About Civil Seven
Civil Seven, a Netherlands-based civil engineering firm, specializes in designing, drawing, and calculating models for underground and public transport infrastructure, including the prestigious €380 million A9 tunnel project in Amsterdam
- INDUSTRY Civil Engineering, Infrastructure
- LOCATION Netherlands
Designing Drawing
IT Operations
Spreadsheet
Calculation Models
The Challenge
Operating within the highly competitive civil engineering industry, Civil Seven faces unique project management challenges:
Multiple, Interdependent Tasks
Civil engineering projects require meticulous task sequencing, where delays in one area can disrupt the entire project timeline.
Team Coordination Across Stakeholders
Complex infrastructure projects demand seamless collaboration between internal teams, subcontractors, and external stakeholders, all while maintaining efficient communication.
Strict Deadlines and High Stakes
Missing deadlines can lead to financial penalties, impacting the firm’s bottom line.
Frequent Updates and Information Tracking
Managing real-time updates across constantly evolving plans is essential to avoid errors and confusion.
Risk Identification and Mitigation
Infrastructure projects carry significant risks due to their complexity, requiring proactive risk management to address challenges early. This ensures timely completion, cost control, and overall project success.
Holistic Project Oversight
Project managers need a comprehensive view of progress, resource allocation, and potential risks for accurate decision-making.
The Issues Prior to Celoxis
Before adopting Celoxis, Civil Seven relied on a combination of internal tools, spreadsheets, and basic project management software provided by clients. This approach led to several challenges:
Information Silos
CProject data was spread across emails, spreadsheets, and client software, making it difficult to create a consolidated view. Important project details were often inaccessible, hampering collaboration and decision-making.
Manual Processes
CTask assignment, dependency tracking, and completion monitoring were manual, time-consuming processes that introduced inefficiencies.
Tool Limitations
Existing tools like spreadsheets and client-provided project management software had several limitations, including difficulty in tracking progress efficiently, visualizing task dependencies, and making schedule adjustments due to inflexible features.
Communication Challenges
Without a central platform, team members had limited visibility into the overall project status, task assignments, and deadlines, leading to missed deadlines and communication issues with clients.
What Changed After Celoxis
Since implementing Celoxis, Civil Seven has seen transformative improvements across multiple areas of project management:
Centralized Project Visibility
Celoxis provides Civil Seven with a unified platform to track progress, time spent, and project schedules. With interactive Gantt charts, Civil 7 BV can now visualize schedules, identify task dependencies, and monitor progress against baseline plans—all in real time.
Reduced Planning Time
With Celoxis, Civil Seven successfully set up a complex project schedule in just one week. This significant time reduction allowed the firm to focus on other critical project aspects, enhancing overall productivity.
Improved Client Satisfaction
Enhanced communication, visibility, and timely delivery have contributed to higher client satisfaction, as clients receive clear and consistent updates on project milestones.
Streamlined Workflows
By centralizing project data in one platform, Celoxis eliminated reliance on information scattered across emails and spreadsheets, streamlining workflows, improving communication efficiency, and minimizing information loss.
Data-Driven Decision Making
Celoxis’ dashboards and reports highlight project risks, enabling Civil Seven to make informed decisions on resource allocation and scheduling adjustments to mitigate risk.
