FieldTech’s Zoho Construction Scheduling Software helps in a number of key scheduling areas
When you work in construction, everyone sees the finished product because it’s right in front of you. It can be a massive physical undertaking to create, sometimes taking a whole crew of people months, even years, to complete a sizable job.
What people don’t see is the brains behind the operation, the webbing holding everything together, coordinating it all. That’s your ERP system. From quoting to scheduling to purchasing, job costing, production – your software handles it all. It makes sure everything and everyone stays in line – to the best of its ability, anyway.
With that in mind, something many construction companies seem to struggle with is scheduling. And, there’s quite a bit of scheduling that can go on, whether you work with pouring cement or laying residential asphalt or you build commercial office space. If you still use pen and paper – and juggle multiple calendars to assign crews to jobs or work orders, you know how stressful this can be.
What kind of construction job scheduling might you do?
- Surveying land to deliver a quote for the job at hand
- Work order fulfillment appointment(s), which vary depending on the length or complexity of the job
- Production order scheduling, if you do any manufacturing related to the job
- Inspection to ensure job completion, specification adherence, and safety
If you do just a few of these appointments per day, especially if they come in “on the fly,” it can completely take you out of your workflow and lead to excess stress. Thankfully, the FieldTech construction job scheduling software helps to alleviate this in all of the job areas defined above.
Features of the FieldTech Construction Scheduling App
The construction job scheduling software comes equipped with handy features to make scheduling work much, much easier.
- For sales/quoting appointments:
- Easy drag-and-drop scheduling
- Schedule based on proximity, availability, and required skills
- Integrated with Google Calendar and Twilio SMS for universal use
- Integrated with Zoho CRM
- For work orders (including surveying and inspections):
- Drag-and-drop scheduling for crews to appointments, or appointments to crews
- Schedule technicians, crews, and equipment to jobs
- Schedule based on proximity, availability, and skills
- Integrated with Google Calendar and Twilio SMS
- Integrated with Zoho CRM
- Directly integrated with the FieldTech Construction Work Order software
- For production/manufacturing orders:
- Schedule labor (man hours) as well as work centers for production
- Integrates directly with FieldTech Construction Manufacturing Orders
How the FieldTech Construction Scheduling Software works in context
For technicians or reps using the app:
- SMS notifications, Google Calendar and Zoho Calendar integration
- Mobile app for ease of use
- Signature capture for quotes
- Photo capture for work orders
Every construction company operates slightly differently, but you can use this guide to roughly imagine how the software would help you. FieldTech is built on the Zoho Creator platform, so it’s not only customizable, but completely accessible on mobile – perfect for adding information to your system while on a job, on-the-fly.
Workflow for the construction scheduling app
First, you might assign a rep or technician to a potential job site to perform surveying duties. The tech might need instructions on what to do (so you can know the job is done accurately), as well as equipment to do the job. Furthermore, the tech or rep will need to have time blocked off for the appointment itself, as well as driving there and back. It sounds like a lot! However, the construction job scheduling software handles this scheduling of the appointment, the work order, and the equipment all at once. And, once the surveying is complete, your rep might deliver a quote for the job to your client, too, using FieldTech mobile CPQ tool software.
Once the job is accepted, you’ll utilize the scheduler again for all the work orders related to the job. Technicians will be able to check in and out of jobs, and complete work order tasks, all using a handy mobile app. Then, if necessary, they’ll be able to collect signatures on documents directly from the app as well.
You’ll be able to use FieldTech for managing production orders as well. You can use the scheduling component of the Production Orders module to manage all work center activity. This includes use of resources and labor hours. The app also allows for monitoring work center efficiency.
FieldTech is part of a suite of construction management software
From working with folks in construction for a number of years, we tend to know where some of their pain points are after a while. So, if it wasn’t already evident, we designed FieldTech with lots of construction-related functionality in mind.
Some of the apps you’ll find included:
- CPQ Quoting Tool
- Construction Job Scheduling Software
- Mobile Work Order Management
- Inventory Management
- Invoice & Expense Tracking
- Time Tracking
- Production Order Management
- Job Costing
- Sales Commission Calculator
How to start? Let’s give you an honest assessment
No matter how many construction business owners or representatives we’ve spoken to, no two are alike. So, it wouldn’t make sense at all for us to recommend a cookie-cutter product to you. Instead, we know this: You know all about how your business works, and how you plan to scale it. We know all about our software, and how it helps in different scenarios.
Let’s get together and meld those two knowledge bases together. The result will be a solid plan for not only seeing if FieldTech will be a good fit for you, but a solid budget and timeline for moving forward, complete with consulting, customization, deployment, and training.
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