Construction Site Management: The 10 Commandments of the Project Manager

Introduction

The management of construction sites is a complex exercise in balancing timelines, costs, and quality. A modern project manager can no longer rely on outdated tools. The monitoring of construction sites must be centralized, real-time, and easily accessible via a mobile construction application. The goal is to move from manual data entry to automated site management, a strong focus of the Dropia.io solution.

1. The Pillar of Management: The Centralization of Information

The scattering of information is the number one cause of delays and errors.

• Centralized Document: All plans, permits, and documents must be accessible to everyone, on the go. This is the principle of secure and shared cloud storage for construction among collaborators (Discover Dropia Cloud Storage).

• Management of Construction Teams: Knowing who is where and what they are doing. The integrated time-tracking application for construction companies allows for real-time tracking management.

2. The Heart of Performance: Automated Site Management

The real innovation lies in the tool's ability to connect field actions with financial summaries.

• Automated Hours and Supplies Summary: As soon as an employee logs their hours or supplies on the mobile construction application, this data is automatically aggregated into the summary of the relevant site.

• Tracking Construction Expenses: By linking invoice and delivery note tracking to the site, you control your costs in real-time.

• Integrated Profitability Analysis: The automated site management directly feeds into the analysis tool, allowing you to know how to analyze the profitability of a site in real time. (See Profitability Analysis).

3. The Strategic Choice Criterion

Choose an all-in-one construction software or a modular solution? For SMEs and artisans, integration is a major advantage.

• Site Management Tool with Accounting Export: Directly exporting time-tracking data and expenses to your accounting software saves valuable time and reduces errors.

• Unlimited Users: A significant advantage to support the growth of your teams without extra costs. Dropia.io offers this flexibility.

Conclusion

An optimized monitoring of construction sites comes from complete and integrated digitalization. Adopting a construction solution for managing documents and hours, like Dropia.io, allows you to save an average of 13 hours per month and regain full control over your projects. To see how to implement automated site management, request your personalized demonstration.