Imagine that you go on a trip with friends in 1980. A few days before the trip you sit down, take out your Michelin map and define the different stops you will make, the highway you will follow and document this in a detailed roadbook. . Now imagine that you start your journey and after a while, you come across a traffic jam or a road block and end up stuck in traffic for hours. You go back to your Michelin Map and replan a portion of your trip, causing significant delays. It's frustrating and creates a lot of stress for you and your passengers.
In your project it's the same thing. You plan your project in MS Project and distribute it, but as soon as there is a problem on site, such as delays in delivery, your planning becomes obsolete, causing stress and a large administrative burden because the information arrives late.
Fast forward to today, to make this trip you are using apps like Waze or Google Maps. You get in the car with your friends and place your phone in the middle of the car, visible to everyone. As soon as there is a traffic jam or blockage on the road, the app will notify you because other drivers have reported it. You get to your destination faster and with much more peace of mind thanks to collaborative, real-time information.
With a specific digital tool for construction it's the same thing. Your program is updated with real-time information about the progress and issues of all members involved in the project, allowing you to quickly adjust and react to unforeseen events. So you are able to protect your margins against complaints and unnecessary delays and build reliable workflows where all stakeholders have ownership of their tasks and, more importantly, a clear understanding of when a task should be set to “done.” ”.
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This is what collective application intelligence is all about. This is the difference between working with Excel or MS Project and working with a tool adapted for the construction industry. Like many others, the project manager who participated in our webinar relied on Excel and MS Project to manage his schedule.
But he had no way of sharing his program with the rest of the team. The program would remain trapped on your or your foreman's computer, forcing project stakeholders to work in silos. This disconnect between people on the ground and the program fueled a culture of blame and reduced subcontractor engagement.
After bringing his project information to the cloud, he began to see the value of working together with his team on a shared schedule. He was able to monitor everything that was happening on site and provide everyone involved with the information they needed to keep their tasks running and deliver on the promises made in advance.
