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Choosing The Right Construction Software Solution

When looking for the right software for your business, you probably agree that to find a solution that handles a majority of your daily tasks in one centralized place is a good idea. In addition, you want there to be a short learning curve – and you want it to be affordable.

Software for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry can be grouped into four general categories.

  • Design/CADD
  • Cost Estimating
  • Project Management
  • General Accounting (AP/AR/GL/Human Resources/Payroll)

Project Management can further be defined as:

  • Document Control
  • Quality Control
  • Safety
  • Contract Administration
  • Job Cost Control
  • Scheduling

A Solution for the Today's Mobile Workforce

Your construction firm may have staff that works at home, at night, on weekends, at the jobsite, and from different offices. Wouldn’t it be great to access your software anytime and from anywhere?

Regardless of the size of your firm, we know that choosing the right software company is a crucial decision. It is not only the current product features that are important but the philosophy and real world construction experience behind the software developer. Our company, Corecon Technologies, has been awarded one of the hottest construction software companies three years in a row. Below are some of the reasons we feel that the marketplace has recognized us and why many firms like yours are signing up for our product.

From our initial release seven years ago, our goal has been to help AEC firms manage their estimating and project management process. This original idea of bridging the gap between estimating and project management phases was unique and is our competitive advantage today. We have never deviated from that original vision and our current version, Corecon 2007, provides AEC firms a truly tailored and integrated solution that saves precious time and eliminates double entry. For example, Corecon 2007 has wizards inside the product that automate many complicated tasks. Our 'Estimating to Project Management Wizard' will take an estimate and setup the job cost codes, create the contract, and set cost, hour, and revenue budgets all with one click.

Also, part of your decision should be the underlying technology that the solution is written on and how it can be used to your advantage. Our current product, Corecon 2007, uses the latest Microsoft .NET technology including SQL Server 2005. What that means is that it can scale and integrate better, and we can incorporate our user’s suggestions quicker. Many of our competitors that are well known are using very old technology and are finding it difficult to transfer their current customer base to this newer technology unless they re-write the entire application and switch to a different database like Microsoft SQL Server. With our solution, an AEC firm can get up and running in about a day using our built-in import capabilities from Microsoft Excel or using our CoreconLink products. Our rich integration with most popular small business applications like Microsoft Office, Adobe, and QuickBooks are crucial.

Proper communication is another key to success. Corecon offers built-in collaboration capabilities for estimating (i.e. sub/supplier pricing) and project management features (i.e. RFI and Submittal responses) for free. You are not charged for outside team members providing pricing or responses to your construction documents.

As mentioned above, Corecon will become an important partner. This is not like purchasing some lumber from a supplier. Estimating and project management software should solve your business problems, not create more headaches. With Corecon 2007, you’ll be free to focus on your core business, not worry about infrastructure requirements, maintenance, back-ups and upgrades. In addition, we offer free daily 1-hour classes that cover getting started, estimating, document control, contract administration, job cost control, and scheduling! If you miss a class one week, you can just attend the class the following week.