It’s important to gain a competitive advantage, improve profit margins and complete work within the stipulated time and budget. To make this possible, construction industry is taking productivity a priority. Additional expenses are incurred due to inefficiencies. Rework can shoot up costs of a project by 10-15% than the contract price. If that can be bought down by 2%, then productivity levels can be improved by even 70%.
Rework and changes in design are something that is actually inevitable and steps to improve communication and productivity levels must be taken up. To avoid rework, managing documents digitally and working with latest documents can really help.
Coordinate & Communicate
Construction companies should always ask for suggestions from baby boomers as they are experienced peeps and learnt from previous anecdotes in job sites as how to work within stipulated time and budget. Construction Companies should always do complete analysis of all phases of the construction process and plan to understand which the points where productivity can be improved. You need to have the right person, a project manager to delegate the tasks. He needs to find a way how to motivate the workers, check if everything is going on according to the plan, ensure that the construction work gets completed in estimated time frame. A construction project management software helps him to track, manage and access all his tasks and issues.
Track and measure progress
You have to check that the plan that you have done is working for you and team. Check daily what your workers are doing. Take reports from software to see the schedule of work and the reports submitted. With this in hand, you can measure the progress of work and check productivity levels. Opt for a software that does cost savings for you.
Improve efficiencies with Software
Implementing construction project management software for your business can surely push up productivity levels. Software like SKYSITE lets you manage RFIs, punch lists, submittals and all project documents. You can work real time with your team and always work with the latest documents. You can do and access changed even on the go.
Train Employees
Provide your construction supervisors with the right training of the software you are opting and also how to work well. Project management software and BIM can eliminate wait times and reduce costly rework. Your team might find it a bit difficult to adapt to new software but once they understand the benefits they will surely love to use it.
Improve Safety Training
The primary cause of project delays and cost overruns are frequent jobsite accidents. Contractors have to provide right safety training so that employees are aware of the risks and hazards. They also must be aware of the latest methods and incorporate them into their daily operations at jobsite. So, stay ahead of the game and ensure that your workers are working well.
A drop in productivity scale is noticeable if you are not using the right technology. It will not only steadily improve the productivity levels but will also reduce errors and will let you stay within the budget.
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