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TRACK CASE STUDY ALVIN J. COLEMAN & SON CONSTRUCTION Better performance in the field and streamlined payroll processing in the office are key ROI advantages at Alvin J. Coleman & Son Construction following implementation of B2W Track. Patrick Holland, vice president of construction, reports that replacing a one- to two-week lag time with daily performance reporting has allowed managers and supervisors to improve productivity at job sites. The heavy earthwork contractor based in New Hampshire has also realized a 3%-5% recovery of costs from improperly entered labor time with its previous system and repositioned half of its payroll staff into more effective back-office roles, according to Holland. "We instantly created a daily accountability system for performance tracking with Track," Holland explains. "We set goals and measure them as frequently as needed to understand how a project or activity is performing daily, as opposed to a one-and-a-half week delay with our previous system." That new capability created a heightened awareness of measurable performance. "Our supervisors and managers have budget and performance information at their fingertips, and the crews know the expectation," according to Holland. Alvin J. Coleman & Son previously relied on a payroll and accounting system that required manual data input to establish budgets. Entering the actual corresponding performance data from the field was an additional manual process. The fact that the information from the field was handwritten further complicated the system, with back-and-forth communications between the office and the field required to clarify notes, quantities and labor time once the original data made it to the main office. ESTIMATE • B2W Track added to complement B2W Estimate • Daily performance reporting replaces 1- to 2-week lag, driving improved productivity in the field • Automated accounting integration replaces inaccurate, manual data entry • Up to 5% recovery of costs from labor time entered improperly with previous system "We instantly created a daily accountability system for performance tracking. Supervisors and managers have budget and performance information at their fingertips, and the crews know the expectation."

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