PROJECTS & CONSTRUCTION
Process automation in construction project management
RESOURCE PLANNING
Optimize resource consumption and efficiently plan construction site works!
The construction industry relies on careful planning, efficient resource management and precise execution at every stage of the project. Coordination of the activities involved requires advanced software systems that automate workflows and improve both the visibility and profitability of each project, regardless of its complexity.
Senior Software provides flexible and integrated solutions that contribute to:
- Efficient project management, from planning to execution
- Monitoring equipment and maintaining optimal operation
- Quick access to budgets, plans and contracts, directly from your mobile
- Management of all possible billing scenarios
- Improving decision-making process through access to accurate data
BUDGETING
Complete budgeting for construction projects
To keep budgets under control and make informed decisions in real time, construction companies need solutions that directly connect financial planning with the reality on the construction site. With Senior Software, you have complete visibility into budgets and costs at every stage of the project:
- Project planning based on budget
- Real-time monitoring of material costs
- Evaluation of profitability by project and activity
- Comparison of forecasted vs. realized cash flow
- Budget allocation by activity, cost center and execution stage
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Synchronize construction site operations with administrative office processes
By efficiently integrating site and office activities, construction companies can accurately estimate costs, resources, and execution time, optimizing processes and reducing risks. Senior Software solutions allow for monitoring material consumption, comparison with contract values, and rapid interventions to maintain budget and execution schedule.
Optimizes the bidding process and improves competitiveness
Efficient bid management is essential to create competitive proposals that meet the client’s requirements, as well as the specifics of the works.
Features
- Analysis of technical documentation and identification of potential risks
- Comparison of bids received from suppliers and subcontractors
- Estimation of direct, indirect costs and execution duration
- Generation of financial and technical proposals, according to client requirements
- Internal review and approval of bid documentation
- Transmission of the bid to the client and confirmation of receipt within the deadline
- Automate approval flows, depending on bid categories
- Monitoring bid performance and analyzing the win rate
Maximize control over project execution
Establishing project objectives is essential for efficient planning, and an automated construction system ensures control, transparency and optimal collaboration between teams.
Features
- Select resources, equipment and services
- Access to contracts, programs, budgets, subcontracts, etc.
- Distribute responsibilities and facilitate collaboration between teams
- Centralized document management
- Monitor progress and status of activities
- Automate approval flow and change control
- Identify bottlenecks and allocate resources for remediation
- Integrate planning with budgets and financial forecasts
Coordinate team activities and ensure deadlines are met
The process of distributing tasks within construction projects involves correctly assigning responsibilities to team members, based on skills, roles and established deadlines.
Features
- Assign tasks to projects, phases and teams
- Set specific rates based on role, project or resource
- Ensure optimal project management
- Monitor the progress of each activity
- Mobile access for field teams
- Add tasks from Microsoft Project or CRM
- Define progress evaluation parameters for each activity
- Integrate tasks with available budgets and resources
Efficiently plan your purchases and ensure resource availability
Automating the supply process ensures business continuity through the constant availability of the necessary materials and resources.
Features
- Tracking purchase orders, from request to receipt
- Complete traceability of materials, from purchase to use on site
- Automatic comparison of supplier offers
- Direct allocation of materials to projects and execution phases
- Automatic triggering of replenishment orders
- Performance evaluation based on delivery times and costs
Improve profitability through well-monitored execution
In the execution stage, it is important to monitor the work, control costs and resources, as well as continuously report on progress.
Features
- Track the progress of the work by recording daily activities
- Constant comparison between the estimated budget and actual expenses
- Automatic budget update based on field data
- Allocate and track labor and equipment
- Detect deviations from the plan (time, cost, resources)
- Integration with procurement and financial modules
- Generate reports for analyzing project progress
Increase productivity through efficient timesheet management
Employees, partners and subcontractors can complete timesheets from any device with access to a browser, and managers can track the activity performed and associated costs in real time.
Features
- Enter hours worked, with details per project, phase and subphase
- Access to field information for correct validation of activities
- Automatic notifications for missing or late timesheets
- Automatic calculation of costs based on reported hours and resources used
- Support for multiple approvals and customizable workflows
- Attach supporting documents and evidence to support reported hours
Transform financial data into fast and accurate decisions
Automating invoicing, accounting, cost analysis and reporting processes provides complete visibility over the resources and economic performance of each project.
