Sometimes you don’t need new hires. Sometimes you need to get more out of the workforce you already have.
And many times, all it takes to increase your team’s output levels is to eliminate the productivity killers that are slowing them down—like poor communication practices and outdated workflows.
Here are a few ways construction software helps you do just that:
GPS time tracking software helps your crew make up for lost time
Construction time tracking apps combine GPS technology with mobile devices so your field crews can clock in and out at any jobsite easily and accurately. They also help you streamline scheduling tasks and better allocate the time employees spend on each jobsite.
Plus, they add a layer of accountability that you can’t achieve with paper time sheets. Because these apps allow you to see exactly where your crew is in real-time.
And the daily report feature allows both you and your employees to review how well their time was spent each day. And as you see inefficiencies, you can tweak accordingly.
So no more time will be lost because of poor time management skills or fudged timesheets. And you’ll know your crews are making the most of their workday.
Project management software speeds up communication times and bridges language barriers
Construction management software is designed to help you manage all the interconnected parts of your daily operations.
It installs on your team’s mobile devices and on your central computer system. And it keeps all your departments connected, no matter where they are—the jobsite, the trailer or the back office. So stakeholders, supervisors and office managers can communicate with field crews about projects and payments in real time.
And when all departments can communicate in real-time, it reduces the time that’s wasted running back and forth to clarify an issue or get approvals in person.
Plus, some field management software programmes now have multiple languages built-in. So Hispanic workers, and workers of other nationalities, can break the language barriers that slow project delivery times.
In other words, construction project management software speeds up communication. And the speedier your team communicates, the speedier things get built.
Modeling software strengthens collaboration between stakeholders, supervisors, and subs
Building information modeling, or BIM, is used to create interactive digital models of buildings and infrastructures before they’re built.
With BIM, your stakeholders, supervisors, and subs can evaluate a project from the planning stage through to the operational stages. And they can work together to solve any problems they see in the digital model before breaking ground on the project.
When everyone involved can see the end-goal from the beginning, conflicting opinions are resolved quickly, design flaws are corrected early and costly mistakes are avoided.
Machine-control software moves more dirt, more efficiently
Most machine control software connects a portable interface to your earthmovers to make them more precise. The interface uses data from 3D models to communicate with the machines and makes it easy for operators to work exactly to spec.
And since your operators have better control at faster speeds, even your less skilled drivers can use graders, compactors, excavators, and dozers with less rework and fewer passes.
Using machine control software can make your machines 50% more efficient at their jobs.
And if that’s not enough added productivity, there’s a new type of machine control software from Built Robotics that fully automates heavy equipment. So no one has to be inside the earthmovers to operate them. Instead, the software allows the machines to be controlled by an app.
From this app, you can set the machines to work on their own. In other words, you can “set it and forget it” as you work on other things. It’s a lot like using an app to control a Roomba vacuum, but on a much grander scale.
And if you like the idea of fully autonomous earthmovers, there are lots of new construction technology advances being made with robotics and automation.