Articles
How Mobile Devices Impact a Contractor's Bottom Line
How do new technologies such as mobile devices impact a contractor's bottom line and ability to compete for projects?
Jim Flynn
President & CEO
Maxwell Systems, Inc.
Utilizing mobile devices, contractors can improve project management and streamline communication across the business. This technology impacts contractors’ productivity and profitability, as well as their ability to compete for projects.
For example, the iPad and a construction project management app can be used to complement the capabilities of a complete construction management software solution that delivers estimating, job cost accounting, and project management in a single solution. Doing so, contractors can access valuable information (such as plans, project budgets, daily field reports, change orders, compliance checklists, and more) whether in the office, on a job site, or on the road. This eliminates the mess and inaccuracies of using traditional job folders, and allows contractors to save time and manage with real-time data at their fingertips. And as all team members use the same project data, companies can improve workflow, compliance, and communication for optimal project execution.
This software and device solution also helps contractors to compete for bids and additional profit with tools to easily track and manage change orders in real-time directly from the field. Contractors can analyze, identify, estimate, budget, propose, execute and bill for the variety of changes that occur during project execution. This leads to additional profit.
So, construction companies utilizing a complete software solution and mobile devices are able to set a new pace for project execution (with rapid response to issues and confident decision-making), while effectively managing projects throughout the lifecycle to minimize risks, stay on schedule and budget, and maximize profitability.

