Capital Projects in the Cloud

The ability to centralize capital project information in a cloud-based management system can be a huge benefit in the form of cost and time savings. Such technology platforms can provide a crucial advantage by allowing project teams to devote more time, energy, and focus to the task at hand.

ADAMS Management Services, www.adamspmc.com, Rome, Ga., is a program-management firm with expertise in facility planning, design, and construction for health-related facilities. The company was looking for a comprehensive software solution that incorporated not only the construction aspect, but project initiation and organization, process management and optimization, budget development and control, cash-flow analysis, and project documentation, among others.

e-Builder’s flagship offering, e-Builder Enterprise, can help owners improve execution on capital projects through cost, document, report, and schedule modules, among others, which combine to provide a centralized solution for managing information.

A key consideration in ADAMS’ technology implementation and adoption, according to Jeff Christmann, COO, ADAMS, was to find a centralized solution providing “one hub to access information.” Christmann says, “(e-Builder’s) Executive Reporting features allow us to pull project status information for complete oversight of our projects and make it easier for us to tailor information to fit our clients’ needs.”

Additionally, cloud-based solutions generally equate to reduced costs and faster deployment time. When it comes to managing project data in an efficient way, Web-based technology solutions can be the answer to increasing project visibility and ultimately, ensuring the end product is a success.

This week, ADAMS announced it has adopted e-Builder, www.e-builder.net, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., a provider of capital project and program-management software, to enhance its consulting services. According to the companies, e-Builder will help ADAMS provide “more efficient project oversight” of its clients’ programs.

Source: Constructech

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