construction overview

The construction industry is made up of a number of disciplines that are involved in the building or assembling of infrastructure. Among these disciplines are architectural and engineering firms, contracts and sub-contractors, as well as construction companies.

Industries include (but are not limited to):

• Construction

• Engineering

• Architectural / design

Some examples of companies that could benefit from Upside Software’s product suite include:

• Construction companies.

• Contractors, architectural and engineering firms, project managers, sub-contractors, various trades.
  

• Other sectors focused around the construction industry.

Business challenges being faced by the construction industry include:

• Fierce competition globally.
  

• Increasing demands and tighter budgets from customers.
  

• Staffing and other cutbacks are necessary to stay competitive.
  

• Large overhead in managing trades and related sub-contractors.

• Considerable amount of paperwork relating to regulatory authorities and billing practices.

• Increasing pressures on documentation and proof of purchases / services from customers.

• Increased time consumption on administrative related processes (e.g. billing, completing time sheets, etc.)

Business benefits realized from the implementation of Upside Software’s product suite include:

• A superior and industry leading CMS (Contract Management System) product that is fully supported means less downtime, rock solid reliability and typically delivers an ROI within one year.

• A streamlined and automated procurement process making performance and speed the driving factors, thereby increasing proficiency and efficiency, improving focus on core competencies, reducing effort and resources, improved decision making / vendor selection and performance reporting.

• Business analysis that can help identify deficiencies in current processes provides tools that enable continual improvement over process and contract management, increased visibility and reduced revenue leakage.

• Automated forms that collect and translate vital information means more useable data, increased business intelligence and data utilization.

• User-friendly application screens mean streamlined data capture and processing, thereby empowering users to do higher value activity / work and increase output while reducing costs.

Solution Deployment Options Include:

• ASP or hosted model, or within your corporation.

• All our products are typically implemented within 3 to 40 days, for a lot less money than you might think.

• Our products allow you to achieve a full Return on Investment (ROI) within 1 year.

• Integration to your company's back-end systems (e.g. ERP, CRM, SFA, DMM, Legacy, etc.) is easy and seamless.

• Which solution is right for you?

• Take a look at the pricing options available

Additional information

• Check out our Resource Center for white papers, case studies and other useful information.

• See our list of customers.

• Contact us with any questions you may have or to request additional information.