VIDEO: PlanGrid Build – Top features and more

there's no doubt construction and project management have been linked since the dawn of time or at the very least when people started working together to create communities now in the age of the internet there are many project management tools for a variety of fields including construction but are there any that have a solid grid base to help you build out your plans the answer is of course much simpler than all of my terrible jokes hey project managers i'm meredith and in this video we're going to be reviewing plan grid build a construction management software built for the teams out in the field it enables construction firms and contractors to view manage organize update and distribute sheets drawings models and other documents ensuring that all stakeholders are working on the same page the original company responsible for creating this helpful tool was plan grid inc a private construction software company based in san francisco california it was co-founded by tracy young kenny stone ralph goody and ryan sutton g in 2011 with a mission to move all paper documents used in the construction industry to the cloud in a digital format and by 2018 they had gained about 12 000 paying customer companies later in december of 2018 autodesk completed its acquisition of plan grid and it is now part of the autodesk build construction cloud solution as a mobile application today a lot of companies are switching to plan grid build to improve efficiency and reduce wasteful production but is the software actually useful and worth transitioning to a cloud-based program well let's find out together file management is key when it comes to plan grid build the system provides several tools that help streamline and centralize document management one of those tools is automatic version control it ensures that teams are always working on the latest versions of drawings and models users can also view previous versions and compare versions to keep track of changes another included feature is the approval workflow this helps facilitate control and automate the review and distribution of documents and drawings before publishing now this includes the ability to review comment and approve shared docs other features include real-time publishing of drawings to the field auto-sync to mobile devices and advanced markup tools for easy collaboration alright now let's talk about project management plan grid build includes configurable construction project workflows to connect the office and the field and then keep teams on track the best way to manage these workflows is through integrations scheduling tools like primavera p6 microsoft project or astropower project are perfect ways to allow teams to view and collaborate on scheduled data from anywhere in the world the platform also has custom views filters and integration with cost management to quickly and accurately connect costs and time there's also a feature called rfi management it stands for request for information and it helps improve communication and create accountability with plan grid build users can connect rfis across the project life cycle link rfis to tasks escalate issues to rfis and link rfis to potential change orders other features include submittals management centralized construction meeting minutes reference links to meetings and progress tracking with markup tools along with file and project management features clan grid build also provides tools for quality and safety management as well for quality management workers can track all issues in one place with automated clash detection centralized document management and quality checklists as for safety management users can develop repeatable safety programs and assign clear team ownership of site safety plus there are safety checklists and templates issue and incident logs all accessible from the mobile app so after reviewing the software i personally think it's a helpful tool in fairness i don't work directly in the construction field so i'd love to hear from all of my construction managers in the comments below it's important to note that one can't access plan grid build without an autodesk subscription and at the time of this recording plans can cost anywhere between 500 and 1700 if you want to try out plan grid build before committing to the cost there is a link to a 30 day free trial in the description below or if you want to check out the next best alternative then go watch my field wire review video and if you found this video helpful be sure to click the like icon hit that subscribe button if you want to keep up with all things project management and i'll see you next time bye you

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