Learn how XYZ Reality’s platform saved 48 critical days and prevented a 10-week delay on a hyperscale data center – ensuring milestones stayed intact and accelerating readiness for service (RFS).
By embedding real-time project controls and engineering-grade AR™ into daily workflows, the team avoided costly extensions of time (EOTs), safeguarded the critical path, and delivered program certainty.
by accelerating project delivery and early issue identification
avoiding operational fines
and revenue loss
by keeping interdependent trades moving without disruption
that gave executives confidence in the progress data
by catching errors and rework before they escalate
trades began proactively requesting XYZ inspections before starting new work
A leading global operator set out to deliver a mission-critical data center on an accelerated timeline. With thousands of interdependent activities and strict operational deadlines, the project team knew that even minor errors could cascade into costly rework, schedule extensions, and lost revenue.
To bring greater transparency, precision, and control to one of its most complex projects, the operator partnered with XYZ Reality - and within just six weeks, the results spoke for themselves.
Within just six weeks, the impact was clear: 48 critical days saved, a 10-week delay prevented, and £457,000 in error and rework savings.
The value proved so immediate that before this project even closed, the client expanded XYZ Reality’s platform across five additional builds, having seen measurable results and a clear return in weeks, not months.
For program leaders, one of the biggest risks is lack of transparency. Traditional reporting cycles often mask the true state of progress. Numbers may look reassuring, but they are built on assumptions, incomplete site checks, or data that is already weeks out of date.
When issues finally surface, they come as late surprises – inaccurate progress reports, hidden rework, and schedule slippages that force extensions of time. Recovering at this point is expensive, disruptive, and damaging to program credibility.
On this facility, the stakes were high: a readiness for service (RFS) delay of up to 10 weeks would not only trigger financial penalties but also undermine trust with customers and stakeholders.
Leadership also wanted to validate new digital delivery approaches that could scale across their broader program if proven successful.
XYZ Reality deployed its construction delivery platform, powered by engineering grade augmented reality™ (AR) and real-time project controls, to bring certainty to the program. With just two XYZ engineers on-site in the space of just six weeks, the platform provided:
Transparent, real-time reporting: Every inspection tied directly to the BIM model, giving leadership data they could trust, not assumptions.
Early risk detection: Clashes and misalignments flagged instantly, well before they appeared in the schedule or progress reports.
Critical path protection: By resolving issues before they cascaded downstream, the platform safeguarded milestones and prevented extensions of time.
Confidence in decision-making: Progress data and issue reports fed directly into weekly reviews, ensuring executives had clear visibility and could act decisively.
Quantified impact: Savings and time gains were calculated by comparing early resolution with the cost and disruption if issues had surfaced later, proving measurable value.
This approach turned reporting from a reactive exercise into a live, accurate view of delivery, protecting program credibility and accelerating readiness for service.
The collaboration quickly evolved beyond a single deployment. The measurable impact of XYZ Reality’s platform – and the confidence it brought to the leadership team – led to immediate rollout across additional sites. The partnership established a new model for delivery certainty, now being replicated across multiple regions.
In just six weeks of deployment – with the project only 36% complete – XYZ Reality’s platform delivered measurable impact at the program level:
by accelerating project delivery and early issue identification
for service by keeping critical path activities flowing and interdependent trades unblocked
through proactive clash detection and resolution, protecting the most critical activities
saved plus an additional £60,800 avoided by aligning installations before costly downstream tasks
reporting that increased stakeholder confidence and reduced the risk of reputational damage.
Beyond the numbers, the platform also delivered a cultural shift on site. Contractors began requesting inspections before starting new work, embedding a proactive “build it right, first time” mindset across the team. This strengthened collaboration, increased accountability, and gave stakeholders greater confidence in project delivery.
These results didn’t just safeguard one project - they strengthened trust and collaboration between teams, setting a new benchmark for how mission-critical facilities could be delivered globally.
A dry cooler was installed 200mm out of place, creating a clash with chilled water pipework. Corrective action saved 80 schedule days and £20,800 in costs.
A misplaced drainage installation conflicted with a planned busbar. Early intervention saved 40 schedule days and £11,200 in costs.
Chilled water pipework installed off-position threatened critical busbars. Adjustments saved 50 schedule days and £14,400 in costs.
This project demonstrates the platform-first value of XYZ Reality: when engineering-grade AR™ and real-time project controls are embedded early, teams protect their schedules, avoid extensions of time, and accelerate readiness for service. And as the partnership continues to scale, it’s proving how data-driven visibility and collaboration can redefine performance across an entire portfolio.
By combining measurable time and cost savings with a cultural shift toward proactive quality and transparency, XYZ Reality helped transform delivery on one of the world’s most complex mission-critical projects.
What began as a single engagement has become an ongoing partnership built on transparency, performance, and trust. The early success of this project inspired confidence across the client’s leadership, prompting expansion across five additional sites in Europe and North America.
This growth speaks to more than measurable ROI - it reflects the strength of collaboration, shared accountability, and a mutual commitment to delivery excellence.
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