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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Features Great Project Management Software For Construction Should Have

By Marissa Velazquez


With project management software for construction, you can finally improve the way your firm develops resource estimates, manages, organizes and plans the resource pools available. Each system has its own levels of complexity that can allow you carry out various tasks such as scheduling, cost controlling and manage plans and estimates. Before deploying a system for use in your organization, it is crucial that it has the following qualities for it to be an efficient managerial tool.

In the world of construction, time is important and is a valued business commodity. The system you set your eyes on should offer the latest information that can make the process of decision making better informed and accurate. Such a system will act as a repository for all photos, documents, RFI statuses, clarifications and any schedule changes.

The system you wish to use should also be easy to use and learn. Getting your entire team using the application is critical for a successful collaboration. This can be made much easier when using a simple easy to use app that comes along with a knowledge base of how to articles and tutorial videos.

Support is a crucial component of any system and should be in such an area that members of your team can easily access. Support should be available twenty-four hours seven days a week and contains video tutorials that are accessible through web-enabled devices. Other forms of support that you should insist on include live chat, email support and scheduled phone support sessions.

Web based systems should also be accessible to several members of your team through a watertight access agreement. The system should be capable of supporting as many team members as possible without requiring you to incur further costs. Once you have more team members using the system, their collaboration will become more efficient, adding value to your organization.

Data can be distorted irreversibly by different types of failures including natural disasters (earthquakes or tornadoes), man-made disasters (arson or industrial espionage), software failure as well as hardware failure. The system you choose should have mechanisms in place to alleviate against such disasters in order to avoid downtime. One of the main objectives of any system is to ensure that it is up and functional 99.99% of the time.

Not only should the project be accessible through the standard computers, but should also support mobile platforms like smartphones and iPads. Such a feature will make the running of daily tasks a breeze and improve the way information is shared between team members. Such a move will also allow the managerial team gets updated information at any time and from anywhere.

Project management software for construction can be a crucial tool when used in an effective manner otherwise it is likely to generate a mountain of information that does not offer an insight into the issues that need addressing. The best system should illuminate the cracks in a process. Therefore, it should contain the features listed above for data integrity.




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