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Empowering Project Management Professionals Through Technology—Part 2 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a five-part series on Construction Project Management. Last week, we talked about the complexity of construction projects and the role of the project manager in managing the processes behind them. And these workers will undoubtedly change from project to project.

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How to simplify your daily construction reports

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What’s your biggest fear as a construction project manager? Keeping a detailed daily construction report is useful for more than tracking project progress and productivity; it decreases your risks of experiencing those fears that keep you up at night. Another risk that project managers face is schedule overruns.

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Top 10 ERP Solutions for Construction Firms

Construction Marketing

According to BSEC’s glossary of software terms , Enterprise Resource Planning Software is a product that “allows a company to manage various aspects of a business — such as accounting, inventory and human relations — in one place. Procore gives you the power to manage accurate project budgets with reliable data drawn from the field.

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Using Business Intelligence to Gain a Competitive Edge

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Whether you’re an owner, executive, project manager, or job supervisor, it’s important to know what’s happening in your business and how you stand next to the competition. When profit margins are thin, it doesn’t take much to wipe out a project’s financial benefits. Risk management.

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Living in a Materials World

Viewpoint Construction Technology

But along the way, those material costs can start to add up, especially if the materials aren’t procured and managed properly. For instance, many projects require the use of selected materials only and limit certain types of materials or additives. are streamlining the process to mitigate risks. Not any longer.

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The Rise of Business Intelligence in Construction

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Business intelligence in its simplest terms is the gathering of data — largely produced through construction management and project management software — and sorting and analyzing it to make intelligent business decisions. The larger the job, greater the amount of data and potential for unplanned costs and risks.

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Rethinking Traditional Construction Project Management—Part 1 of 5

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a five-part series on Construction Project Management. The lifeblood of any construction company is the construction project itself. How those projects are managed can make or break the company. Project Management Versus Construction Project Management.