Beyond providing the obvious jobsite tools and equipment, ensuring that workers have the tools they need to complete their jobs can go a long way toward increasing overall employee satisfaction. It is essential that all field and office teams have the tools and technology they need to complete their respective roles as effectively and efficiently as possible as well as to improve collaboration across the organization.

Specific technology tools to consider include solutions for preconstruction (estimating and building information modeling), accounting and financial management, and project management. Solicit feedback from teams and make a checklist of what business demands the solutions should address. Areas to pay close attention to include usability, product scalability, and the software’s ability to integrate with other products in which the business is using today or might use in the future.

Mobility & Remote Working

Mobility is more crucial now than ever as back office staff are increasingly working remotely and interaction among teams on jobsites has decreased. Adopting mobile technologies can help fill in some of the gaps left by less face time and can provide an overwhelming number of additional benefits. Mobile technologies can help teams simplify jobsite reporting, collaborate with project stakeholders in real time, manage documents electronically, provide field personnel with anytime access to financial data, and instantly provide service technicians with work order details.

There are several technology options for accessing project and financial data remotely, and a cloud-based solution will provide the greatest flexibility. However, for businesses that are not able to implement new solutions, other ways teams can access data remotely include: