TECH TIPS —
Make Your 2020 Boom With Better Scheduling Careful prep is the key to making jobs go well. And this is how you should view planning across your business as a whole. With better scheduling, your business will be prepared for a more successful 2020.
How tech can help with scheduling Scheduling is a combination of two things: planning and communication. And this is where tech helps. It makes it easy to store and manage all your project information in one place, making projects run more smoothly, on time and on budget.
Step 1 – Get planning Write down all stages and timings for upcoming projects. Get your team and subtrades involved early by letting them know where and when they’ll be needed. This will produce a mountain of information that needs to be organised – and that’s where tech comes in.
Step 3 – Stay on top of things Regularly checking and updating information in your system will give you a schedule across one project or show your plans across all projects. This visibility makes it easier for you to know when you can start your next project – which is a sign of successful scheduling.
Step 2 – Choose a system There are low cost options available that can help with basic scheduling. However, tech such as Tradify, NextMinute, Buildxact, CoConstruct, Buildertrend and Rave Build can do much more. They have all or some of the following scheduling features:
Technology isn’t one size fits all, so getting advice on which option will benefit your business most can save you considerable time as well as money.
• communicate tasks and timelines with your team, subtrades and customers • link your estimate to your schedule • send automated reminders to your sub trades • delegate work to your team more easily.
Best wishes for a successful, and well scheduled 2020!
This Tech Tip was supplied by FREE UP. Call Anna Brooks on 021 083 96910 to get a FREE 30-minute consultation to help choose the right tech for your business. Visit www.freeup.kiwi.
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