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ProjectSight White Paper
Connecting Construction Operations with ERP
How most project management
solutions fall short
Many general contractors already use a project management solution — but not all solutions are created
equal. All too often, the project management solution is disconnected from other business systems such
as ERP. This creates challenges, including:
These issues can all contribute to expensive rework and have a cascading effect on your ability to make
the best decisions and get access to the resources you need so that you can complete projects on time
and on budget.
• Duplicated data entry. The time lost to duplicate data entry is a major drawback of
maintaining separate systems with siloed data. The data must be manually entered into
both the ERP system and the project management system to align the information needed
to complete processes. Each of those entries adds to the team's workload and increases
the potential for errors to be introduced.
• Out-of-date data. When data is manually collected, entered and tabulated, it is
immediately out of date. Making decisions based on out-of-date data decreases accuracy,
productivity and overall efficiency. If construction crews are working with out-of-date
information, it can result in costly rework and delays.
• Incomplete data for reporting and analytics. Without fully integrated job cost
information, organizations can't glean actionable insights from reports and analytics.
For example, even the most sophisticated business intelligence tools for dashboarding
and analytics are only as good as the data that is fed into them.
• Increased cycle times. With manual processes from requests for information (RFIs) and
potential change orders, to change orders and billings, each step adds to the organization's
cycle times. When the increased opportunity for errors and bottlenecks is factored
in, those cycle times get longer still.
95% of all data collected construction and engineering
industry is unused.
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