RLB Digital
RLB Digital is an RLB company helping organisations work with data and digital processes in the built environment. Its information management work with Morta brings requirements, delivery planning and supporting resources into a reusable hub, with conventional documents available where clients need them.
Connected information, reusable resources
In an interview published in April 2024, RLB Digital set out the case for combining text, tables and connected information in one platform. A presentation published the following month showed its Morta-based template and the practical decisions behind it, from requirements and controlled values to navigation and project setup. The next steps at that point included testing IDS export and developing the links between model information, planning and assurance.
The team
RLB Digital's contribution spans information management practice and the applications that support it. Its Morta sessions connect the reasoning behind the approach with the practical work of building and maintaining the template.
Rob Jackson is Head of Information Management Services at RLB Digital. In the 2024 sessions, he explained the database approach and presented the hub, including its reuse of requirements, plans, directory information and supporting resources.
Case studies
Building connected information management resources
Rob's presentation walks through the hub and the choices that shaped it. It is useful for information managers who need to connect requirements to delivery planning while preserving client approval workflows. The presentation includes the structure of the template, examples of information reuse and the development work still needed for model-data exchange.
Database-driven information management — Episode 1
The interview explores how Rob's approach developed, why inconsistent documents create avoidable work and how reusable templates can help across projects of different sizes. It also examines the practical reasons for choosing a platform, the need to start with a specific process and the importance of leaving room for the approach to grow.
