Autodesk Construction Cloud

JULY 13, 2023

This quote primarily relates to personal finance, but his advice also rings true in the construction industry. While bringing in large projects and generating revenue is essential, it's equally important to manage profit effectively and ensure healthy margins. Have a look below.

Profitability 52

Profitability Risk Construction Autodesk 52

Autodesk Construction Cloud

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The construction industry is no stranger to big changes. Whether it’s the proliferation of BIM, the shift to digital plans and documents over paper, or the rise of mobility and cloud collaboration, transformation has been part of the industry’s DNA over the last few decades. We are also an early mover in AI.

Autodesk 142

Autodesk Construction Risk Products 142

Viewpoint Construction Technology

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Business intelligence (BI) is a hot topic in many industries as businesses look for ways to capitalize on larger data sets to make informed decisions. The construction industry is no exception. You can see that at the foundation of intelligence is data. This knowledge pyramid shows that data is foundational to BI.

Organization 145

Organization Foundation Viewpoint Contractors 145

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 26, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Customer Collaboration & Construction Software » Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. There’s a name for these situations: “profit fade.” Also make sure your project managers understand the contract language fully.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Profitability Software 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 1, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Healthy Competition » Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. The buzz at this year’s ConExpo-ConAgg certainly indicated that this is a hopeful time for the construction industry, or at least a time of cautious optimism. document management.

Cash Flow 120

Cash Flow Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. There’s a lot I could say here, but mostly, I just want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone at Foundation Software. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication.

Software 120

Software Software Construction Accounting 120

Job Order Contracting

JANUARY 10, 2021

Profitable partnering for LC. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management, 8 (4,), 292-303. Application of lean principles and theory of constraints in project management. LC: Prospects for the German construction industry.

Construction 164

Construction Procurement Contract Management 164

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 5, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. This, after all, is the foundation of the insurance industry. And risk can be a profit center, since insurance companies obviously make money. Well, consider the business model of the insurance industry. The construction industry is dangerous.

Risk 120

Risk Insurance Construction Software 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 24, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Free Webinar: Managing Information Overload » Silos: Great for Grain, Not so Great for Business. One of our clients does industrial electrical work on projects around the country. Committing Intentional Project Communications. foundation.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Iowa 120

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Confronting the brutal facts of your business and industry. For instance, Foundation Software’s vision is this: “To provide the best in accounting software and service for the labor intensive contractor.” Is There No Free Lunch or Construction Software?

Construction 175

Construction Software Software Accounting 175

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. If a business is unprofitable in 2011, and has no taxable income to use the deduction, that business can elect to use 100% Bonus Depreciation and carry-forward to a year when the business is profitable. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 181

Construction Software Software Accounting 181

Construction Business Owner

MARCH 1, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Every year, there seems to be a new product or service that’s all the industry buzz. You can’t turn the page of a magazine or open up an industry-related website without seeing it. Committing Intentional Project Communications. document management.

Mobility 120

Mobility Cash Flow Construction Software 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 31, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management. project collaboration. project management.

Construction 185

Construction Software Software Accounting 185

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 18, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Querying different type of jobs in job costing to look at profitability by type. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. Management.

Construction 169

Construction Software Software Accounting 169

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 2, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. « Free Webinar on Reducing Profit Fade. My company’s flagship product continues to evolve, and we constantly have one goal in mind: to be the industry leader in new sales for construction accounting software. document management. foundation.

Construction 160

Construction Software Software Accounting 160

Construction Business Owner

MAY 7, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. « Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade. No matter what industry you’re in, collaboration seems to be the latest “thing.” Each year at this event I’m reminded that collaboration is vital to our construction industry. foundation.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Construction Business Owner

APRIL 19, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Staying Focused in the Fight Against Profit Fade » Connecting in Construction. Connection between our company and our customers, between industry peers, between contractors and their project teams. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Conference 120

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 29, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Public Exposure and Liability on Construction Sites » Better Project Management through Better Communication. Hopefully, you’ve had the chance to consider how deliberate your project communications are. document management. foundation.

Construction 136

Construction Documentation Software Software 136

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 5, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Carefully monitoring these numbers will help you preserve profit and build more accurate bids on future projects. Implement technologies and processes so that project managers and other field staff are better connected to the financial side of your business.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Contractor Bookkeeping

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Education is the foundation for shifting paradigm. Cash flow issues kill contractors even though they have profit. Ignoring Profit Centers and Key Performance Indicators (KPI). We want to find fast easy ways to generate new cash flows and profits with a reasonable expectation of Return On Investment (R.O.I).

