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C onstruction projects comprise a number of processes across multiple levels – from physical labour on the ground to drawing up plans in the office, and many third parties working around each other. Enter project managers – the people who sort through all the noise and impose consistency from delivery to execution. They typically have years of experience and a penchant for keeping all parties on the same page, but what if you could arm them with a tool that would allow your business to scale?
THE RIGHT TOOL FOR THE RIGHT JOB
Project oversight The first step in any construction project is to establish key contacts, responsibilities, budget, deadlines and other such details. The dashboard of
each project in Next Project displays this information so all stakeholders know who’s involved, what they’re doing, and how to contact them. While seemingly obvious, we believe the road to a successful project begins with getting everybody on the same page. Documentation records Once work starts, it’s important to know who did what and when, what the state of the work was at various points, and what checks have been carried out. It’s useful, then, to have documents stored in one repository, where all stakeholders can store information and retrieve it as needed. This can save time, eliminating hours of backtracking through texts, email chains and paper files. Another way the software saves time is through work orders. If a worker is assigned a task without context then the desired result may not happen.
Project management software can boost efficiency, doing the heavy lifting so your teams can focus on getting the job done
demanding progress updates and explanations for setbacks. Next Project allows clients to gain visibility of the project so they can see how much progress has been made and what is left to do. This frees construction professionals to focus on the job at hand. Time is money The sooner a project can be completed, the less costly it is, and the happier the client. Every project manager’s goal is to run a smooth operation, keeping misunderstandings, frustrating setbacks, scheduling errors and sub-par work to a minimum. Next Project makes such goals easier to reach.
Having the ability to log in and instantly decipher how well the project is going can enable decision-makers to identify bottlenecks and address them. Less negativity from clients Clients can get nervous when they feel that they aren’t in the loop. They consequently barrage project managers with emails, voicemails and texts
By providing documentation that details what needs doing and why, such as meeting compliance or client specifications, you minimise the likelihood that the job will need doing a second time. Deadline and budget forecasting Workers can log into Next Project via their smartphone or tablet and record what they have done and how many hours they have worked. The platform automatically factors in how much money was spent in hours worked and building materials consumed and adds information to the deadline and budget forecasting modules.
Looking for further guidance? See Next Project in action by booking a demo of the project management software, at
next-tech.com/en/book-a-demo-of-next-project-fmb . FMB members benefit from preferential rates on our services.
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