Features
- Automatic and progressive invoicing depending on the stage of work
- Management of settlements for subcontractors and suppliers
- Tracking cash flow to prevent financial blockages
- Accurate allocation of direct and indirect costs on projects
- Integrated and customizable financial reporting
- Monitoring deviations from budget and identifying financial risks
- Full integration with the general accounting module
- Control expenses through access to configurable dashboards and alerts
Optimize activity through better control of contractors
Contractor management involves coordinating key stages of a construction project, with a focus on quality control, budget and compliance with deadlines.
Features
- Establish execution stages and track project progress
- Monitor budgets and adjust planning based on cost variations
- Coordinate teams through a communication and document exchange platform
- Manage main contracts and associated documentation
- Access reports on the status of works and compliance with deadlines
- Update information directly from the field by builders, from their mobile
Monitor subcontractor performance and work quality
Effective subcontractor management involves optimal monitoring of partner activities to ensure work is completed in accordance with quality standards.
Features
- Select the right subcontractors based on bids received
- Track subcontractor performance with updates on work progress
- Manage work orders and contracts
- Integrate documents and communication between internal and external teams
- Monitor costs and control budget variances
- Automate notifications and approval flows
Avoid losses through centralized warranty management
Managing warranty obligations associated with a project, such as defect remediation, ensures compliance with contractual terms and efficient collaboration between the parties involved.
Features
- Register warranties by project, equipment, work or supplier
- Notifications before warranty expiration (e.g. repairs, extensions)
- Manage requests for repairs or replacements during the warranty period
- Integration with contracts and deliveries to comply with warranty conditions
- Automatic monitoring of warranties due by beneficiaries
- Report active, expired or future warranties directly from the project dashboard
MOBILITY
Manage projects directly from your mobile device
- Organize daily tasks for employees, ensuring better productivity
- Secure access for clients and subcontractors, providing them with transparency and updated data in real time
- Automatic data capture and integration in the form of documents, connecting information from construction applications
- Quick and centralized access to budgets, costs, contracts, purchase orders, plans, specifications and inspection reports
INTEGRATION
Integration with specialized construction applications
To support digitalization in construction, Senior Software’s solution offers extensive connectivity with some of the most widely used project management, collaboration and electronic signing applications. These integrations facilitate communication between teams and provide quick access to information, thus ensuring better data traceability, increased operational efficiency and improved control over flows.
Procore
• Bidirectional synchronization of resources and equipment between ERP and Procore
• Work status update and connection with the billing module
Smartsheet
• Automatic alerts and notifications for monitoring deadlines
• Real-time synchronization of project progress data
Microsoft Office 365
• Automatic sending of alerts and approvals via Outlook
• Integration with Teams for task management and efficient collaboration between teams
Adobe Sign
• Archiving of signed documents in the electronic project file
• Full traceability and audit log
REN MANAGEMENT
Optimally manage rentals, crews, sales
and projects in one place
Automating the rental opportunity management process allows for efficient management of offers, prices, and viewing availability by date. The Rental Management extension, integrated into Senior Software’s advanced construction solutions, optimizes workflow, reducing errors and time spent on administrative tasks.
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REPORTING AND ANALYSIS
Monitor and analyze the performance of construction projects
With the advanced analysis and reporting solution, you facilitate the rapid creation of projects with predefined settings and ensure a constant flow of essential information for strategic decisions. Reporting is made up of interconnected stages, which have a specific role in collecting, organizing, analyzing and presenting data for efficient project management.
- Advanced analysis of project performance through customized reports and dashboards, which highlight the evolution of works and compliance with deadlines
- Real-time visibility of costs associated with materials, labor and equipment used and progress against assumed deadlines
- Rapid identification of deviations from the estimated budget or execution schedule, through automatic alerts and KPI monitoring
- Predicting the evolution trends of construction projects through predictive analysis, to anticipate risks and quickly adjust execution plans
- Optimization of the decision-making process within technical projects, thanks to detailed reports and analyses regarding the results obtained following the execution of the work
