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Lineside Assets Survey Team

Multiple disconnected systems tracking the same lineside assets with different IDs, leading to hours of manual cross-referencing and data reconciliation.

Client name anonymised. Figures are from the engagement, rounded for readability.

Annual savings identified
£47,320
5-week payback

Executive summary

Maturity score
1.6 → 3.0
Annual waste
£47,320
Risk flags
4 identified
Top priority
Asset ID Crosswalk

From scattered chaos to connected clarity.

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Customers
Jobs
Invoices
Materials
Connected & Organised
After: Clarity
XLSX
FINAL_final_v2.xlsx
CSV
data_backup_OLD.csv
XLSX
Copy of Master (2).xlsx
XLSX
client_list_NEW_USE_THIS.xlsx
PDF
invoices_DONT_DELETE.pdf
DOCX
notes_meeting_v3_FINAL.docx
Before: Chaos
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The problem, in detail.

Pain points uncovered during discovery. Each one costs real time and money.

Total annual waste identified: £58,968
1

Which System is Right?

Staff spending 3+ hours daily trying to match assets across SAP, GIS, and internal spreadsheets.

£39,000/yr
2

Location Confusion

Assets recorded in different formats (ELR, grid ref, mileage) causing survey teams to visit wrong locations.

£11,648/yr
3

Photo Management Chaos

Thousands of asset photos in folders with inconsistent naming, making evidence retrieval nearly impossible.

£5,200/yr
4

Version Control Nightmare

Multiple copies of the "master" tracker, each with different updates, causing data conflicts.

£3,120/yr

How we fixed it.

A unified ID crosswalk system linking all asset identifiers, with a single tracker replacing multiple spreadsheets and automated photo management.

1-2
Week 1-2

Quick Wins

Immediate improvements with minimal disruption

  • Standardised naming convention
  • Single source tracker created
  • ID crosswalk mapping started
3-6
Week 3-6

Foundation

Building the core data infrastructure

  • Complete ID crosswalk
  • Location format standardisation
  • Historical data migration
7-10
Week 7-10

Mobile Capture

Field team tools and workflows

  • Mobile data capture app
  • Auto-linked photo uploads
  • Real-time sync to central tracker
11-12
Week 11-12

Automation

Reducing manual work with smart automation

  • Automated reconciliation reports
  • Exception alerts
  • Dashboard rollout

Five dimensions. One picture.

How the organisation scored across five key areas of data maturity, before and after.

1234DataProcessesToolsPeopleCulture
Before:1.6
After:3.0
+1.4 improvement

The measurable impact.

Numbers from the engagement. Your results will depend on scope and starting point.

£4,500
Investment
Total project cost
£47,320
Annual Savings
Time and error reduction
5 weeks
Payback Period
Return on investment
£137,460
3-Year Benefit
Projected total savings

Real feedback from real people.

I spend more time finding information than actually scheduling surveys. It's frustrating.

S
Survey Coordinator
Linetrack

Every system shows different data for the same asset. Which one do I trust?

F
Field Supervisor
Linetrack

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