Site inspections are a fundamental daily activity on any major construction project — recording defects, verifying workmanship, documenting progress, and flagging safety issues. At El-Seif, this process was entirely manual: paper SOR forms, handwritten inspection reports, physical photo printing, and laborious data re-entry back at the office.
The gap between what happened on site and what was visible to project managers was creating delays, rework, and blind spots in quality management. The solution had to be mobile-first, easy for site engineers to adopt, and capable of feeding directly into a centralised database without any manual transcription step.
4–5 hrs/week on paper per engineer
Site engineers completing paper forms, manually printing and attaching photos, and physically filing or scanning documents. Data was often incomplete, delayed by days, and impossible to aggregate across projects.
PowerApps on iPads with real-time SharePoint
Custom PowerApps solution with native camera integration, form validation, and instant SharePoint upload — deployed on company iPads with on-site training and Power Automate notifications.
Process Discovery & Form Mapping
Worked with site engineers and QA managers to map every field, photo type, and approval step in existing paper forms — ensuring digital solution captured everything without adding complexity.
PowerApps Application Build
Built a custom PowerApps solution with intuitive inspection forms, native camera integration for real-time photo capture, and validation rules ensuring completeness before submission.
SharePoint Integration & Central Database
Connected PowerApps to SharePoint as the central repository — all inspection records, photos, and form data stored, indexed, and immediately queryable from any device.
Power Automate Notification Workflows
Configured flows to automatically notify stakeholders when inspections are submitted, defects are flagged, or approvals are required — replacing informal verbal notification chains.
iPad Deployment & On-Site Training
Deployed on company iPads across all site teams with hands-on on-site training sessions — engineers fully confident before paper processes were retired.