Technovation with Peter High (CIO, CTO, CDO, CXO Interviews) From Projects to Value Streams: Gilbane’s CTO on Outcome-Driven IT
Mar 23, 2026
Alex Gutman, CTO at Gilbane who leads digital agility and AI in a 150-year construction firm. He explains shifting from siloed projects to client-aligned value streams. He discusses cross-functional learning loops, treating data as a trusted asset, pragmatic AI use cases like RFP acceleration, and designing flexible architecture for long-term differentiation.
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Design Architecture For Flexible Outcome Delivery
- Design architecture and enterprise capabilities to be flexible so teams can quickly adjust to business and market needs.
- Align architecture decisions to value streams and the construction project lifecycle for rapid, outcome-focused delivery.
Treat Data As A Trusted Business Asset
- Treat data as a trusted business asset with governance and self-service, not a byproduct, to make insights scalable.
- Gilbane built a central backbone that is loosely coupled to localized personalization for field users.
Build A Layered Data Stack With Persona Flexibility
- Build a layered data stack: nimble cloud storage and acquisition, advanced analytics, and self-service frontends.
- Allow persona-level flexibility in ingestion and interaction so users choose how to access and use data.