Profitability 48

Profitability Contractors Cash Flow Accounting 48

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Not too long ago, or so it seems, we were more than ecstatic at the idea of being able to call our project managers in the field on mobile phones. The project manager may not have a laptop on hand or the workstation may not have the software loaded.

Construction 137

Construction Software Software Project Management 137

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 30, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. For starters, it is designed for construction, so you’re getting software that handles the accounting and reporting challenges of your industry. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication.

Construction 169

Construction Software Software Accounting 169

Construction Business Owner

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Confronting the brutal facts of your business and industry. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software.

Construction 160

Construction Software Software Accounting 160

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 25, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. And when I started Foundation Software in 1985, on top of what I was learning on the fly, I made it a point to actively seek out knowledge, learning as much as I could about management, sales & marketing, leadership, technology, and the industry itself!

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Accounting 120

Contractor Bookkeeping

OCTOBER 4, 2013

There are a number of people who pass out advice on how to start a profitable construction company; however, very few have actually done it and fewer still had a clear understanding of where they were making or losing money and fewer yet have ever gotten past the point of owning a J.O.B. Education is the foundation for shifting paradigm.

Profitability 48

Profitability Construction Accounting Cash Flow 48

Construction Business Owner

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. It seems like just yesterday that Foundation Software was newly incorporated. Foundation gained its own identity, and we have the right people in place for the right jobs. I dream about Foundation, and I make plans for its future. Resource Center.

Construction 137

Construction Software Software Foundation 137

Construction Business Owner

JUNE 20, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Confronting the brutal facts of your business and industry. Take Foundation Software, for example. We have a very strong payroll module in our construction accounting software FOUNDATION for Windows. Committing Intentional Project Communications.

Construction 150

Construction Software Software Accounting 150

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. He replied, “Well, that depends on the project manager.”. While it’s understandable that every project manager has a different way of managing, the reality is that change orders don’t have room for personal style. document management.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

MAY 29, 2012

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management. project collaboration. project management.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 120

Construction Business Owner

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Some project managers tend to think of safety in the workplace as one of those things that we do “when we get a chance.” In fact, project managers should worry about implementing more safe practices because it can affect the way they bid on jobs.

Construction 137

Construction Insurance Software Software 137

Construction Business Owner

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. It’s not news that competition for work in most parts of the industry has increased or that margins have decreased. Change orders can be harder to manage – and present more of a profitability challenge – than pre-planned project work.

Change Orders 120

Change Orders Construction Software Software 120

Construction Business Owner

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. The CBO team attended the APWA 2011 Congress this year and had a chance to learn about the industry’s latest equipment and products. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication.

Construction 120

Construction Software Software Cash Flow 120

Construction Business Owner

JANUARY 19, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. In doing that, I realized that Foundation Software’s sales force became different from the stereotype characterized in the joke I told at the beginning. Foundation Software has been profitable in each of its years of business since 1985. foundation.

Construction 137

Construction Software Software Accounting 137

Construction Business Owner

AUGUST 18, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Committing Intentional Project Communications. Better Project Management through Better Communication. document management. foundation. foundation software. Management. project collaboration. project management.

Cash Flow 169

Cash Flow Software Software Accounting 169

Pro Builder

JUNE 1, 2020

For years, we as builders have been trained by industry consultants to think like manufacturers, create a process, and stick to it if we want to be profitable. Variances: Errors & omissions via hand-offs + incorrect plans/details + managing multiple documents. We might as well dig our foundations with a shovel too. .

Documentation 59

Documentation Software Software Profitability 59

Construction Business Owner

MAY 31, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. Who is Running the Asylum at Foundation Software? At Foundation Software, we try to avoid inmate takeovers by first assigning a lead analyst to oversee design for each project. Committing Intentional Project Communications. document management.

Construction 150

Construction Software Software Accounting 150

Construction Business Owner

MAY 17, 2011

Equipment Management. Industry News. Industry Statistics. When designing FOUNDATION® for Windows® 3.0 in the mid-1990’s, Foundation Software was faced with a major decision—should we completely redesign and rewrite our DOS product? So who is running the asylum at Foundation? document management.

Construction 150

Construction Software Software Accounting 150