80% report stronger understanding of roles and projects across offices
Usage shows habit formation: daily and weekly engagement
Turbine is trusted for standards, HR resources, marketing materials, and app access
Users want expansion: better search, more standards, and richer employee visibility
Overview
Turbine is operating inside PVE EDI as core organizational infrastructure, not a discretionary intranet or knowledge wiki. It supports day-to-day productivity, cross-office coordination, institutional knowledge retention, and internal alignment as the firm scales nationally.
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"I've learned things from colleagues I wouldn't have otherwise."
Jamison Morse consistently frames Turbine as a response to scale, complexity, and generational transition. He emphasizes that as PVE grew from a small, single-office firm into a ~200-person, multi-office organization, information fragmentation and knowledge loss became real business risks.
On why Turbine works
"What got us over the hurdle was when leadership understood how easy it was to populate content—and how much easier it made their lives."
On business impact
"We were outsourcing work simply because we didn't know we did it internally. That's changed."
How Turbine Is Used at PVE EDI
Employees use Turbine as a single source of truth and launch point for:
Company standards, templates, and request forms
HR and marketing materials
Design standards, municipal codes, and Revit details
Access to internal and third-party applications
Internal learning, courses, and captured expert knowledge
More than a reference site, Turbine is embedded in daily workflows.
~35%
offered help to a colleague they otherwise would not have
25%+
use Turbine daily
Nearly All
use it weekly
Business Value to Ownership
1. Operational Efficiency
"Having one place where everything lives—people, projects, tools, knowledge—has been incredibly powerful."
— Morse
Reduces time spent searching for information
Lowers interruption costs for senior staff
Eliminates redundant software and duplicated effort
2. Revenue Protection & Growth
"We're capturing opportunities now that previously walked right out the door."
— Morse
Internal expertise is visible and searchable
Reduces unnecessary subcontracting
Improves proposal accuracy and internal staffing decisions
3. Knowledge Retention & Succession
"It's not about learning new software—it's about capturing what already exists."
— Morse
Converts senior expertise into reusable assets
Standardizes onboarding and training
Mitigates retirement and turnover risk
4. Culture & Alignment
"There are team members working together now that never would have found each other otherwise."
— Morse
Increases cross-office collaboration
Builds pride through featured projects and shared learning
Strengthens alignment with firm priorities
Gaps and Upside
Faster onboarding into "how we do work here"
More complete standards coverage
Stronger internal advocacy and training
Greater visibility into employee skills and profiles
These are adoption and governance opportunities—not product risk.
Bottom Line
Turbine is already delivering measurable productivity gains, cultural cohesion, and revenue protection at PVE EDI. It lowers operational risk during growth, strengthens succession planning, and improves internal leverage of expertise.
With continued executive sponsorship, Turbine represents a high-ROI, low-friction asset that increases enterprise value by making the organization more scalable, resilient, and aligned.
Data source: Employee survey data, leadership interviews, and qualitative user feedback across PVE/EDI organization.
Turbine Intranet Dashboard - Real-time compliance insights and organizational visibility • Click to enlarge
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Measurable Productivity Gains
40%
self-report being "more" or "much more" productive
This is a strong signal for an internal platform: productivity tools rarely achieve this level of self-reported impact without being deeply embedded in daily workflows. With 25%+ daily users and nearly all users engaging weekly, this indicates habit formation rather than novelty use.
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Interpretation
Turbine is already functioning as operational infrastructure, not just a reference site.
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Strong Knowledge Sharing and Learning Effects
~40%
report learning something useful from a colleague they otherwise would not have
Highlighted Examples
Interior Design team courses
Civil group summer learning series
Featured projects and shared standards
This reflects cross-team learning, not siloed training.
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Interpretation
Turbine is reducing information asymmetry and unlocking institutional knowledge that would otherwise remain fragmented.
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Cross-Office Visibility and Clarity
80%
report Turbine helped them better understand roles and projects across offices
55%
report feeling more connected to company goals and priorities
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Interpretation
Turbine is functioning as an internal alignment layer—helping employees see how their work fits into the broader organization, which is especially critical in multi-office firms.
4
Tangible Collaboration Outcomes
~35%
report offering to help a colleague
Roughly 35% of respondents report offering to help a colleague on a project when they otherwise would not have. This self-reported behavior goes beyond passive awareness into active collaboration behavior.
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Interpretation
Turbine doesn't just inform—it prompts action, which is a high bar for internal platforms.
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Trusted Source for Core Company Information
Users consistently gravitate toward Turbine for:
Company-wide standards
Templates, letterhead, forms
HR materials
Used by over half of respondents
Marketing materials
~30% regular use
Industry standards
Municipal codes, Revit details
App store access
Novus, Unanet, IT requests, Insperity
Resource Directory - LI Management • Click to enlarge
Resource Directory - VI Directory • Click to enlarge
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Interpretation
Turbine is already perceived as a single source of truth for essential operational content.
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Demand Signal: "This Is Good; I Want More"
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The dominant qualitative sentiment is positive pull, not resistance.
User feedback focuses on:
Better search
More standards
More training content
Greater visibility
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Interpretation
These are scale-up opportunities, not product rejection. Users are asking for Turbine to do more because it already works.
Executive Takeaway
Turbine is successfully:
Increasing productivity
Enabling learning and collaboration
Strengthening organizational alignment
Serving as a trusted operational hub
The data supports a strong conclusion: Turbine is already delivering meaningful ROI in employee effectiveness and connectivity.
The Opportunity Ahead
The opportunity ahead is not validation, but amplification—through:
Targeted product improvements
Better search, more standards, enhanced training content
Stronger internal advocacy
Share success stories, highlight power users
Structured onboarding
Accelerate adoption across the organization
Summary of Key Findings
Dimension
Finding
Interpretation
Productivity
40%
Operational infrastructure, not just a reference site
Knowledge Sharing
~40%
Reduces information asymmetry, unlocks institutional knowledge
Cross-Office Visibility
80%
Functions as an internal alignment layer
Goal Connection
55%
Strengthens organizational alignment
Active Collaboration
~35%
Prompts action, not just awareness
User Sentiment
Positive
Scale-up opportunities, not product rejection—users want more
Data Sources
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The Civil Engineering Podcast
October 16, 2024. Jamison Morse, P.E. (PVE-LLC) and Alan Mabry (Co-founder, Turbine Workforce) discuss how technology improves knowledge transfer, boosts productivity, and helps firms capture more business through streamlined processes.
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PVE Employee/Turbine User Survey
PVE Engineering & Design. (2023). Executive Summary and Findings. Internal survey assessing the impact of the Turbine platform on productivity, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across PVE.
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