Saturday, 25 January 2014

Features Of Great Project Management Software For Construction

By Marissa Velazquez


Project management software for construction is capable of aiding your organization to come up with accurate resource estimates, easier managing, organizing and planning of resource pools. The complexity of the application can help you manage plans and estimates, control costs, schedule and improve decision-making. Listed below are some features that any such application should present before you deploy it in your firm.

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.

Comprehensive customer support is vital and should be in an easy to locate location using a support button. The support provided should also be available at all times of day or night and should ideally include online video tutorials that can be accessed using any web-enabled device. Other support structures include phone support, live chat as well as email.

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 design of the application should be such that it allows access through several platforms such as smartphone (Android and iOS) and iPad. This will make managing day to day tasks that much easier as well as improve how the information is shared among team members no matter where they are. It will also allow more people to get more updated data on a project's progress easily.

Project management software for construction can be a critical tool when used in an efficient manner otherwise it will generate lots of data that is not indicative of the critical issues that require to be addressed immediately. Instead, the best system ought to bring the weaknesses to light without confusing team members. To this end, the system should have the features explained above for easier tracking of various projects.




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