Mercury Explores Benefits Of Digital Collaborative Planning

Engineering specialist, Mercury, has announced it has adopted Yolean for collaborative planning – a construction management practice that enables and supports co-operation across the project team and supply chain.

The Dublin-based firm has been exploring methods to enhance this practice by leveraging our digital capabilities. They are currently trialling various collaborative planning packages with the goal of gaining insights into the strengths and weaknesses of each.

Their analysis has identified Yolean as the software best suited to aid and improve our collaborative planning sessions.

Mercury said that the implementation of Yolean will enables them to operate more efficiently and delivers a more consistent approach to collaborative planning throughout all of their projects. They are currently using the software on seven projects across Europe, with plans to expand its use across the business.


Yolean is a visual collaborative planning tool that allows Mercury to manage projects throughout the different phases. The platform offers an interactive sticky note system for running collaborative planning sessions which provides a digital edge whilst maintaining the principals and simplicity of this practice. Additionally, Yolean enables project teams to track the progress and project milestones, enabling them to successfully deliver projects for their clients. Furthermore, the option to analyse and process data allows for greater productivity through this platform.

This software allows Mercury to maintain the ease of use of sticky notes used in traditional collaborative planning sessions but improves the experience through a range of innovative digital features. Through Yolean, they can filter for areas, subcontractors or systems which streamlines our collaborative planning meetings.

Mercury said: "The web-based software allows our people to check lookaheads on their phones, tablets or desktops, and collaborate with team members across various locations. Yolean reduces the amount of administrative work involved with collaborative planning sessions, making it easy to establish effective communication between team members across Europe."

The Collaborative planning project forms part of Mercury's Beyond50 strategy, as part of the 'Digital Edge' pillar. Digital Edge aims to ensure that our frontline people have the right technology to enable them to deliver real value to our clients, pushing digital construction to the edge.