HEADSUP TECHNOLOGIES WEB-BASED PROJECT MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE OVERVIEW


HeadsUp Technologies delivers its residential and commercial construction software over the Internet. This, the Overland Park, Kansas-based vendor said, lets customers avoid the frequent requirement of some boxed applications for additional servers or workstations.

This Web-based project management software also features construction estimating, bidding, construction scheduling, document management, field data capture, and financial information capabilities, all of which appear in a single integrated system designed to eliminate builders' needs for multiple applications during a project's life cycle, the vendor said. The system's user interface is enhanced by a technology known as Ajax (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML). Finally, the vendor recommended builders use, at a minimum, Microsoft Windows XP and Internet Explorer 6.0.

HeadsUp Commercial features a full, Microsoft Word-based documentation system that offers search functionality and can be linked to specific tasks. It also offers Critical Path Scheduling for up-to-date task reviews by supervisors and work crews and a margin manager that looks at variances from planned margin and notifies management of any differences. The flexible system can start small and grow to meet an unlimited number of users as needed, according to HeadsUp.

HeadsUp Residential was designed to capture deliveries at the building site and automatically create payables in the firm's office accounting system; it automatically updates and reports task status in the field. Using this Web-based project management software, the project manager can take digital photographs to attach to daily reports and easily know which crews are scheduled to be on-site on a given day, according to the vendor. To reduce expenses, meanwhile, the application can produce resource allocation reports to identify available resources that can be used for another job; it may also send and monitor the acceptance of purchase orders and subcontracts, the vendor said.

With HeadsUP PDA, users can access the Web-based project management software via a personal digital assistant (PDA). Updates, which the company says occur six or seven times a year, are done automatically, due to the application's Web-based structure.

For back-office integration, HeadsUp interfaces with job cost accounting software programs such as Sage Timberline Office, Sage Master Builder and Contractor Anywhere.

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PRODUCT DETAILS

BASIC COMPANY INFORMATION
Support Offered:
       On site  
       Web Yes
       Phone Yes
Core Product Areas:
       Collaboration / workflow management Yes
       Project management Yes
       Scheduling and Resourcing Yes
       Cost estimating  
       Document control / management Yes
       Job cost accounting Yes
Construction Types Supported:
       Commercial  
       General Contracting Yes
       Heavy and Highway Yes
       Industrial Yes
       Mixed Use Yes
       Residential Yes
       Specialty - MEP Yes

PROJECT MANAGEMENT DETAIL
Document Management and Control:
       Log & track plan changes Yes
       Log & track contracts and contract changes Yes
       Log & track correspondence, memos, etc. Yes
       Track submittals Yes
       Track submittal revisions Yes
       Submittal additions / changes trigger notifications Yes
       Scan images Yes
       Read CAD files  
       Capture / index image files  
       OCR text images  
       Direct links to documents (plans, drawings, contracts, etc.) Yes
Change Order Management:
       User-defined status codes Yes
       Ability to consolidate multple requests into single CO Yes
       Link plans, notes, etc. to change order Yes
       Historical tracking and commending Yes
       Change order triggers events such as cost revisions Yes
       Approval management and tracking Yes
Calendar Management:
       Schedule integration with Microsoft Outlook  
       Task notifications / updates Yes
Scheduling:
       Critical path management Yes
       Exceptions and alerts Yes
       Cross-project roll-ups Yes
       Cross-project resourcing Yes
       Schedule variances Yes
       Dependencies analysis & management Yes
Resource Management (subs and suppliers):
       Customize standard subcontractor forms Yes
       Resource costing Yes
       Resource leveling Yes
       Time reporting and approval Yes
       Contractor / vendor contact management Yes
       Vendor performance tracking  
Reporting and Analysis:
       Reports sent by email Yes
       Key metrics reports Yes
       Cross-project reporting Yes
       CPM analysis Yes
       Gantt charts Yes
       PERT diagrams
Budgeting and Forecasting:
       Earned value analysis Yes
       Track actual costs / expenses to date Yes
       What-if analysis Yes
       Forecast cost-to-complete Yes
       Cash flow forecasting  
       Cost / budget variances Yes

JOB COST ACCOUNTING DETAIL
Basic Acounting:
       Accounts payable  
       Accounts receivable  
       Billings  
       General ledger  
       Job costing Yes
       Payroll  
Equipment:
       Equipment maintenance  
       Equipment / asset management  
       Fuel accounting
       Unit price billing  
Extended Accounting:
       Cash management  
       Change order management Yes
       Fixed assets
       Proposal management  
       Subs management Yes
       Subs payable:  
Human Resource and Safety:
       HR / staffing  
Integration:
       Estimating interface  
       Project mangement Yes
       Scheduling Yes
Materials:
       Counter sales  
       Materials management  
       Purchasing  
Service Management:
       Dispatch  
       Trucking / transport  
       Work orders