In the growth stage of your construction business – when you don’t have the resources to hire specialized employees for each role – you’ve got folks wearing a lot of different hats and running at top speed.  

Managing the complexity of all of your documents and workflows (from RFIs and submittals to equipment on the jobsite) can take time your team doesn’t have, whether you’re working from spreadsheets or using a traditional construction management software. There’s a better, faster way, using Kanban boards specifically designed for construction. 

Excel has been a tried-and-true solution for so many contractors. For a long time it was the only option other than paper sheets, and it remains a great tool for organizing and tracking data. The problem with Excel is that when you need to work fast, it can be extremely difficult to identify and visualize the data you need quickly.  

Traditional construction management software can work well for large companies with dedicated data entry teams, but these tools are often more cumbersome than valuable for smaller businesses that work in many different ways. Big platforms don’t offer any flexibility in terms of the way you set up your workflows – you’re forced to do things their way, whether it makes sense for you or not. And frequently, you’re paying for many more bells and whistles than you need.

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