Smart Innovators: Control Of Work Software
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Executive Summary
This report presents a detailed analysis of the Control of Work (CoW) software market, highlighting 44 providers with wide-ranging capabilities that serve various industries and use cases. It provides buyers with a high-level assessment of these vendors and their offerings, and helps executives understand how their capabilities compare across five key assessment criteria: job hazard analysis (JHA), permit-to-work (PtW), isolation management, simultaneous operations (SIMOPS) and shift management. The report also explores the key benefits, drivers and innovations shaping the CoW software market. CoW software providers are increasingly converging in their ability to deliver exceptionally configurable and interconnected solutions. Providers are differentiating their offerings by enabling near-real-time risk mitigation, introducing AI-enabled features, enhancing permit issuance and ensuring the safe execution of hazardous activities in industrial plants.About the Authors
Sayanh Alam
Industry Analyst
Sayanh is an Industry Analyst at Verdantix specializing in industrial asset management and operational risk management solutions. She advises software vendors and services fir...
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Malavika Tohani
Research Director
Malavika is a Research Director at Verdantix, guiding research that explores how digital technologies and services are reshaping industrial operations to become safer, more ef...
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