Why Unifying Knowledge, Process, and Technology Is the First Step toward Future Proofing Your Organization

A holistic approach to knowledge sets your organization up for ongoing success.

Architecture, engineering, construction (AEC), and manufacturing firms, along with educational institutions and government agencies, are facing a significant challenge as they work towards building for the future. Technological developments, skill gaps, supply chain shifts, and globalization are all driving dramatic industry changes—and these are only a few factors. The past several years of technology advancements and world events have demonstrated that transformative disruption can happen at any time.

Preparing for an unknown future demands a comprehensive strategy. Weathering change means addressing the evolving state of the industry and developing the essential competencies that will allow you to pivot and persist. It requires more than learning the latest software tool. Rather, future proofing is an approach to continuous learning, capture, and sharing that sees organizations maximize the value of their entire information ecosystem: knowledge, process, and technology. 

Unifying knowledge, process, and technology under the umbrella of a flexible, powerful framework like Pinnacle Series Learning Management System (LMS) is the best possible preparation for whatever the  future holds.

Anticipating the next big thing

When organizations seek to future proof themselves, they are preparing their enterprise to survive (and ideally, capitalize on) the market changes, technological advancements, and disruptions that are coming down the pipe.

Staying aware of what’s on the horizon and ensuring that you’re ready to meet it is a key aspect of future proofing. Some of these industry shifts are already on your radar, either because they’re ongoing trends, or because they’re likely predictions based on current circumstances. We’re seeing evolution along several major threads:

• Technological growth. Industry software and specialized hardware are becoming more common and more complex. New and updated tools appear regularly to address the challenges and opportunities of digital transformation. AI is emerging as a powerful force for disruption.
• Labor shortage. The skills gap crisis is living up to predictions, and skilled workers are thin on the ground. New tech, new practices, and shifts in worker expectations continue to make finding and retaining top talent a struggle.
• Data insights. Industry 4.0 is empowering AEC & Manufacturing firms to collect more, and more detailed, data about their businesses and operations than ever before. Analyzing and extracting performance insights from this data is crucial to maintaining a competitive edge.
• The digital workplace. Digital transformation is ongoing, and is reaching a greater and greater share of organizations. Today’s employees expect more flexibility around remote work and collaboration, making it a priority for organizations to establish a consistent employee experience independent of location.

We can begin to pick out a few common threads that cut across all or most of these trends: evolving technology, employee experience, knowledge capture and sharing. These developments are bringing new challenges and opportunities, and future proofing strategies will need to address them in order to meet evolving industry demands.

Tackling the unexpected with poise

The future is famously unpredictable, and preparing only for what’s expected leaves you at risk from surprise developments. That’s why so many organizations make it a priority to cultivate adaptability: the skills and frameworks that help protect you when unexpected disruptions happen—and may even allow you to seize the opportunity. These are traits like:

• Agility: the ability to reevaluate, reprioritize, and redirect your efforts when changes make your current course untenable.
• Resilience: the reserves of talent, commitment, and expertise to absorb and persist through setbacks.
• Scalability: an infrastructure which can contract or expand according to need, providing a consistent employee experience, enabling swift pivots, and maximizing growth.

The key to future proofing is in working toward these abilities and preparing for industry trends that are just around the corner.. It’s an effort that requires monitoring a lot of moving parts and attempting to keep them all in alignment—understandably a daunting prospect.

Aligning needs and objectives through learning and development

An LMS exist to provide a framework for aligning and developing your organization according to your overarching goals. Eagle Point’s flagship LMS, Pinnacle Series, brings together your organization’s knowledge, processes, and technology  to form a comprehensive  platform supporting your forward-looking strategy.

Pinnacle Series consolidates employee training, knowledge capture, and knowledge sharing in an interconnected ecosystem that breaks down silos and drives efficiency. This unified approach to learning and development provides more than a path to your future proofing objectives—it also offers a foundation for maintaining your leading-edge industry position. 

With unified knowledge, process, and technology in Pinnacle Series, your organization:

• Stays on top of evolving technology. Employees have access to updated training materials in the moment, as they need it, and can document and share the latest standard operating procedures and best practices. 
• Has the right skills for the job. Skill assessments help you hire the right candidate and offer existing hires key training. Employees are empowered to seek out knowledge for themselves, and these development opportunities keep talent in house.
• Can continuously improve your operations. Documentation means visibility, and Pinnacle Series enables you to capture workflows and institutional knowledge that might otherwise get lost. You can see where you’ve been, where you’re going, and have a foundation to build upon—without having to reinvent the wheel every time you make a change.
• Consults a single source of truth. Pinnacle Series acts as your knowledge base, collaboration platform, training resource, and system of record. It’s the brain of your business, available to your employees for consistent, accessible reference.

Preparing for the future will never be an exact science, but Pinnacle Series keeps you ready for whatever comes.

Pinnacle Series is built to provide your organization with the information you need in today’s market to maximize your agility, resilience, and growth potential. In addition to content libraries hosting thousands of courses from leading software providers, Pinnacle Series also offers organizations a framework for creating, publishing, and sharing your own content. The learning experience inside Pinnacle Series is richly customizable, and Eagle Point experts are invested in helping you tailor it precisely to your organization’s needs. 

To see Pinnacle Series in action and learn more about how it can prepare your business for what’s next, request a demo today.