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Are You Still Using Spreadsheets for Project Management?

Viewpoint Construction Technology

To keep things organized, most contractors use technology in some capacity to facilitate day-to-day workflows for project management , scheduling, accounting , estimating and more. For project management specifically, 46.1 Other project management software (28%). The results: Excel (72%). Email (44%).

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Increasing Construction Company Profitability Through Better Practices

Contractor Bookkeeping

Technology sprawl and the rabbit hole of more and more information available all the time makes productivity—and healthy downtime—a real challenge for many of us.

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9 Keys to Building a Reliable Commercial Construction Subcontractor Network

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However, it has been worth the effort to develop a thorough vetting process and understanding of what works best for our clients and the type of projects we manage. This has allowed us to perform at a high level, ensuring quality finished products, a maintained schedule, and being mindful of the budget.

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Good Shepherd Food Bank – Coffee & Collaboration

PC Construction

Last Friday, I had the pleasure of attending the Good Shepherd Food Bank (GSFB) annual Coffee & Collaboration event in Portland, Maine, with my fellow PC employee owner, Senior Project Manager Mark Donovan. This event gave us the opportunity to learn about the organization and how PC Construction can help meet their needs.

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3 construction industry trends in 2023

Lets Build

The same issues plaguing the industry last year—labour shortages, supply chain disruptions, high material costs, lower profit margins, etc.—followed followed us into 2023. 2023 also brings more unpredictability for company execs and project managers, making managing schedules, budgets, and timelines challenging.

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Project Manager Workloads: How Much Is Enough?

Pro Builder

Project Manager Workloads: How Much Is Enough? Note: Front-line field superintendents are known by many names, but for this column, I’ll refer to them as project managers or PMs. A project manager with 20 years’ experience should be able to handle more units than one with five years on the job. Scott Sedam.

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Hire Us And Keep Your Bookkeeper Can Dramatically Increase Profits!

Contractor Bookkeeping

We have a program that can help generate more profits for your construction company by outsourcing part or all of the high cost, low value, day-to-day contractors bookkeeping services chores to us and we can work with your current bookkeeper by training them to handle parts of our process they can do quickly and easily.