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Learning Management System

Learning Management System

Overview Revolutionizing Online Compliance Training with a Modern, Scalable, and Engaging Learning Management System Industry: Online compliance training and e-learning solutionsPartnership: Customer collaborated with Parallel Minds to build and manage LMS / later extended it as SaaS. Customer is a renowned provider of online compliance training and

Overview

Revolutionizing Online Compliance Training with a Modern, Scalable, and Engaging Learning Management System

Industry: Online compliance training and e-learning solutions
Partnership: Customer collaborated with Parallel Minds to build and manage LMS / later extended it as SaaS.

Customer is a renowned provider of online compliance training and e-learning solutions. With over two decades of experience, customer has been at the forefront of the industry, delivering high-quality training content to organizations across various sectors. To enhance the learning experience and cater to evolving client needs, customer embarked on building a cloud-first Learning Management System (LMS).

Challenge

The existing solution fell short of being a modern, scalable, and user-friendly LMS that could meet the unique requirements of Syntrio’s clients.

Key challenges included

  • Inefficient Training Program Management: The existing LMS lacked effective tools for clients to manage their training programs, making it challenging to track learner progress and generate comprehensive reports.
  • Lack of Mobile Responsiveness and Customizability: The outdated LMS was not mobile-responsive, accessible, and fully customizable, limiting its alignment with clients’ branding guidelines and hindering an optimal learning experience.

Solution

The introduction of the new LMS, developed in collaboration with Parallel Minds, revolutionized online compliance training for the customer and its clients.

  • Enhanced Learning Experience: The LMS delivers a superior learning experience through its modern, intuitive user interface, engaging content formats, and interactive features. Learners can easily navigate the platform and access training materials on any device, fostering an immersive and personalized learning journey.
  • Increased Engagement and Completion Rates: The LMS has witnessed a significant boost in learner engagement and completion rates. The incorporation of multimedia elements, a bit of gamification techniques, and social learning functionalities at enterprise level has captivated learners, resulting in higher participation and improved knowledge retention.
  • Efficient Training Program Management: Customers’ clients now have powerful tools at their disposal to effectively manage training programs. They can effortlessly assign courses, track learner progress in real-time, generate comprehensive reports, and monitor the overall effectiveness of their training initiatives.
  • Full Customizability and Branding: The LMS offers extensive customization options, allowing clients to tailor the platform to align seamlessly with their branding guidelines. From logo integration to color schemes and user interface customization, clients can create a fully branded and immersive learning environment for their employees.

Results

Business impact and growth

The LMS has been a game-changer for customer, driving remarkable business impact and growth: 

  • Market Leadership and Increased Revenue: The introduction of the LMS has reinforced customers’ position as a leading provider of online compliance training and e-learning solutions. Its cutting-edge features, scalability, and robust performance have attracted new clients, expanded the customer base, and boosted revenue generation.
  • Streamlined Operations and Cost Savings: The new LMS has significantly reduced the time and effort required to manage training programs. Automation features, streamlined workflows, and centralized data management have resulted in operational efficiencies and cost savings for the customer and its clients.

Tech Stack

The LMS is built on a robust technology stack, leveraging the following technologies:

  • Azure PaaS (Platform as a Service): The cloud-based infrastructure provided by Microsoft Azure ensures scalability, high availability, and seamless integration capabilities.
  • Microsoft .NET Core: The cross-platform framework powers the backend of the LMS, delivering optimal performance and enabling rapid development.
  • MVC.NET (Model-View-Controller): The MVC architectural pattern provides a structured approach to building the user interface, enabling modular development and easy maintenance.
  • Web API: The Web API framework facilitates seamless integration with external systems, enabling data exchange and enhancing the LMS’s interoperability.
  • The development team utilized Azure DevOps for build automation and deployment to various environments, ensuring efficient development processes and high-quality software delivery.

