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title: "Episode 7: How to drive digital adoption in construction SMEs with Chris Grant"
description: Construction Talk Ep 7 - Chris Grant talks about his role as Partnerships Manager at Digital Construction Skills – a CITB funded programme to support contractors in Scotland.
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# [Episode 7: How to drive digital adoption in construction SMEs with Chris Grant](https://www.causeway.com/podcast/episode-7-how-to-drive-digital-adoption-in-construction-smes)

 Written by [Causeway](https://www.causeway.com/podcast/author/causeway) | September 08 2022

**Summary:**  
In episode #7 of Construction Talk, Chris talks about his role as Partnerships Manager at Digital Construction Skills – a CITB funded programme to support contractors in Scotland.

Chris talks about the work Digital Construction Skills do to educate construction SMEs (companies with a turnover of less than £50m) about the digital tools available to them.

 

###### Time-stamped highlights:

**[00:43] **Chris introduces himself

**[01.47] **Setting up Digital Construction Skills

**[03.32]** Accelerating the adoption of digital tools in construction SMEs

**[05.38]** Every company has their own journey to digitisation

**[06.51]** Educating the industry about digital construction

**[07.47]** People are the key element

**[10.29]** Beyond the technology

**[12.33]** Demystifying digitisation for construction

**[12.51]** Getting real-time visibility and confidence in costs

**[15.17]** What does digital really mean

**[19.05]** The steps to digitisation and overcoming change management

**[20.05]** Identifying the problems you are looking to solve

**[22.22]** A 360 view and sharing information

**[24.06]** Embracing social value

**[24.58]** Understanding the complexity of construction SMEs

**[27.30]** Funding and business support available

**[29.25]** How Digital Construction Skills are supporting businesses

**[30.46]** Chris and Peter sign off from the podcast

###### Links mentioned in today's episode:

**Digital Construction Skills  
**[www.digitalconstructionskills.com/](https://www.digitalconstructionskills.com/)<https://www.constructionleadershipcouncil.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/B06322_CLC_SkillsPlan_v27.pdf>

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