VIDEO: Construction Project Management Software: Overview, Special Features, and Top Products

organization is essential for construction projects to stay on time and on budget this is just one of the many reasons why contractors should consider using construction product management software for their work hey everyone i'm meredith and in this video we're talking all about construction project management software what is it do you really need it how is it different from regular project management software which vendors should you look at i'll answer all of your questions in a moment but also make sure to check out our website at project management.com to learn more about project management software tips and certifications now with all that being said let's get started a construction project management software system is a central place to track activity and progress at your job sites budget and forecast project costs manage bidding and schedule jobs these tools are made for everyone from commercial contractors to remodelers and they typically come with additional features that you probably won't find in all-purpose project management systems of course construction project management tools do offer most or all of the features that you'd expect from standard project management software these include features for task management multiple views like calendar and gantt charts resource management time tracking collaboration and portfolio management some construction project management systems also blur the line between project management software and a customer relationship management system depending on the system you go with you might find some of the features a tool like salesforce or hubspot would have including lead management email marketing and pipeline management no two construction project management systems are exactly the same so don't be surprised if one system includes crm features well another doesn't digging in a little bit deeper let's take a look at some of the features unique to construction project management software instead of having to keep track of bids through spreadsheets and email a construction project management tool streamlines the bidding process a good system will let you import the contact information for your subcontractors and send out bid requests with project information and important files this feature will also let you place bids on projects and you can see a list of the projects that you've bid on how much you bid and whether or not your bid was accepted a job costing feature will help you control costs for labor and materials over the course of a project job costing usually lets you create purchase orders and bills to track spending and to keep jobs within budget if you use a system that includes purchase orders you can set a spending amount for subcontractors and vendors when you receive the invoices the system matches them against the purchase orders to make sure that you aren't overspending one of the most helpful features of construction project management systems is job site logs job site logs work kind of like a news feed for progress on a job superintendents can use this feature to record what was completed for a given day or a week in addition to weather conditions subcontractors present equipment used and safety incidents most construction project management systems will also let you upload photos to communicate finished tasks or work in progress there are a lot of project management systems out there but some of the best tools made specifically for construction include procore builder trend co-construct core con and sage 300 construction in real estate if you prefer to use a standard project management solution instead you might consider monday.com reich or smartsheet the construction project management system that's right for you will depend on your budget feature and integration needs and deployment timeline take the time to research all of your options before making a decision and don't just stop at the biggest names in the market to learn more about project management software tips and certifications visit our website at the link in the description box below give this video a thumbs up if you found it helpful and be sure to subscribe and turn on those notifications and we're gonna see you next time bye

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