INDUSTRIES
Architecture, Engineering, Construction & Real Estate
AEC and real estate technology built around your teams.
Make project setup consistent, project files easier to find, and team coordination simpler using the platforms your business already uses.
KEEP PEOPLE AND PROJECTS CONNECTED
Less searching. A clearer view of the work.
Help project teams find files, start each project consistently, and coordinate across offices and work areas.
Find project information
Give teams a consistent place to find project files, resources, and the people responsible for the work.
Structure information around the work
Connect projects and related sites through a clear information architecture, with familiar folders and navigation.
Coordinate across teams
Bring relevant calendars and staff information into the places people already work.
AEC & REAL ESTATE IN PRACTICE
From shared files to connected workspaces
Find projects through a connected hub structure
The Projects hub brings the whole portfolio together. Open a project site directly, or explore a project hub that groups several related sites.
Keep supporting files together
Organize project documents in consistent locations, with clear ownership.
Give each project a consistent start
Apply agreed folders, navigation, and access through repeatable project setup.
Illustrative workspace examples with fictional projects and data.
CONNECT YOUR EXISTING SYSTEMS
Build around the platforms your teams already use
Bring project files, workspace setup, and everyday collaboration together around the tools your teams already use.
Project files and collaboration
Use SharePoint and Microsoft 365 to organize project resources and support how teams share information.
Project knowledge for Copilot
Organize project information so Microsoft 365 Copilot and Work IQ can draw on the knowledge people are allowed to access.
Connections that fit your business
Connect existing line-of-business applications where it helps your teams. Start with the information and handoffs that matter most.
WHAT WE HELP YOU IMPROVE
Technology for project-based organizations
Shared-drive modernization
Move network-drive content into organized, supported workspaces with an agreed structure and rollout plan.
Explore modernization →Consistent project workspaces
Plan the information architecture first, then apply consistent project sites, folders, navigation, and ownership.
Storage and content lifecycle
Review file versions, archiving, and retention so stored content stays manageable as projects accumulate.
Explore information governance →Team and office calendars
Combine relevant calendars into a filterable view in SharePoint and Teams.
Explore Calendar Overlay →Staff resources and directories
Help people find colleagues and shared resources across teams and locations.
Explore Staff Directory →Practical ongoing support
Support the tools after launch, with guidance and improvements as your business changes.
CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE · REAL ESTATE
A clear information architecture for every project
A real estate firm’s network drive had evolved into overlapping folder categories, making project files harder to organize and find. A sound information architecture was central to the move.
Cloudwell designed the information architecture around a portfolio-wide Projects hub and connected project sites. Larger projects had their own project hubs to bring several related sites together. Agreed folders, navigation, and permissions gave teams a consistent structure. Repeatable setup was handed over to the firm’s own staff, supported by user and administrator guides and an all-staff training session.
Content moved in nine waves, with the hub structure giving staff a clear path from the wider project portfolio to the files for their own work.
A stronger knowledge foundation for Copilot. Moving project information into organized SharePoint workspaces also made it available as richer knowledge sources for Microsoft 365 Copilot and Work IQ, within staff members’ existing access.
BEFORE
Each project organized differently
Files on a shared network drive overlapped across business names, activities, and folder categories.
AFTER
Connected projects. Familiar file locations.
The Projects hub brings all projects across the portfolio together, while project-specific hubs group related sites where needed. Consistent folders and navigation help staff find files and give Copilot a stronger knowledge foundation.
SUPPORTING RESULT · PLANNING SERVICES
55% less storage used
At a planning firm, archiving and file-version cleanup reduced storage in its client-content folder by 55.3%, from 3,680 GB to 1,645 GB. Total Microsoft 365 storage fell 40.8%, from 4.12 TB to 2.44 TB.
The seven-year retention policy was restored, with archived content available through SharePoint.
PRODUCT ADOPTION
Tools teams continue to use
Architecture, engineering, and real estate customers have renewed Calendar Overlay across multiple years. Some also use Staff Directory to help employees find colleagues.
Explore Cloudwell apps →FROM DISCOVERY TO EVERYDAY USE
A clear rollout. A team ready to use it.
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Understand the work
Start with how your teams organize files, set up projects, and coordinate activity.
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Agree the approach
Set priorities, ownership, access, and a rollout plan with your business and IT teams.
- 03
Build and validate
Review working examples and check realistic scenarios before each launch.
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Support everyday use
Prepare staff and administrators with practical guidance, training, and ongoing support.
WHY CLOUDWELL
Microsoft expertise.
Practical business outcomes.
Cloudwell’s leaders bring more than 40 years of experience helping organizations get more from Microsoft technology.
Our work with planning and real estate firms includes project-workspace migration, storage cleanup, training, and ongoing support. We help business and IT teams agree the scope and build tools people can use and maintain.
