Saturday, January 11, 2014

Features Of Great Project Management Software For Construction

By Marissa Velazquez


Project management software for construction has the ability to help your organization to develop resource estimates, manage, organize and plan available resource pools. Depending on the complexity, this application can aid in managing estimates and plans, cost control, scheduling as well as prove pivotal in decision making. Below are some of the features that such an application should have before you employ it in your business setup.

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.

An easy to learn and use system is what you should be on the lookout for. The entire team in your organization should be involved one way or the other. This is made even easier when you have a system that has an extensive knowledgebase containing how-to articles as well as 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.

The best designed application should also be accessible through a number of platforms including iPad and smartphone (iOS and Android based) technologies. This way, managing your daily tasks becomes an easy task that will help in further improving information share between your team members as long as they have an internet connection. This allows sharing of critical data and information much faster especially when it comes to tracking the project's progression.

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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