A 22,000-activity reactor outage, tracked daily in minutes.

How Costain made data-driven decisions during a fast-paced nuclear reactor outage.

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210 hrs

saved every month

11x

faster

62%

ROI

About Costain

Smart infrastructure, delivered for over 150 years

Costain is one of the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions companies, with a track record of over 150 years in the delivery of complex projects.

Costain deploys technology-based solutions across project lifecycles to create value and achieve complex outcomes for clients.

The project

A nuclear reactor outage, where a single day of delay can mean millions in lost revenue for the client
More than 22,000 activities to complete in 45 days
New project data landed at 16:00 each day, with a progress and risk report due by 18:00

The challenge

“Where are we against plan today, and what is at risk tomorrow?”

22,000 activities in 45 days. Data landed at 16:00, and a progress and risk report was due by 18:00.

22,000+

activities to complete in 45 days

2 hours

between data landing at 16:00 and the report due at 18:00

The solution

From analysis to a clear decision

The team used Progress to get to the answer, with every result traceable to the schedule.

Data drop: new project data lands at 16:00
The team uploaded the latest schedule to Nodes & Links in the browser, with no long setup.
Data analyzed: progress and risk, in minutes
Daily reports captured progress with a range of KPIs, plus a prioritized list of activities and milestones to focus on. Key activities were isolated and changes in their progress and risk profile tracked.
Narrative added: by the planner
Planners added their narrative and shared measures of productivity to manage workload proactively.
Report shared: with the team by 18:00
Reports went to the Costain team and the client, with controlled access reaching all the way to executive level.

The result

Daily progress and risk reports in minutes, shared up to executive level, so the team could mitigate risks and deliver a successful project. 210 hours saved every month.

210 hrssaved every month11xfaster62%ROI

Two hours of work becomes two minutes.

Before

2 hours

With Nodes & Links

2 minutes

“Nodes & Links enabled us to extract more value out of our project data. We were able to get ahead of risk and gather actionable insights from our existing project data, thus saving both time and money.”

Leigh Wakefield, Civil and Nuclear Director, Costain

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Every answer, explained

An answer is only useful if it holds up. Nodes & Links records the reasoning and model outputs behind every answer, so the team can see each step, check the math and share a recommendation that’s traceable.