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Connected Construction Whitepaper
How connected construction
is changing work—and life—
for project managers
For years, project managers have dreamt of a
single solution—a unified, automated system
that instantly updates project data across
the enterprise, streamlines communication
among all stakeholders, and gets folks home
in time for dinner for a change.
But the construction industry has been slow to
adopt new technologies, and project managers
have often borne the brunt of that lag. Keeping
projects on time and on budget, managing
changes and dealing with unexpected setbacks
has often required them to put in long hours of
manual work, coordinating multiple systems
and disjointed processes. Recent advances
in cloud-based technologies and built-for-
construction tools are enabling a new approach
to construction technology stacks, data and
workflows.
This approach is often called connected
construction—meaning your days of legacy,
manual project management processes are
numbered.
Today's cloud-enabled applications can
coordinate real-time data and workflows;
break down silos; provide more accurate,
timely data; and analyze information. As a
construction project manager, you can leverage
these innovative tools to make better, faster
decisions—boosting your ability to complete
projects as intended—on time, and on budget.
Designed to support lean and agile construction
management principles, connected
construction enables your team to collaborate
more effectively. Construction professionals at
all levels will know the whole project plan and
understand their part in it. Superintendents
and project managers can identify problems,
measure and analyze the data related to the
problems, implement a solution, and control
that solution. With the right connected
construction technology, your teams can
manage your construction projects from a
single source, making a lean and agile approach
to construction project management a reality.
