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5 Ways Disconnected Data Systems Hurt Margins, Efficiency and Productivity

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1. Low margins One of the biggest causes of low margins is unnecessary rework. In fact, rework accounts for as much as 20% of project costs on average, according to the Construction Industry Institute report, "A Guide to Construction Rework Reduction." Often, that unnecessary rework is the result of someone not having the right information when they need it on the job. At the same time, when work is completed but not recorded, margin fade can occur. "If you don't have the right answer to the question when you need it in the field, someone will do the wrong thing," said Josh Wright, senior product manager at Viewpoint Construction Software. "And then you have to pay someone to undo it." F I V E ST I C K I N G P O I N TS O F D I S C O N N E C T E D DATA SYST E M S 4

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