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Mobile Tech Gains Traction on Construction Jobsites

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Five years ago, the mobile technology landscape on construction sites looked very different. JBKnowledge’s 2017 Construction Technology Report found that 41.4 percent of contractors—the largest group of survey respondents—believed mobile capabilities were “not very important” in 2012. The Most Popular Mobile Devices.

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Drive Better Decisions With Cloud, Mobile and Analytics

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We’ve seen increased cloud adoption , a shift toward mobile technology and an ever-growing amount of data collection (and, in many cases, deeper data analysis). When used wisely, leading-edge construction software and technologies can bring a significant return on investment and make your organization more productive and profitable.

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5 Ways Mobile Tech on the Jobsite Helps Your Whole Business

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Mobile technology touches pretty much all parts of our lives these days, so it’s no surprise mobile has begun to play a significant role on construction jobsites. As we’ve discussed on Viewpoint Surveyor in the past, JBKnowledge’s Construction Technology Report from 2017 found that 83.1 Connects the Office and the Field.

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Declare Your Independence From Subpar Construction Software

Viewpoint Construction Technology

While this type of software keeps your whole team in one system, it often fails to meet all of your needs. It’s also common for construction businesses to adopt software piecemeal or at the department level. In this case, you often end up with data in multiple software programs that don’t talk to each other. Consider the Cloud.

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How to Implement Construction Software in Your Business

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That’s why it’s critical to start endorsing the use of construction software as a step forward towards the modernisation of the construction industry. Challenges for Implementing Construction Software. Using construction software they would be completely redundant and save on the overhead wages bill. Conflict of interest.

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The ABCs of BYOD in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Contractors are Leveraging Power of Construction Management Software and Mobile Applications for Growth, But Where Do Responsibilities for Device Management Lie? For many, this would be a near catastrophic event, given the amount of personal (and often business) data that is often kept on any mobile device.

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Survey Says: Contractors Committed to Tech, Industry Still Faces Hurdles

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Now in its seventh year, the annual Construction Technology Report compiled by JBKnowledge is one of the most impressive surveys in the industry, providing the latest trends on everything from construction software, IT budgets and workflows, mobile apps, emerging technologies and more. in 2017 to 40.2% in 2017 to just 15.4%