Digital solutions bring structure and create a unified workflow
Construction activities are often fragmented, disparate and distributed amongst small groups of specialised contractors or tradesmen working separately. Often each siloed team develops its own reporting system which is mostly paper-based with its own terminology. This compartmentalisation and lack of insight into what is happening in different teams hinder good decision-making and collaboration. So a digital solution connects each team’s day-to-day activities with the long-term vision of the construction project by bringing proper structure, better organisation and unified workflow.
Digital solutions foster constructive communication and fluid collaboration on construction sites
Using a unified digital solution in construction can improve how a building comes together. Fluid collaboration and constructive communication are essential to execute the tasks, get the work done and move the project forward towards delivery. This can happen when construction teams are using digital solutions that allow them to know who did what, where, and when. So migrating site-based paperwork such as site manager permits, site inspections and daily diaries to an online platform creates a suite of a reporting system that facilitates collaboration and communication in construction teams.
Digital solutions will help your construction company win repeat business
Construction projects are chaotic and complex. Often a single construction project will have dispersed construction sites, often at different stages of completion. Construction teams are often diverse and dispersed working on different things at the same time. Construction activities can be fragmented. Hence, a progress review becomes essential to the success of the construction project. In other words, it is important to show and convince clients or stakeholders how all the individual parts and activities that seem discordant fit into the whole project. Digital solutions can offer transparency to stakeholders and clients which helps in providing a good customer experience. Thus helping your construction company win repeat business.
Digital solutions provide a single source of truth
Many construction professionals and contractors use a combination of solutions such as email, excel, dropbox and process-specific solutions like, for example, snagging. The challenge with using multiple solutions is that it is difficult to get a single view of the project status. Modern digital platforms are flexible to adapt to the requirements of different teams and their workflows and at the same time provide accurate data in real-time and therefore act as a single source of truth for better decision-making and collaboration.
Digital solutions help deliver construction projects on time and within budget
Digital solutions provide the big picture of your construction projects. Digital solutions allow you to find out what is happening on the construction site with precise data in order to make the right decision. A Project Manager can get the whole story from the construction site. A field worker can share accurate data straight from the field. And a construction worker can get the right instruction to execute the right task. And all this in real-time with precise data along with the appropriate context. So that they can all collaborate flawlessly to deliver the projects on time and within budget.
Conclusion
The investment in digital solutions will pay dividends in the long term. It will definitely improve your construction company’s profit margins, collaboration, time efficiency and productivity. Most importantly it will protect your construction company against claims and help you comply with standards and regulations. Which will in turn help you deliver defect-free buildings on time and within budget.