Conclusion

The customers’ Cloud & On-Premises LMS, developed in collaboration with Parallel Minds, has transformed online compliance training. By addressing the limitations of the previous LMS, the newly built LMS has significantly improved the learning experience, increased engagement and completion rates, and streamlined training program management. With its robust tech stack, mobile responsiveness, and customization capabilities, the new LMS has helped customer strengthen its market position, expand its client base, and drive revenue growth.

Customer and its clients now have a modern, scalable, and engaging LMS that empowers them to deliver effective and personalized compliance training in the ever-evolving digital landscape.

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iWellBooks – Well Planning & Execution System

iWellBooks – Well Planning & Execution System

Overview iWellBooks is a cloud-based enterprise web application developed by Parallel Minds for TLX, a Norwegian company operating in the oil and gas industry supported by Norwegian Innovation Fund. The platform addresses challenges faced by the industry, such as reliance on server-based software and manual engineering spreadsheets, lack of systematic workflows, and inefficient collaboration.

Overview

iWellBooks is a cloud-based enterprise web application developed by Parallel Minds for TLX, a Norwegian company operating in the oil and gas industry supported by Norwegian Innovation Fund.

The platform addresses challenges faced by the industry, such as reliance on server-based software and manual engineering spreadsheets, lack of systematic workflows, and inefficient collaboration.

By automating processes, improving collaboration, and providing documentation tools, iWellBooks delivers several benefits, including improved regulatory compliance, increased efficiency during well execution, and reduced rig time.

The platform has achieved impressive results, including 100% data collection, a 30% reduction in rig time, and 90% up to date well data. It generates various documentation and books, such as the Well Construction Book, Well Barrier Book, Well As-Built Book, Well Engineering Book, EOWR Book, and Well Collector Book. Additionally, Parallel Minds developed a mobile app extension of iWellBooks for well acceptance criteria, notifications, and dashboard reports.

The tech stack used includes Microsoft .Net Core, Web API, MVC.Net, Microsoft Xamarin Forms, and AWS platform and infrastructure services. The platform has been successfully deployed at INPEX and tested offshore with Woodside, helping TLX and its clients optimize well planning and execution processes.

Challenge

  • Reliance on server-based software: The oil and gas industry has been heavily dependent on server-based software, which can limit accessibility, scalability, and collaboration. This reliance on outdated technology hinders efficiency and productivity.
  • Manual engineering spreadsheets: Many companies in the industry still rely on manual engineering spreadsheets for various tasks, including planning, scheduling, and documentation. This manual approach is time-consuming, error-prone, and lacks standardization.
  • Lack of systematic workflows: Onshore-generated work packages, procedures, and critical quality indicators often lack systematic workflows. This leads to inconsistencies, delays, and difficulties in tracking and managing well-related activities.
  • Inefficient collaboration: Collaboration between onshore and offshore departments is often inefficient, with communication barriers, information gaps, and delays in decision-making.

This lack of effective collaboration can result in inefficiencies and errors during well planning and execution.

Solution

  • Improved and expanded regulatory compliance: iWellBooks provides a structured and auditable approach to documentation, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements. It simplifies the process of generating regulatory reports and ensures all necessary information is captured accurately.
  • Increased efficiency during well execution: The platform automates various processes, streamlines workflows, and provides real-time visibility into well-related activities. This enhances efficiency, reduces manual errors, and allows teams to track progress and make informed decisions more effectively.
  • Reduced rig time: By optimizing planning and execution processes, iWellBooks helps reduce rig time, leading to cost savings and improved operational efficiency. The platform enables better coordination and synchronization of activities, minimizing downtime and delays.
  • 100% data collection and improved efficiency: iWellBooks ensures comprehensive data collection, eliminating the risk of missing or incomplete information. This data-driven approach improves operational efficiency, facilitates data analysis, and supports informed decision-making.
  • Up to date well data: The platform maintains up to date well data by capturing and organizing information throughout the drilling, completion, and handover operations. This ensures that all stakeholders have access to accurate and relevant information, promoting transparency and collaboration.
  • Enhanced collaboration: iWellBooks provides a centralized platform for onshore and offshore teams to collaborate seamlessly. It enables real-time communication, document sharing, and task management, fostering better collaboration and reducing communication gaps.

