Engineering projects are becoming more complex, with more stakeholders involved and more data to align. As a result, decisions need to be made earlier and with greater confidence.
At Aker Solutions, project teams have traditionally worked with large volumes of documentation. While necessary, documentation alone does not always create the shared understanding complex projects require.
The company wanted a better way to align teams early in the process. A way to improve planning, reduce uncertainty, and support better decisions before work moves offshore.
Together with Cyviz, Aker Solutions established a visualization and simulation center designed for collaboration. The environment brings engineering, simulation, and decision making into the same space, allowing teams to work visually, run interactive simulations, and collaborate across multiple rooms at the same time.
One of the main objectives was to move more planning onshore. Offshore work is costly and carries higher risk. Onshore simulation makes it possible to test scenarios, identify issues early, and explore alternatives before execution.
As Arun Joshi at Aker Solutions explains, it is far better to fail virtually than in reality.
What started as a solution primarily intended for technical workshops and engineering reviews has since evolved into something more. Today, the visualization rooms are used across the organization for project coordination, design reviews, and cross functional collaboration. The strong adoption came as a positive surprise.
The visual environment makes complex information easier to understand and lowers the threshold for participation. It helps teams align faster and communicate more effectively, regardless of role or discipline.
The center also plays an important role in collaboration with partners and customers, including Aker BP. Working in a shared visual environment makes it easier to plan, test, and refine solutions together before operations are carried out elsewhere.
Looking ahead, Aker Solutions sees the visualization center as a platform for future growth. It supports new project types, interactive simulations, training scenarios, and emerging use cases across energy and new industries.
By combining visual collaboration with engineering expertise, Aker Solutions has created a practical foundation for better planning, safer execution, and more effective teamwork.
With our high-end visualization and unified communication systems, Cyviz control rooms can be used for national intelligence, space programs and other special operations.
