AustraliaConstruction and engineering2023 – ongoing

GHD

Copilot for Microsoft 365 early access and RFP responses

GHD trial of 300 Copilot licences: 41% of users save time, RFP time cut expected at 20-30%

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Problem

The engineering and design firm spends large amounts of time on responses to requests for proposals.

Approach

GHD joined the Copilot early access program in September 2023 with 300 licences. It set up data access controls first, then let staff explore in Word, Teams and Outlook, and one user analysed two RFPs with it.

Results

41%Users saving time in their workdayVendor's case study[1]

75%Users who feel more efficientVendor's case study[1]

20-30%Expected reduction in time and cost on RFP responses (projection)Vendor's case study[1]

Takeaway

41% of users reported saving time, and 12% saved more than an hour. A 20-30% cut in RFP response time and cost is a projection by a GHD executive.

Sources

GHD's productivity surge: how AI is reinventing the RFP process
Microsoft Australia News Centre12 Mar 2024Vendor publication

Source summaries

[1]Microsoft Australia News Centre12 Mar 2024

Microsoft's Australian newsroom reports on GHD's Copilot early access trial. It gives survey results and a projected cut in proposal effort.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 25 Oct 2026 · Updated 25 Oct 2026