sage summit-mobile workforce

Is your construction workforce ready for mobile technologies?Barbara NelsonBUS-124

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Prepare your workforce for mobile technology

Start with whyWhy notWhy now

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?Why#SageSummit

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Top priorities in 2014 to go mobile

Access to customer

and job info

Share  drawings,  schedule,    photos,  docs

Job  cost  and  project  reports

Daily  field  reporting

Time  capture  and  

approval

Source: 2014 Sage Construction and Real Estate Technology Trends Survey

50% 49% 40% 36% 30%

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What problems are you trying to

solve?

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DiscussionProject files at the jobsite

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?Why not

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We tried that.

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It’s not secure.

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We don’t have time.

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It’s too expensive.

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I don’t know anything about it.

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It’s too hard.

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Labor is one of the largest components of a construction job.

And yet, it is one of the weakest links in job management.

Leslie ShinerThe Shiner Group

DiscussionCollecting time

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Why mobilize

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Cloud services make “going mobile” more affordable

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97% 87%

GCs SubsSource: 2012 McGraw-Hill Survey

Your peers are using mobile devices on the jobsite

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“ It’s invaluable when you’re on a piece of equipment. To be able to look down at your iPad and be able to see every aspect of the job in your hand without having to go to the office and dig through stacks of prints.

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We have cut weeks off the time it takes us to close out a project.

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Increase customer service

Increase collaboration

Decrease payroll administration

Photo by Benoit Rochon

Decrease profit erosion

A 3.0 percent increase in the cost of labor can translate to a 1.2 percent increase in the cost of a project.”

Jones Lang LaSalle “Construction Outlook” Fall 2013

Create an actionable mobile strategy

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Document your business goals

Current  Situation Vision

Roadmap Success  Metrics

Business  Goals

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Identify requirements by role

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Focus on key areas

• Email• Project files

• Reports• Labor collection• Team collaboration

How are you doing it now?

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Mobile device considerations

Mobile security policy

Yes31%

No49%

Don't know20%

Source: 2014 Sage Construction and Real Estate Technology Trends Survey

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If you don’t have one, you NEED one!

Mobile security policySet ground

rules

Involve employees

Provide a list of approved

technologies Develop a security plan

Publish a policy

Enforce security policies

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GoalsPeople

Requirements

Solutions

TrainingChange

Metrics

Success

Prepare for change

• People• Goals• Requirements• Process• Training

DiscussionMobile strategy

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Practical tools

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Sage-Job-Ready.com

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Job Ready e-book: Mobilizing

Sage-Job-Ready.com

or searchSage Mobilizing

in iPad app store

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Job Ready e-book: Four Tech Trends

Sage-Job-Ready.com

or searchSage IT

in iPad app store

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Job Ready Guide

Take Control of Labor Costs

Strategic IT planning templatesSage-Job-Ready.com

Basic Annual IT Strategic Plan

Cloud-Based Mobile Technology

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Mobilize your company

1. Share photos, documents, and drawings2. Investigate time collection solutions3. Download Job Ready tools4. Refine your mobile strategy

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