, job type, and project manager.
Systems Integration Successfully integrated multiple data sources to create a unified operational view:
Multi-Dimensional Analysis Enabled analysis across multiple dimensions including geography, project type (residential, commercial, industrial), timeframe, and individual project manager performance.
Forecasting Capabilities Developed accurate monthly projections based on historical trends and current pipeline, enabling proactive workforce planning.
The implementation delivered transformative improvements across Titan Construction’s operations:
Enhanced Operational Efficiency “I am not sure how we did it before Power BI. We’re much more efficient at delivery, staffing, and budget management,” according to Titan Construction leadership.
Empowered Decision-Making Using Power BI, we transformed Titan Construction’s data into a strategic asset, empowering Project Managers to make informed decisions about contracting and workforce levels.
Accurate Forecasting Project Managers can now predict contract volumes and active projects for the proceeding 90 days with confidence, enabling proactive capacity planning.
Optimized Workforce Levels Real-time visibility into project pipelines ensures workforce levels are properly aligned with committed work, eliminating costly over- or under-staffing.
Performance Insights Tracking execution efficiency across locations, project types, and managers enables continuous improvement and best practice sharing.
Strategic Value Creation Gaining actionable, new insights from once stale data shows just one of the high-impact values of Power BI.
By partnering with Blue Margin, Titan Construction transformed three years of historical data into a strategic forecasting and management tool. The success of this project demonstrates:
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