SoftXS GmbH

Conference Papers & Journal Articles

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Below is a selection of publications we have presented at industry conferences or published in trade journals. We have published additional articles in our Organising Work blog.

2016

• Caiden, D., Fortsakis, P., Hodgkinson, A., Road Testing the ITA Contractual Practices Checklist, World Tunnel Congress 2016 - Uniting the Industry, San Fransisco, USA, 2016.

2015

  

• Hodgkinson, A., Wilson, A., Effective Allocation of Excavation Risk in Hydropower Projects, ICOLD 2015 25^th Congress / 83^rd Annual Meeting, Conference Proceedings, Stavanger, Norway, 2015

2014

• Hodgkinson, A., Wilson, A., “The ITA Contractual Practices Checklist of Subsurface Construction Contracts”, Hydro 2014 Conference Proceedings - Building on Recent Development Progress, Cernobbio, Italy, 2014.

2013

• Hodgkinson, A., Kaelin, J., “Project Management: Why have computers made things harder? And what to do about it”, World Tunnel Congress 2013 Geneva Underground – The Way to the Future, p. 20, Geneva, Switzerland, 2013

2012

• Hodgkinson, A., Kaelin, J., “Beyond Document Management – Project Management Support System”, Hydro 2012 Conference Proceedings – Innovative Approaches to Global Challenges, §16.02, Bilbao, Spain, 2012
• Hodgkinson, A., Kaelin, J., “Project Configuration: Making Project Management Software More Useful”, World Tunnel Congress 2012 – Tunnelling and Underground Space for Global Society, pp. 867-868, Bangkok, Thailand, 2012

2011

  

• Dix, A., et al., The ITA Contractual Framework Checklist for Subsurface Construction Contracts, Iternational Tunnelling Association, Report No. 006, ISBN: 978-2-9700624-7-9, April, 2011
• Hodgkinson, A., Kaelin, J., Pike, M., “Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: A Vision for Data Standards for Hydroelectric Project Management”, Hydro 2011 Conference Proceedings – Practical Solutions for a Sustainable Future, §28.03, Prague, Czech Republic, 2011

2010

• Gisiger, J-P., Hodgkinson, A., Kaelin, J., Schmuck, C., “A Conceptual Methodology and Practical Guidelines for Managing Data and Documents on Tunneling Projects”, Hydro 2010 Conference Proceedings – Meeting Demands for a Changing World, §16.02, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010

2009

• Hodgkinson, A., Pike, M., “Engineering Classification: The Key to Filing and Finding Construction Project Information”, World Tunnel Congress 2009 – Progress-Potential-Plans, §P-01-03, pp. 399-401, Budapest, Hungary, 2009

  

• Hodgkinson, A., “On the challenges faced by Hydropower” , YouTube video (2:33 minutes), Interview of Alan Hodgkinson, the Managing Director of SoftXS, at Hydro 2009 in Lyon, France, October, 2009

2008

• Hodgkinson, A., Kaelin, J., “Regaining Control: Finding the Information Needed for Effective Decision Making”, World Tunnel Conference 2008 – Underground Facilities for Better Environment and Safety, Vol. 3, pp. 1715-1725, Agra, India, 2008
• Hodgkinson, A., Kaelin, J., Schmitt, H., “Collaborative Best Practices for Construction Projects”, IABSE Conference on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for Bridges, Buildings and Construction Practice Proceedings, §D.14, Helsinki, Finland, 2008

2007

• Assion E., Hodgkinson, A., Smith, M., “Construction Information Management for Large Hydro-Electric Infrastructure” (abstract), Hydro 2007 Conference Proceedings – New Approaches for a New Era, §9.11, Granada, Spain, 2007

2006

  

• Hodgkinson, A., “Document Management in Construction”, Tunnels & Tunnelling International, February, 2006, pp. 47-49.