STICKY BEAK INTO THE MAJOR JOB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
STICKY BEAK INTO THE
MAJOR JOB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
Job management software is always a hot topic of conversation between trade business owners. Why? Because job management software is the glue that keeps trade business humming along, without hiccups (if implemented correctly) — and is the only way you’re off the tools. Just like going to open homes is appealing (who doesn’t love a sticky beak?), most of us tradies in business are interested in what’s happening in the job management software landscape. We want to know we’ve got the best product in place, doing the best job possible. Here’s a snapshot of five of the major job management systems — AroFlo, Fergus, simPRO, Buildxact and Ascora.
1. AroFlo Founded in 2001 by CEO Guy Arrowsmith, AroFlo came to life to fill a growing gap in the market. Gary envisioned the software as a tool belt, explaining that “with AroFlo, you won’t always need everything that’s there right away, but when you do, it’ll always be close to hand”. Based on this philosophy, here are three things to love about AroFlo: 1. Fully customisable: This means trade businesses of all sizes and scopes will never outgrow AroFlo, even if you choose to scale either upwards or outwards into the future. 14
2. Feature-complete on delivery: This means, every feature is available from day one if you choose, with ongoing support at a set price (no hidden fees was a big plus for us!). 3. Aided by customer collaboration: This means AroFlo is consistently developing and improving based on community feedback. In our own trade business, Dr. DRiP Plumbing, we’re impressed by how adaptable the software is to the needs of our tradespeople. As a primarily maintenance-style business, AroFlo’s workflow flexibility, accountability, transparency and reporting functionality has been a great match for our professional work.
2. Fergus The brainchild of veteran tradie, Dan Pollard, Fergus is the result of him working in the trenches of his own trades business, where it didn’t take long for Dan to realise that in order to run a successful trades business, proper systems are needed to keep it going. Based on this philosophy, here are three things to love about Fergus: 1. Fergus-only ‘status board’: It helps you see where money is behind held up in your business with pre-built financial summaries, which show the most profitable jobs or where you lost money on the job. L I F E S T Y L E T R A D I E .C O M . A U
