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An introduction to jobsite surveillance software

Surveillance is common in the world, and it is becoming more common at the jobsite. In 2008, according to the American Management Association, 48% of companies were using video surveillance to ward off theft, violence and sabotage, and 7% were using that technology to track worker performance.

Categories: Field Management, Safety

Surveillance system installation: Do it yourself vs. hiring help

The previous section of this article provided an introduction to jobsite surveillance; here we examine the process of surveillance system installation and whether it makes sense to do it yourself or get vendor help.

Categories: Field Management, Safety

To lease or buy a surveillance system

Having previously looked at the pros and cons of installing jobsite surveillance system yourself, we now turn to the merits and drawbacks of either leasing or buying a surveillance system and examine 

Categories: Field Management, Safety

Other considerations when choosing a jobsite monitoring system

The previous section of this article discussed the pros and cons of leasing or buying jobsite monitoring equipment. This final section looks at some additional considerations, including overall communication and surveillance needs as well as in-house expertise.

Categories: Field Management, Safety

An introduction to Primavera P6 Web Access v7

As its name implies, Primavera P6 Web Access is a Web-based interfaced to P6, the enterprise project portfolio management (ePPM) software from Primavera Systems, which Oracle Corp. acquired in 2008.
 
At this year’s Oracle OpenWorld, attendees received a quick overview of Primavera P6 Web Access and learned about new features introduced in the recent v7 release.
 

Finding the right construction project management system

In this series, we have outlined the features and general merits of nine project management systems used in the construction industry. Reading this series should provide some insight into what leading project management systems are capable of doing and prompt discussion among your colleagues about whether the software that you currently use is meeting your business needs.

Categories: Project Management

Sage Timberline Office (Sage Software)

Sage Timberline Office evolved from a mainframe system that Sage acquired in 2003. Today Timberline provides financial and operations management systems to a variety of contractors -- commercial, industrial, electrical, mechanical, specialty and service -- as well as residential homebuilders and real estate developers and managers.

Sage Timberline Office comes with up to 60 construction accounting, estimating and project management modules. These are organized into several different suites.

Sage Master Builder (Sage Software)

Sage has carved out a global niche for itself by developing and acquiring software for specific markets such as construction; the company offers Sage Master Builder and Sage Timberline Office for small and medium-sized contractors looking to improve efficiency, boost revenue and reduce redundancies and internal costs.

Projectmates (Systemates)

Systemates Inc.'s Web-based Projectmates is designed to meet the needs of any contractor, whether it wants in-house project management software, a hosted system or something in between. Projectmates lets businesses coordinate with team leaders, allowing people to track their own work and share drawings, documents, meeting minutes, discussions, project budgets, invoices and other management processes via a Web browser.

Categories: Project Management

Procore software (Procore Technologies)

In an industry that relies on multiple suppliers, partners, sub-contractors and deadlines, Procore Technologies' strength lays in its ability to organize, track and store all information related to a construction project. This complete documentation of changes, requests, orders and pricing allows all authorized users -- from the contractor and subcontractor to the customer -- to view agreed-upon terms of the project, eliminating finger-pointing, reducing costly errors and speeding up the construction process, users said.

Categories: Project Management

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