Utility field technician using an AI-assisted tablet beside critical pumping equipment to access asset history, diagnostic insights and maintenance guidance, supporting faster field decisions and more effective intervention

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AI-Assisted Field Operations

Trusted asset, engineering and operational knowledge delivered directly into the field workflow helping technicians prepare faster, work more consistently and capture better information

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A digital work order is useful. Knowing what to do when you arrive is what matters

Why this digital resilience challenge?

Field work depends on more than the task on the screen

Technicians often need to combine asset history, procedures, safety requirements, technical documentation and operational conditions before acting. Even with mobile workforce platforms, finding that context can still mean navigating multiple applications or calling engineering and control center teams for support.

Key benefits

Put the Knowledge Around the Asset Into Every Intervention

AI assisted field operations move beyond process mobility bringing the information, experience and context technicians need into the intervention itself.

Know before you go

Prepare asset history, previous failures, required tools, procedures and safety considerations before technicians travel to site.

Find answers without leaving the workflow

Access technical information through natural language on mobile, tablet or hands-free interfaces during the intervention.

Give experience a wider reach

Make specialist knowledge and lessons learned more accessible to less experienced and geographically distributed technicians.

Turn field activity into reusable knowledge

Structure notes, reports and asset updates so each intervention strengthens the organization’s knowledge base.

How NTT DATA helps

01

Bring context into the field workflow

Connect AI with field service, asset management and enterprise knowledge platforms so relevant information follows the technician and the task.

Utility field technician using an AI-assisted tablet to access asset history, technical documentation, diagnostic data and maintenance guidance directly at the equipment, bringing operational context into the field workflow

02

Prepare interventions before arrival

Consolidate work orders, asset history, previous failures, procedures, tools and safety considerations into a focused intervention summary.

Utility field technician preparing for an intervention by reviewing asset condition, maintenance history, diagnostic data, required tools and replacement components before arriving on site, helping reduce delays and improve first-time resolution

03

Support technicians while the work is happening

Use natural language assistance to locate information, explain procedures and compare current observations with previous interventions.

Utility field technician receiving AI-assisted maintenance guidance while working on critical pumping equipment, with real-time access to asset information, procedures and diagnostic context to support safer, faster intervention

04

Capture more value after the work is done

Assist with intervention reports, technician notes, asset-record updates and the identification of new knowledge worth preserving.

Utility maintenance team capturing completed field work, inspection evidence, asset condition updates and intervention history in a digital knowledge system to strengthen future diagnostics, maintenance planning and operational learning

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Keep field expertise in control

We don’t replace technician judgment. We give field teams better context while established procedures, qualifications and approval mechanisms remain in place.

Experienced utility technician validating equipment condition with diagnostic instruments while a colleague follows digital maintenance guidance, keeping field expertise and human judgment in control of AI-assisted operations

Utility field technician carrying out maintenance on critical pumping equipment with AI-assisted asset information and intervention guidance available directly on a rugged laptop, improving field readiness, execution quality and first-time resolution

Proven impact

Better prepared. Better informed. Better connected to the knowledge behind every asset

Results that matter

Measurable Gains Across the Field Service Lifecycle

Indicative objectives depend on process complexity, workforce maturity, information quality and deployment strategy.

Increase field technician productivity

Improve field technician productivity by 15–30% by giving crews faster access to asset context, procedures and technical knowledge directly within their workflow.

Cut time spent searching technical information

Reduce time spent locating manuals, asset history, procedures and engineering information by 30–50% through contextual access to trusted operational knowledge.

Reduce intervention preparation time

Cut intervention preparation time by 20–40% by automatically bringing together asset history, previous failures, required procedures, tools and relevant safety information before technicians travel to site.

Improve first-time resolution

Increase first-time resolution by 10–20% by giving technicians more complete context, previous intervention knowledge and technical guidance while the work is being performed.

Give every technician faster access to the knowledge behind the asset, the task and the intervention

Put intelligent field support where the work happens

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