In the fast-moving world that is the construction industry, you don’t have time to wait around for things to happen. So, don’t. Take the initiative and make things happen with Buildertrend’s construction software. Always be prepared for any situation by being proactive instead of reactive.
Use Buildertrend and these five strategies to help you implement proactive processes within your business.
- Create a proactive pre-sale process
Capturing potential clients, managing your pre-sale process and efficiently transitioning leads to active jobs are all key steps in maintaining a successful construction business. While you’re busy managing everything else, this critical component can often fall to the wayside and slow productivity.
Buildertrend’s construction software give you the tools you need to proactively manage your leads and win their business, so you’ve always got projects lined up. The sales side of the Buildertrend platform includes features like Lead Opportunities, Activities and Proposals. From initial interaction to sending a proposal to landing the job, you can easily monitor the status of your leads through every step.
- Stay on top of your project timelines
Maintaining your project timelines is another key element to ensuring proactive processes. And with Buildertrend’s construction software on your side, you can be sure you’ll get jobs done on time.
Managing your job timelines will ensure efficiency. With the Schedule feature, items can be linked together, making timeline updates quick and painless. All dependent schedule items and tasks will then shift automatically, so nothing’s out of order.
The Schedule is one of the most-used features within Buildertrend. It keeps your field crew on track and allows your office team to coordinate with the production schedule for each job. To-Do’s can also be linked to schedule items and assigned to team members for accountability. This popular feature will act as a single source of truth for the duration of each job. Maintaining it will help your teams be proactive and keep projects moving.
- Avoid conflicts with open communication
Effective messaging features and real-time updates are must-haves for successfully managing your projects. Communication keeps construction jobs running smoothly by ensuring key stakeholders remain updated.
In addition to the Schedule, Buildertrend has several other in-platform communication tools that help to keep projects in motion. Using features such as To-Do’s and Daily Logs will keep everyone informed in real time and ensure proper documentation for future references. Whether it’s notifying your team and subs about progress and setbacks, or keeping your clients updated within the Customer Portal, all communication is important for proactively avoiding conflicts.
- Give your team the tools they need to succeed
Allow your team to be proactive, too. With Buildertrend’s mobile app you can decrease downtime and equip your team with the tools to get the answers they need quickly to keep projects on track. We know that most of your team isn’t working in the office, but with the convenience of Buildertrend’s mobile app, they can check updates, view punch lists, add daily logs and track time right from the field.
Empowering your team sets them up for success and increases the likelihood that they’ll make the best decisions for your company.
- Solve problems before they happen
Your clients want to be a part of their homebuilding or renovating process. And with Buildertrend, they can be. The Customer Portal gives your clients the opportunity to log in and see all that you choose to share with them.
The Customer Portal is a great way to stay connected with your clients without having to do regular in-person meetings. You can share and request signatures on documents, upload progress photos and offer selection choices to keep them involved. Any information you share on the Customer Portal will be there for the duration of the project, so your clients can access and refer to it at any time without having to contact you.
Sharing files such as photos, videos, documents and daily updates not only makes homeowners feel included, it also proactively solves problems before they happen.
Be proactive with Buildertrend’s top-notch tech
Buildertrend’s construction software will ensure you’re always one step ahead. To see how you can easily implement these processes and set your business up for further success, schedule a demo today.
