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Incentives for value engineering Commenting on one of my earlier insights, an associate argued that a major reason for infrastructure projects failing is the greediness of contractors. Greed however can be a good thing if managed properly. It is the lack of the appropriate greed management that makes it bad,…

10 years in business – before the change  We sought to bring to the market consulting built on traditional values with dedication, flexibility and responsibility toward our clients. Our priority when founding Aspiro was to create a professional firm with unique team and culture which would translate into the results and impact we make through everyday…

Even before COVID 19, the agenda around so-called smart cities stood prominent in both public and private sectors. Progress in digitalization and communication technologies allowed for efficient city operations and urban services and improved connection to citizens, however only a few cities actually made use of the opportunity. Today, city…

The EU is dedicated to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Advancements in green hydrogen production prove to be one of the most viable paths to reach this goal. Jadrová energetická spoločnosť Slovenska (JESS), enlisting Aspiro, decided to assess its own potential in zero-emission fuels production, and thus contribute in low…

Going digital in 2 weeks (or 52 weeks) As we have seen in 2020, restrictive government regulations due to COVID pandemic, and consequent significant changes in customer behaviour, forced companies to shut down their physical branches and other traditional channels. Although some large retailers have managed to swiftly change their…

Overrated “one building” model The world’s leading companies have spent billions to establish central headquarter office, or the “one building” model, where majority of employees share one roof with aim to increase collaborative potential. Google’s (and its parent company Alphabet Inc.) corporate headquarters Googleplex or Apple’s Apple Park are the…

Corporate view – Missing “employer & employee digital connector” Despite many years of digital reality in consumer world, companies have not progressed in digitizing employer & employee agenda. When, in the past few months 90% of staff was forced to work from home, many companies faced the hard truth –…

In construction sector, infrastructure has to be designed in detail before it is built. If the detailed designs are already prepared by an independent engineering team and the contractor only has to follow the designs and carry out the works, the form of contract follows FIDIC Red Book (template for…