E15 ANDY ALAGAPPAN | The construction industry's biggest issues in New Zealand & The power of data

Andy is the Director and founder of Strategic Planning Co., where he helps construction companies streamline tendering and project delivery through fixed pricing strategies and 4D planning. With over 15 years of experience across construction, oil and gas, and manufacturing, Andy brings sharp commercial acumen and a strong focus on managing change. He’s also the host of Yarns with Andy, New Zealand’s first construction-based podcast, where he spotlights industry challenges and the shift toward digital transformation.If you are an engineer, builder, technology enthusiast or simply curious about the ins and outs of this industry this episode is for you. SPC: https://strategicplanning.nz/Moments:(0:00) - 🟣 Intro(3:10) - 🤔 What does Andy do?(6:00) - 🛁 It’s like re-building your bathroom while having a shower.(7:44) - 🧠 Strategic Planning(9:06) - 🍷 (Mental Health) I was becoming an alcoholic.(10:42) - 💼 UVP & The emotional nature of the industry.(13:00) - 🤷 Indecision is the most common decision(14:50) - ⚙️ What do I focus on? The tech vs the service.(17:20) - 📋 Risk & Accountability, Budgets, Customer Satisfaction, Paperwork!(31:35) - 🚇 City RailLink - Overtime & Over-budget(33:00) - 🤖 The 3D model with connected information. The AI age.(35:38) - 🏗️ NZ Infrastructure projects. No vision. Kills the industry.(47:21) - 🧾 Infrastructure impact, Paper work(50:51) - 🔄 Efficiency, Agile, Waterfall & Strategy(54:15) - 📐 DFMA(58:08) - 🧑‍🔧 Advice for Engineers TODAY.(1:00:41) - 🧩 Projects with interesting challenges & how we solved them.(1:05:39) - 💔 Most amount of divorces & sxicidxs why? Emotional.(1:07:13) - 🏎️ Formula 1 Predictions(1:17:18) - 🧘 Tips for dealing with stress (Breathing and Affirmations)(1:22:05) - 🎛️ The SoundboardABOUT THE MELDING MUSE PODCAST 🟣Melding art & design, music, film, entrepreneurship, fashion, sports, gaming and whatever is in between. We exist to showcase extraordinary people to inspire the next generation of creatives & leaders. These are stories that motivate us to continually challenge ourselves, push boundaries and ultimately reinvent ourselves time and time again.Streaming from the land of the long white cloud - Aotearoa, New Zealand 🇳🇿🎟️ MERCH OFFICIAL STORE & SITE:🔗⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://themeldingmuse.co⁠⁠⁠⁠Like this content? 🔴 ⁠⁠⁠⁠SUBSCRIBE⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on:⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠ | T⁠⁠⁠⁠iktok⁠⁠⁠⁠🎵 Music: Intro [High Ball from Pterror Dak Trill by Nick Maclaren] | Outro [Trippin' feat. Leroy by Unda]A project powered by:🟩 ⁠⁠⁠⁠NEZIAK⁠⁠⁠⁠Supported by:🇲🇽 🌽 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Salsaroha Group⁠⁠⁠⁠▪️ ⁠⁠⁠⁠NZK Creative Collective⁠