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What Causes Construction Project Delays?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Unfortunately, many contractors are still relying on non-integrated, on-premise software solutions, which often means data reporting is delayed between the field and office, and those tasked with analyzing project productivity are often working from information that is days, weeks, even months old.

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How The Cloud Is Enabling Smarter Project Management—Part 4 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Furthermore, having to wait until reaching the office, a connected workstation or even relying on limited VPN connections to manually enter data into the system means additional delays. Cloud-based software is breaking project managers free of the chains to the office, allowing them to work almost exclusively in the field where the action is.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Some Advice on Change Orders » A Change (Order) for the Better? When clients ask me about change orders, I’m reminded of a well-circulated photo. The yacht is named “Change Order.” Discussion about change order difficulties tends to be one of two types.

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The importance of keeping construction daily logs for every site activity

Lets Build

Your construction daily log shows why, how, and when changes occur and decisions are made; this enables everyone on-site to stay productive, maintain transparency, and, ultimately, reduce delays and unnecessary change orders. If you’re like most site managers, you probably chose the latter.

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Federal Construction Contractors Are Faced with the Double Whammy of the Pandemic and Price Escalation: What Can Be Done?

Federal Construction Contracting Blog

What is often forgotten is that in March 2020, the Office of Management & Budget issued a memorandum (OMB Memo M-20-18) recognizing that “Federal contractors play a vital role in helping agencies meet the needs of our citizens, including the critical response efforts to COVID-19. 52.242-15, Stop Work Order.

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

« Choosing a Cloud Host: Data Security. The Office, The Field, and Technology. There’s no better example of the business silo in construction than the separation that many companies experience between field operations and office management. General Management. Software & Technology. Accounting & Finance.

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Top 10 ERP Solutions for Construction Firms

Construction Marketing

But when it comes to back-office technology, too many firms rely exclusively on elbow grease and hope—definitely not a strategy that works. It’s a secure, SaaS solution with reporting, dashboards and data analytics available on phones, tablets and PCs—anywhere at any time. Microsoft Dynamics SL.

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