Energy (Oil/Gas) | Construction Software Review

Construction firms that handle projects for the energy industry can have very particular software needs. These large construction projects need cost estimating, accounting, project management and scheduling tools that can scale to thousands of users yet be easy to use. Choosing the right energy construction software, then, can be a confusing and frustrating task. Learn about the features available in the construction software tools made specifically for the energy industry.

ModelRisk by Vose Software

ModelRisk can be used to solve questions when analyzing, optimizing, forecasting and correlating data is necessary. ModelRisk accomplishes this by adding risk analysis techniques to Excel spreadsheets, performing tasks such as the simplification of complicated calculations. This allows users, who can come from a variety of fields, to easily save time, the vendor said.

Features of the best document imaging software

There are several characteristics shared by the best document imaging software. Here we point out what they are. (For a refresher, our previous section shared the expected benefits of using a document imaging software system.)

The advantages of document imaging software systems

What can you expect from a document imaging software system? First of all, the things you do every day -- tracking employee time to jobs, assessing job progress through reports and checklists, understanding how materials are being used, and responding to partner needs such as change orders and payments on invoices -- should move more quickly, and have a level of accuracy greater, than what you previously experienced.

When to buy document imaging software for your business

This section of our buyers guide provides considerations for analyzing existing paperwork processes before buying document imaging software for your construction business. (For a refresher, the previous section of our buyers guide explored what document imaging software offers to the AEC industries.)

An introduction to document imaging management software

The first section of our four-part buyers guide to document imaging management systems identifies the problems and business processes that these products aim to address.

Document Imaging Software Buyers Guide

The use of document imaging software can help architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) firms get a grip on the thousands of pages of papers generated and disseminated during the construction process. Our Document Imaging Software Buyers Guide describes how these systems work and how they can benefit AEC firms.

Document imaging systems for heavy/highway construction

By Duane Craig

Many heavy, highway, infrastructure and utility contractors want to use document imaging systems, or document management systems, to reduce paper handling, speed up decision making and automate processes. In particular, companies in these construction businesses are looking for systems that help with collaboration.

According to the CFMA 2008 Technology Survey, while 56% of heavy and highway companies aren’t using a document imaging system, 38% said it is on their buy lists.

Categories: Imaging, Energy (Oil/Gas), Heavy and Highway

eCopy software, SharePoint boost document availability

By Duane Craig

J.R. Filanc Construction Company Inc. is a general engineering contractor that specializes in water delivery and water treatment facilities. Since the company is involved with constructing, renovating and expanding that infrastructure, it has more than half its workforce in the field at any given time.

Categories: Imaging, Energy (Oil/Gas), Heavy and Highway

Online document management software makes storing, sharing easy

By Duane Craig

Odebrecht Group, a builder of large-scale projects such as highways, bridges, airports and electric plants, used Sword online document management software for a hydroelectric project deep in Brazil’s Tocantins Basin. According to a case study documenting the build, the company needed the involvement of 200 people scattered across the world.

Categories: Imaging, Energy (Oil/Gas), Heavy and Highway

SpringBoard Control Console by LoadSpring Solutions

The SpringBoard Control Console is the Web portal through which users access LoadSpring’s customized, integrated project management software suites. The console provides application security measures such as authentication protocols and customized portals. The application suites adhere to the ISO 17799 information security standard, which emphasizes the confidentiality, integrity and availability of key information, the vendor said.

These project management suites are built to integrate software such as the following: