
Cloud adoption and digital transformation have affected almost every business sector over the last decade. In the construction industry in particular, new apps can keep your staff informed and empower them to make critical decisions efficiently.
At the beginning of the year, it’s important to evaluate your processes and procedures to ensure you’re saving time, money and stress during projects. Get a jump start on upgrading your process with these apps that prove useful for almost any job site.
#1. Procore
Procore helps streamline and automate various steps of the construction process, such as document management, task assignments, and change order management. It also allows teams to access project data including drawings, documents and schedules in real time.
Using Procore to enhance your project management can help identify issues early on and keep teams on the same page. It also allows you to manage costs more effectively and improve quality assurance through tools that help with regulation and industry standard compliance.
#2. CoConstruct
If you’re a construction manager or site engineer, the CoConstruct app can help you easily track time, communicate with your team, manage client data and budget for your projects.
Through CoConstruct you can also create a branded customer portal to streamline invoice payments, customer communication and project information. By simplifying these processes, you’ll be able to more easily manage your site and respond to any issues that come up over the course of the project.
#3. Fieldwire
Over the past several years, Fieldwire has added new features to help construction companies streamline the way they compose their weekly reports and collaborate with field teams. New features include automatic version control of new designs, a complete architectural software system to reduce manual inputs and the ability to track every redline or markup in a project.
The app also helps construction companies streamline their weekly reports, collaborate with team members, reduce manual inputs and track every change made on a project. This helps teams stay on track and organized, cutting down on miscommunications and confusion.
#4. RedTeam
Perfect for smaller firms and independent contractors, RedTeam is an affordable construction field management software and app that can be used to track project budgets, contracts, client lists and more.
RedTeam also works well with other apps such as Autodesk to create an easy project management process from start to finish. Integrating it into your workflow will help improve collaboration and productivity, helping you run your projects more smoothly and minimize delays.
#5. Autodesk Construction Cloud
The Autodesk Construction Cloud (previously PlanGrid) helps keep everyone involved with a project, informed on a project’s progress and status. The platform includes tools tools for project management, cost management and safety management that are designed to help construction companies improve efficiency and collaboration on their projects.
The suite also uses role-based workflows and easily integrates with apps like Akular and Arvizio, so that anyone can access the latest project updates and make changes along the way. It can also help companies manage costs, improve scheduling and organize resources easily.
Supporting Your Team with the Latest Technology
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