Lessons from the Atlanta I-85 Bridge Collapse: The Value of Construction Project Management Software
As the I-85 bridge in Atlanta, GA reopens this week we can’t help but reflect on how the contractor was able to go above and beyond to complete this complex project. Atlanta ranks as the 8th most congested city in the world, making the collapse of one of the City’s primary corridors a crisis situation. The importance of selecting a contractor with the right construction project management software in place to manage and complete this job ahead of schedule was apparent in the incentives offered by the Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT).
Eliminating the Guess Work with Construction Project Management Software
When Georgia DOT announced that highway contractor C.W. Matthews Contracting Co. Inc. could earn up to $3.1 million in performance-based incentives for the I-85 project completion, no one believed that the milestones were attainable. How could any contractor tackle such a massive project within such a short time frame? By deploying world-class construction project management software to streamline every step of the project! Project management becomes less herding cats and more enabling professionals when utilizing the following functionality:
Success Through Collaboration | Most construction jobs require complex coordination between multiple groups and teams. Help everyone work better together with communication and collaboration tools. Complete construction project management tools provide a dashboard that gives you the ability to put real-time, important information in front of everyone on your project team. This level of visibility gives your entire team vital project measurements such as Work in Progress, Cost to Complete, Over/Under Billing and Earned Revenue.
Mobile-Friendly | When dealing with complex construction projects, the work doesn’t come to you – you go to the work! The job site is where profit is won or lost and staying connected is critical. Provide your field staff with the tools needed to record data, stay connected and access vital project information.
Unmatched Ease-of-Use | Running a successful construction business is hard work! Managing your critical business systems shouldn’t be. Your construction project management software should be designed to be as user-friendly as possible – allowing you to spend your time running your business, not figuring out how to run your software.
Active Business Intelligence | Up to date business intelligence is critical when dealing with multiple project stakeholders. To keep your projects on time and within budget you need the ability to access every data element in the system to build customized real-time project reports. Successful firms utilize workflows and alerts to turn passive reporting into actionable plans.
Empowered by the Cloud | Spectrum Construction Software users enjoy the convenience of the cloud without sacrificing security or control. With role-based pricing you pay only for the functionality you need, saving thousands of dollars over the course of each year. Empowered by Spectrum’s fully-integrated web-based document management system you can access your documents and images anywhere in the world at the click of a button.
Position Your Firm for the Next Big Project
Is your firm stuck on an outdated archaic project management system? If so it’s time for you to check out Spectrum Project Management and position yourself to win the next big construction project.
