The push for productivity improvements is a constant discussion in the construction industry. Schedule and cost overruns are notoriously common as the complexity of projects, materials, and costing variables continue to increase. The evidence, according to KPMG’s Global Construction Survey 2017, indicates that many firms are still struggling to adapt, and their productivity suffers as a result.
Productivity is a multi-faceted concept. With planning, training, and execution, downtime or wasted efforts impact company performance. One of the main drivers of productivity improvement is the use of information technology to integrate these elements into one cohesive business model.
Construction Technology Leads the Way
More and more success stories show how some companies have evolved to keep pace and excel in this technological environment. But a major challenge for many small and medium construction enterprises is figuring out how to take the first step in utilizing technology to their advantage. Companies that focus on using Tech to be more efficient find they are more profitable as well. The saying “work smarter, not harder” is another good way to talk about construction management software. Where should a contractor invest their time, money, and human resources to make the greatest positive impact with the least possible disruption to established routines and practices?
Tech to Replace Paper
For smaller firms, the wholesale adoption of an enterprise-wide digital, paperless management system is not a practical option, because of prohibitive upfront costs and the need to keep all hands focused on job site works-in-progress. Lack of investment capital and lack of training time for a new system prevents this kind of major leap.
The most obvious point of entry into the advantages of digital business management is in the replacement of paper time cards and equipment logs with a digital time and equipment tracking system. This approach has several advantages, including low cost and familiar procedures involved in implementation. But busybusy is so much more than a digital time card.
Low-Cost Construction Technology
When technology implementation in construction is as easy as an app on your phone and has both a free forever version and an option to upgrade to a paid version, it’s hard to pass up the chance to at least try it! To make it even better, the paid version has a 100% satisfaction guarantee for three months or your money back. With no risk to your budget, We can’t think of a single reason not to try it. With a guarantee like this, we have confidence you’ll see the benefits in our software.
If a single app for you and your team can use technology to:
- plan employee schedules (construction scheduling software)
- track safety
- document job progress
- track costs per project
- provide Construction Daily Reports
- track weather impacts
- provide historical data for more accurate estimates.
It’s now even hard to pass it up.
Immediate ROI for Your Business
The use of Mobile Time Tracking App a.k.a. construction management software, pays off immediately in 3 ways:
- The elimination of paper costs and time lost in completing, calculating, and collecting time cards by hand saves money to cover the costs of the app subscription.
- The improvement in accuracy of reported labor costs and the automatic calculation of payroll drives large gains in retained earnings that fall straight to the bottom line.
- Additional details about job costing activities and project execution recorded in the app can lead to improved productivity in estimating and executing future jobs.
Technology that pays you now… and later. With these three simple points, your profits will see the benefit. Just like that, a time clock app with GPS just became one of the most important tools on the Jobsite.
The advantages of taking this approach to adopt technology solutions are:
- cost of entry is low
- payoff is immediate
- The earning curve is short
And these are only the initial benefits. Over time, additional data and analytical reports can be added to the business model as the digital culture of the organization evolves. This digital culture is the basis for the future of construction productivity and the future is now.
