It may seem counterintuitive at first, but the traditionally hands-on construction industry is becoming increasingly remote-friendly. The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the development of software such as workforce planning and management tools like Bridgit, played a key role in driving this trend. For administrative, management, and other office roles, remote work benefits both employees and
We’ve updated the preconstruction planning experience in Bridgit Bench to help in a few key ways, like duplicating roles and spend reporting.
Effective workforce planning cannot be overstated in the built world, where timelines are tight and margins even tighter. The workforce planning meeting is at the heart of this intricate puzzle of managing projects and people together.
With the digitalization of an industry comes abundant sensitive project details, financial information, and personal data, which presents a lucrative target for cyber threats. The importance of robust data security measures cannot be overstressed.
Following the release of the Full Contributor permission group, Bridgit Bench also now has the ability for users to create and name custom permission groups specific to their company needs, and assign different users to those permission groups.
To save time applying commonly used filter combinations, Bench users can save specific filter sets for easy access. For Bench admins that are adding new users and want to reduce learning curves, or just want to create a common lens for workforce planning with their larger team, Saved Filters can also be easily shared with every Bench user.
Effective project management in construction demands an understanding of how workforce planning influences the success of projects. The challenge is balancing project schedules with labor availability while maintaining tight control over budgets and deadlines. It requires foresight, strategy, and a grasp of the nuances that come with each project and team member. This article will
Looking to get a project team together quickly? Did you have a previous project whose success you’d like to repeat? When creating roles in Bridgit Bench, you can build and reuse Role and Task Templates for both your precon and project teams to save time, or you can quickly copy project roles from a previous job to repeat previous success.
For each project in Bridgit Bench, users can receive notifications each time a new role is added. For contractors dealing with regular labor requests, or even just users looking to stay in the know, Role Notifications are a quick and easy way to maintain visibility on team changes and project needs. Users can also choose to receive Role Notifications for all projects in their respective user settings.
Aligning your workforce capabilities with project demands is the key to cost-efficient labor planning. In construction, you face the dual challenge of avoiding labor shortages, delaying projects, and excessive staffing that can inflate costs unnecessarily. The good news is that labor costs can be one of the most controllable costs on the balance sheet. This
