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Founder Interview Series – Guest Blogger Tom Pick of Webbiquity
Modern office buildings are an incredibly complex orchestration of steel, glass, concrete, and an array of subsystems. Yet much of the process of managing the “assembly” of these massive and complicated structures remains manual. A new breed of technology companies is...
A White Paper More Relevant Than Ever
I wrote a whitepaper a few months ago titled, “Leveraging Technology to Recession Proof Your Construction Company.” I had no idea it would become so relevant, so quickly. In the paper I referenced a statement from Warren Buffett referring to the financial crises of...
Myths and Facts About Innovation in Construction
Inventors of new technologies often claim their scanning or artificial intelligence software can replace construction professionals on the job site. Despite the widespread use of BIM, drones and laser/photo scanners, the question is, “Why do construction companies...
New ICT Tracker Update Announced
Exciting news! A new version of ICT Tracker is now available for download on the App Store. This release includes a number of improvements that require you to update the app before you can continue working with your existing projects. Major new features include: ...
New ICT Tracker Features and Updates
Our development team continues to work on adding enhancements and improving usability as requested from our customers making ICT Tracker the “must have” app for contractors. CUSTOM STATUSES We have taken installation tracking to a new level by allowing custom statuses...
The Latest Updates to ICT Tracker
The ICT development team has been busy and are pleased to announce many new updates to ICT Tracker. We have added: More AR Markers reference numbers: 01-36 View zoom window option Project selection option by alpha-numeric or import date More software parameters for...
Double Your Profitability with a 10% Labor Improvement
"CONTRACTORS WHO PERFORM $8,000,000 IN ANNUAL REVENUE CAN DOUBLE THEIR NET PROFITABILITY WITH A 10% IMPROVEMENT IN LABOR PRODUCTIVITY ACROSS ALL PHASES (DETAILING, FABRICATION, AND INSTALLATION)." This is an impactful statement and one that comes directly from a...
What’s in it for Me? (Known as WIIFM and Pronounced as whiff-em.) The Importance of Field Productivity Training
I read a great article by Ron Roberts that was written back in April 23, 2009, is still relevant today. Ron uses the abbreviated phrase "WIIFM", where he outlines all the reasons why your field should do productivity tracking. The interesting part is how he outlines...
A Marriage of Labor and Productivity. How to Avoid Going to a Counselor When There May Be Problems.
There is a great report that just came out from Dodge and Autodesk on Key Performance Indicators for Construction. As you know, we are passionate about measuring and tracking performance on the job site and knowing how your project teams are performing on a timely...
Finding it Hard to Schedule Time to Update Schedules? Sounds a Bit Like a Catch 22!
This is my second in a series on a report that came out from Dodge and Autodesk on Key Performance Indicators for Construction. What I find interesting per the report, is how many companies do not seem to know the daily status of their projects and if they are on...