Results

  1. Improved regulatory compliance: iWellBooks ensures compliance with regulatory requirements, simplifying documentation processes and ensuring accurate reporting.
  2. Increased operational efficiency: The platform streamlines workflows, reduces manual errors, and provides real-time visibility, leading to improved efficiency during well execution.
  3. Cost savings: By optimizing planning and execution processes, iWellBooks reduces rig time, resulting in cost savings and improved operational efficiency.
  4. Data accuracy and accessibility: iWellBooks ensures comprehensive data collection and maintains up-to-date well data, facilitating informed decision-making and supporting transparency and collaboration among stakeholders.
  5. Enhanced collaboration: The platform fosters seamless collaboration between onshore and offshore teams, reducing communication gaps and improving overall collaboration efficiency.

Conclusion

Overall, iWellBooks transforms the way well-planning and execution processes are managed in the oil and gas industry. It brings automation, collaboration, and documentation capabilities to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce rig time. The platform has already demonstrated its effectiveness at TLX and its clients, such as INPEX and Woodside, making it an asset for optimizing well-related activities.

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Online Learning Platform

Online Learning Platform

Find out how combining Low-Code No-Code platforms with standard software development has changed the way medical staff are trained. Discover how fast deployment, interactive learning, and smart analytics have changed the face of Learning Management Systems, making them more efficient and more satisfied with their customers than ever before.

Overview

The organization required an efficient solution to train its staff effectively. This case study focuses on the creation of an innovative Learning Management System (LMS) for medical assistants, aiming to combine the efficiency of Low-Code No-Code (LCNC) platforms with the robustness of standard software development.

Challenge

The challenge was to develop a dynamic LMS for medical assistants swiftly and efficiently, without the overheads of traditional software development. The objective was to ensure timely and proficient training for staff while minimizing costs and development efforts.

Solution

Rapid Development with Outsystems: Using the LCNC platform Outsystems, the LMS was swiftly developed, overcoming the limitations of traditional software development. This rapid deployment was achieved with a fraction of the time and effort typically required.

Configurable Learning Path: Administrative teams could easily configure unique training plans, adapting the platform to diverse equipment operation needs, ensuring flexibility and customization.

Interactive Learning with AR/VR: Learners experienced a rich, interactive environment with modes like “Try-me” and “Use-me”, combined with AR/VR simulations, enhancing engagement and understanding.

Efficient Performance Analytics: The LMS design facilitated quick capturing and evaluation of learner performance, aiding in continuous improvement and effectiveness.

Results

Accelerated Development: The use of Outsystems as an LCNC platform ensured the LMS was ready in record time, meeting tight deadlines and accelerating time-to-market.

Cost and Effort Efficiency: The LCNC approach drastically reduced development efforts, resulting in significant cost savings for the organization.

Enhanced User Experience: The blend of traditional software robustness with LCNC flexibility translated into an intuitive, user-friendly LMS, enhancing user satisfaction and engagement.

Customer Satisfaction: The rapid delivery and efficiency of the solution exceeded customer expectations, leading to overwhelming positive feedback and improved staff training outcomes.

Conclusion

The integration of the LCNC platform, Outsystems, into the healthcare training landscape exemplified the future of software development. By significantly reducing development timelines and efforts, while not compromising on quality and functionality, the project was a testament to the transformative power of LCNC platforms.

