Groundbreak Session Overview: Q&A With Aldridge Group
We sat down with Aldridge Group for a Q&A discussion for Procore’s Groundbreak 2021 event
Miss out on our Groundbreak session? No worries! Below you’ll find a full breakdown of our discussion hosted by our General Manager of Construction, Mike Wood, and featuring Patrick Laud, IT Director for Aldridge Electric.
As the world of construction modernizes its systems, businesses leveraging connected digital technologies are outpacing those still relying on outdated, manual tools. Antiquated processes, like those that rely on paper documents, rigid PDF fillers or Excel, result in a plethora of costly issues and delays, including:
Documentation damaged or made unusable by adverse weather, illegible handwriting, dirt, etc.
Missing information or signatures
Lack of ability to capture key data from folks working in the field
Delays resulting from antiquated communication methods between the field and office
...and so much more.
These obstacles don’t simply waste time and cause frustration, but result in a costly disconnect between the field and the office. Resulting inefficiencies include miscommunication, budgeting errors, liability issues, and a variety of other operational issues which can be difficult to identify and costly to resolve.
It is more important than ever to ensure accurate data is collected, driving key insights, resulting in real-time changes and adjustments. Even with the most powerful dashboards and analytics tools, without clean data, analytics efforts will be in vain. Digital applications, fortunately, have allowed construction teams to address these issues and begin to modernize their office-to-field processes for better data collection, improved documentation, streamlined communication, and better data analysis.
Aldridge Electric is one of the many construction teams that have digitally transformed their outdated, manual processes using digital forms and data capture.
The challenge: Aldridge needed a more streamlined and accurate means of collecting job site paperwork and information while in the field. When relying on paper forms, Aldridge teams were forced to hand-deliver, rekey, and scan forms to the back-office, delaying critical compliance procedures and billing processes.
The solution: Aldridge teams now leverage the GoFormz platform to create digital versions of their existing work documents, which can then be filled out and submitted directly from phones and tablets while in the field – even while offline. Once submitted, these forms are automatically routed to a project manager for review, and once approved, are instantly uploaded to the Procore Documents tool. This functionality significantly streamlines field-to-office workflows, eliminating manual data capture obstacles while improving data accuracy and form completeness.
““GoFormz has helped drive our operation’s digital transformation, streamlining the flow of information from our field teams to the back-office and Procore.””
GoFormz & Procore: Top Use Cases & Benefits
There are so many ways to leverage the GoFormz and Procore integration to streamline field to office processes, improve accuracy, and elevate communication. Check out the graphic below for a quick glance at the top use cases teams are utilizing our integration for.
To learn more about GoFormz for construction, check out our collection of customer case studies, or explore our Procore integration here.
