Precision software defined by you, delivered by AI
Overlooked and unaddressed inefficiencies are slowing down our most vital industries. Whether in utilities, construction, manufacturing, or beyond - complex infrastructure and siloed legacy systems are hampering productivity.
Meet Cogna: Pioneering low cost precision software for the industries that need it most
Cogna combines software best practices, a deep understanding of customer operating models, and AI-powered software development. Delivering custom software in days, not months or years, at a fraction of typical costs.
Working
with Cogna
Cogna is not a software consultancy. We don’t swarm you with teams of analysts mapping workflows and generating requirements. It does not take months or years of development to deliver your solution. Followed by even more time and expense to get it working as you intended.
Cogna is different. It’s fast and cost effective. A Solution Strategist works hand-in-hand with you, leveraging our AI-powered platform to:
- Discover the pain points within your operating model
- Define a solution custom to your requirements
- Build and deliver a working solution within two weeks.
Discover
Describe the challenges your business or team is facing and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Describe goals, tasks and pain points as you experience them.
- Explain things in your own words - no knowledge of software is necessary.
- Review recommended precision solutions tailored to your needs.
Define
Collaborate within our platform to create the ideal tools to deliver on opportunities.
- Upload existing process files, e.g. pdfs, xls, pptx documents.
- Gain a clear overview of your existing data.
- Review solution recommendations to accept, modify or reject
Delivered
Our AI-powered platform will build and deploy a solution within two weeks, with the Solution Strategist available to take input, and make adjustments as needed.
- Adjust and improve your application at no additional cost.
- Integrate with your existing SAP, Oracle, Databricks or Snowflake systems.
- Deploy to your existing infrastructure if required.
Customer success stories
“We cut down the time it takes our commercial team to review procurement bids, and begin detailed discussions with suppliers on the same day as we receive a bid.”
Before Cogna
- Bids submitted by suppliers in different formats, often with errors and incomplete information.
- Large number of files and line items for procurement to process and manage, which was unworkable.
- Significant manual data validation, and back and forth with suppliers required.
After Cogna
- Standard supplier bid templates and self-serve portal eliminated 100% of manual data effort.
- Reduced review times and allowed for immediate discussions with suppliers.
- Supported the Cadent team to drive £11m/yr in procurement savings through better informed negotiations.
“Our partnership with Cogna has revolutionised how we manage customer interactions at Network Plus.”
Before Cogna
- Significant operational strain to ensure compliance with strict regulations on customer communications.
- Lacked a single tool to identify customers needing notification by letter on planned works.
- Difficult to generate new letters where necessary to accommodate changed work plans.
After Cogna
- Easy to use map interface allowing manual review, selection, and identification of properties to be lettered within planned work areas.
- Automated identification of discrepancies between planned work and sent letters.
- Reduced operational effort required to ensure compliance with regulations significantly.
“Our gas escape management has been transformed by Cogna. The potential for it to save time across teams is limitless.”
Before Cogna
- Decades of data on gas leaks, assets, vehicles, and equipment - scattered across multiple systems.
- Complex, time consuming and difficult to search through work orders and identify the point of repair.
- Inability to evaluate restoration performance across teams vs. historical benchmarks, and take corrective actions.
After Cogna
- Integrated data from multiple systems, into one easy to use interface, putting powerful insight into the hands of Cadent colleagues.
- Automatically review work orders, identifying the status of restoration work.
- Improved performance management informed by historical benchmarks for the first time.
“The use of an AI-powered platform delivered a usable solution in a fraction of the time compared to traditional providers.”
Before Cogna
- Labour intensive and difficult to manage communication process with 100s of engineers.
- Error-prone tracking of multiple data points from internal and external data sources for each property.
- Lack of visibility into the status of restoration work, posing a risk to customer satisfaction.
After Cogna
- Consolidated work data per property, improving visibility for engineers and customer support.
- Automated data processing and error handling, removing manual effort.
- Direct, easy-to-manage SMS messaging, ensuring seamless communication between back-office and field engineers.
Delivering solutions into our most important industries
Cogna supports teams grappling with complex operations, manual processes, and siloed data.
Industries we support
- Utilities
- Manufacturing
- Construction
- Civil engineering
- Logistics
Functions we support
- Procurement
- Operations
- Compliance
- Customer support
- Health and safety
- Human resources
Use cases we support
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Ensuring compliance & reducing regulatory risk
For example, Cogna has supported gas utilities providers to improve core restoration and customer lettering processes to ensure compliance with GSOP commitments, and minimise the risk of costly fines and interventions from regulators.
Improving operational excellence
For example, Cogna has equipped procurement teams with easy to use applications which eliminate manual data work, and supports effective negotiations with suppliers.
Enhancing access to analytics and insight
For example, Cogna automates labour-intensive data work and error handling to provide a unified view of live operational and historic data from across the business.
Cogna is secure and certified
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