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A Digital Twin for Intelligent Buildings

A Digital Twin for Intelligent Buildings

This case study outlines how a global heat exchanger company overcame operational hurdles with Low-Code, No-Code solutions like Microsoft’s Power Platform and SharePoint. By implementing VSM (Value Stream Mapping), they streamlined workflows, enhanced order tracking, and improved analytics. Post-implementation, they experienced increased transparency, reduced onboarding times, and a shift towards LEAN manufacturing.

Overview

ICONICS – A Group Company of Mitsubishi Electric
Product:
Intelligent Building Systems and Services (IBSS) platform
Technology Stack: React, .NET CORE, IoT, Azure Platform Services, Office Apps, Outlook Plug-In and many other cloud platform services.

ICONICS UK is a leading provider of building automation and control solutions. They aimed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of building operations by implementing a comprehensive and integrated Intelligent Building Systems and Services (IBSS) platform.

The IBSS platform, which saw collaborative efforts with Parallel Minds, leveraged digital twin technology and semantic data-driven approaches.

Parallel Minds plays a contributing role in ICONICS IBSS product development, managing specific functions within a dedicated development team.

Challenge

A lot of infrastructure companies face several challenges and problems in building operations. These include the following.

Lack of Coordination: Building systems operated independently, lacking coordination and integration. This resulted in inefficiencies and difficulties in managing and operating multiple systems simultaneously.
Ineffective Energy Management: Limited visibility into energy consumption and inefficient utilization of resources led to increased energy costs and environmental impact.
Manual Processes: Manual data collection, analysis, and reporting processes hindered operational efficiency and decision-making.
Limited Insights: The absence of a comprehensive data-driven approach limited the ability to gain valuable insights into building performance, utilization, and occupant comfort.

Solution

  1. Comprehensive Digital Twin Platform:

    • Provided a digital twin representation of the physical infrastructure.
    • Enabled real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and proactive maintenance.
  2. Coordinated Building Systems:

    • Facilitated coordination and integration of multiple building systems.
    • Optimized performance and efficiency through semantic data integration and IoT-enabled connectivity.
  3. Enhanced Energy Management:

    • Offered advanced energy management capabilities.
    • Enabled real-time monitoring of energy consumption and identification of inefficiencies.
    • Provided insights to optimize resource utilization, leading to cost savings and reduced environmental footprint.
  4. Data-driven Decision Making:

    • Leveraged historical and real-time data analytics, artificial intelligence engines, and machine learning algorithms.
    • Provided actionable insights for better decision-making by facility managers.
  5. Operational Dashboard and Management Application:

    • Provided a comprehensive operational dashboard and management application.
    • Enabled visualization of building performance, monitoring of key metrics, tracking of energy consumption, and efficient management of maintenance activities.
  6. Improved Occupant Experience:

    • Enhanced occupant experience by creating connected, comfortable, and consistent spaces.
    • Led to increased satisfaction, productivity, and overall well-being of occupants.
  7. ESG Goals and Compliance:

    • Facilitated Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.
    • Enabled accurate carbon reporting, energy efficiency improvements, and effective waste management.

Implementation

Leveraged digital twin technology, semantic data-driven approaches, and advanced analytics.
Overcame challenges related to coordination, energy management, manual processes, and limited insights.
Empowered facility managers to make informed choices, optimize operations, and proactively address issues.

Results

  • Transformed building operations with improved operational efficiency and cost savings.
  • Enhanced occupant experience and satisfaction.
  • Facilitated data-driven decision-making.
  • Achieved Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals.
  • Revolutionized infrastructure management in the intelligent building industry.

Conclusion

The implementation of the IBSS platform transformed building operations for any customer on IBSS. By leveraging digital twin technology, semantic data-driven approaches, and advanced analytics, customers overcame challenges related to coordination, energy management, manual processes, and limited insights.

The platform added significant value through improved operational efficiency, cost savings, enhanced occupant experience, data-driven decision-making, and achieving ESG goals. The IBSS platform served as a data-driven blueprint for the built world, revolutionizing infrastructure management in the intelligent building industry.

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