1Office and Lilama 45.1 Solve Specific Bottlenecks in Construction Project Management

As a member of Vietnam Machinery Erection Corporation (LILAMA), with over 20 years of experience, Lilama 45.1 Joint Stock Company aims to become a leading company in Vietnam’s construction industry and an international contractor for detailed design, fabrication, and installation of projects in thermal power, hydropower, oil and gas, chemicals, cement, and more. Lilama 45.1 is also the first unit of Vietnam Machinery Erection Corporation to apply a quality management system according to ISO 9001:2008 standards.

With a team of experienced engineers and skilled workers, Lilama 45.1 has successfully participated in manufacturing equipment and installing many key projects of significant importance to the national economy, such as: Phu My Thermal Power Plant, Bien Hoa Sugar Factory, Viglacera Binh Duong Float Glass Factory…

Due to the nature of its projects, which are spread across many geographically distant locations, Lilama 45.1 faced numerous challenges in managing and monitoring the construction process. The three biggest issues Lilama 45.1 encountered were: Progress Control – Work Reporting – Process Management.

For progress control, manual methods and Excel were the main tools for managers to track and update the implementation status of project tasks. Thousands of data points from numerous Excel files and separate tools like Zalo, Gmail, etc., caused managers to spend a lot of time cross-referencing, analyzing, and grasping information.

Compiling work reports at Lilama 45.1 also had many shortcomings. The responsible personnel had to consolidate reports from various related departments such as: technical economics, construction teams, and financial accounting. The overlapping reporting process, lack of synchronized and linked information, led to delays in identifying issues arising during construction, and made it difficult to assess the overall situation of ongoing projects.

Regarding process management, like other companies in the construction industry, Lilama 45.1 faced many challenges in coordinating work between departments. Because construction sites and the company office are often far apart, the communication and task assignment processes between departments were easily disrupted, coordination was unsynchronized, and information updates were slow and incomplete. This led to reduced productivity, work quality not meeting expectations, and an overall impact on the quality of project implementation.

Facing these inadequacies, LILAMA 45.1 sought and committed to a technology solution from 1Office to digitize all project management tasks on a single platform.

With the “digital leverage” of 1Office, instead of waiting for consolidated reports from various departments, project managers at Lilama 45.1 can easily track and update the progress of each ongoing project in real-time. This allows them to promptly identify and address issues that arise during project implementation. Additionally, 1Office has become a powerful assistant helping managers accurately track project costs clearly and transparently.

Notably, by digitizing and storing all documents and paperwork on the single 1Office platform, accountants at Lilama 45.1 can now quickly process contracts, payment vouchers, and accept project tasks directly on the system.

Mr. Dinh Viet Son – Deputy General Director of Lilama 45.1 shared: “With digitization, information exchange will be better linked, and leadership can better control the progress and costs of projects. Digitizing project management activities with 1Office software is a turning point that helps Lilama 45.1 optimize work productivity and increase its competitiveness in the market. This is also a step that demonstrates the dedicated efforts of all Lilama 45.1 staff to realize the policies and direction of the Ministry of Construction regarding the promotion of digital transformation in the construction industry.”