Specialty trades contractors are typically forced to use whatever project management software that the General Contractor or project owner of each project requires, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t benefits to having a project management system of their own. Procore has seen a large amount of these specialty contractors joining their platform over the past year and have just announced the release of two new features specifically for them: Real-Time Labor Productivity and Time & Material Tickets.
Real-Time Labor Productivity
Labor and productivity data can come from a ton of different sources, so Procore’s new feature helps to aggregate data transfer from multiple apps into one single source of truth. This data can also be compared to unit-based budgets to help determine how your project is performing.
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"We firmly believe that technology can make us better. It’s transforming the way we conduct our business by providing our teams with better tools to improve performance,” said Brad Sandidge, CFO, Marathon Electrical Contractors, in a press release. “Procore’s new Real-Time Labor Productivity feature allows us to track actual hours versus our budgeted hours by line item and thereby adds more precision to our planning and project management."
To see a preview of the Real-Time Labor Productivity feature, check out Procore’s website by clicking or tapping here.
Time & Material Tickets
Time and material logs can take forever to get back to the office and get billed. That could cause some frustration on the back end for the GC or project owner as they wait to pass these costs along. As soon as out-of-scope work is requested in the field, they can be documented within the new Time & Material Ticket feature and be immediately available to the office staff.
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“With Procore’s Time & Materials Ticket feature, we can track tickets easily, giving Project Managers and Accountants better visibility,” said Jessica French Goyette, Vice President, W. L. French Excavating Corporation. “This eliminates the chance to lose tickets, overlook tickets, or miss billings. This feature is an example of how Procore continues to problem solve for its customers.”
Within the ticket, all labor, equipment, and material costs can be captured on the jobsite with the app. Digital signatures can also be collected to verify agreement or work completion.
More detail about the Tim & Materials Ticket feature can be found on Procore’s website by clicking or tapping here.
Shane is the creator of Construction Junkie and an active construction project manager. In his career, he has managed interior remodel projects, site development, construction safety, governmental project compliance, and facility maintenance. He has a strong passion for construction technology and safety, as well as sharing the knowledge or insights he has gained throughout his career.