CMiC

To keep up with the accelerating the pace of business today, decision makers at construction firms often find themselves on a mission to modernize their ERP systems — all with the end-goal of improving efficiency, fostering collaboration, enhancing mobile access, and facilitating seamless integration with other systems.

CMiC, a leading construction ERP provider, addresses this requirement with a postmodern ERP solution.

Its postmodern ERP as a technology solution automates and marries administrative and operational business capabilities — which includes finance, project management, HR, quality and safety, bidding and procurement as well as opportunity management — all to drive flexibility and agility for its users.

What catapulted CMiC’s position as a leader in next generation construction ERP was the launch of the latest product offering, CONSTRUCT^TM.

CONSTRUCT^TM: Driving Integrated Project Delivery

As an enterprise project management solution built with cutting edge technology, CONSTRUCT^TM is designed to help construction firms drive integrated project delivery, optimize processes and heighten office-to-field communications. From a foundation perspective, CONSTRUCT^TM is built with a next generation technology platform “layered in” with Business Intelligence to help teams make data-driven decisions in real-time.

This product set allows teams to effectively control project changes, manage material suppliers and subcontractor tasks, streamline bidding processes, and improve document management by ensuring frictionless communication and collaboration.

Managers gain the capability to track labour productivity, manage budgets and payroll, and accurately maintain the schedule of their field teams.

Built on a single database platform, CONSTRUCT^TM offers end-to-end visibility and control over all aspects of construction operations. With all data in one place, firms can streamline processes, reduce data entry errors, and eliminate redundancies. This promotes greater efficiency and productivity across an organization. More importantly, the solution comes with advanced mobile functionality and provides a consistent user-interface across iOS, Android, and the web, with solid offline support. On top of that, the platform also adapts to the user input method — be it a mouse, keyboard or touchscreen device.

From a business benefit perspective, this robust suite of solutions equips users to:

• Enable creative workflows
• Accelerate processes and project deliverables through real-time collaboration
• Optimize cross-platform usage
• Maximize productivity through strong offline capabilities

The Launch of CMiC’s CONSTRUCT^TM Suite

To date, the key applications within the CONSTRUCT^TM Suite that have been launched include:

• CONSTRUCT Project Management
• CONSTRUCT Crew Time
• CONSTRUCT Employee Self Service (ESS)
• CONSTRUCT Check In

CONSTRUCT Project Management helps firms manage all aspects of their project delivery operations. It also helps teams optimize forecasting and resource planning with its financial underpinnings, providing verified costs for every transaction source. Equally as important, decision-makers can draw richer insights from data in real-time. In fact, this application doesn’t simply enable construction teams to work efficiently in the field — it sets the stage for future growth.

CONSTRUCT Crew Time easily manages and tracks labour activity, ensuring that each crew member is accounted for, and labour costs are accurately calculated. This dashboard provides instant updates on job reporting, allowing users to monitor labour costs effectively. Additionally, it automates breaks to ensure that crew members clock-out at the end of their shift.

CONSTRUCT Employee Self-Service enables HR teams to streamline processes, improve accuracy, and save time on administrative tasks. It empowers employees to manage, review and submit leave requests; automatically update dedications in payroll, and access their benefits.

CONSTRUCT Check In app enables remote workers to punch in their time and provides team leads the ability to be compliant through accurate time entry.

It provides visibility so that managers can easily view who clocked in and out during each shift. Foremen can view labour activities such as active and non-active hours in live logs and will have full control to make any adjustments for punch-in time. In addition, it provides them access timesheet data for all their crews, all in one place.

“While we have kicked off phase 1 of our CONSTRUCT^TM product suite, we will be rolling out other applications under this umbrella of products within the next couple of years,” says Gord Rawlins, President & CEO — CMiC.

According to Steve Cangiano, VP of Product — CMiC, “as a product leader in the construction software space, my team and I are committed to driving product innovation. The CONSTRUCT^TM suite is testament to our focus on delivering next generation solutions to provide our customers the best user experience and help them elevate performance in both the short and long term.”

With an advanced workflow engine and robust performance across all platforms, CONSTRUCT^TM really is the future of construction ERP.

CMiC: The Construction ERP of Choice for Construction Firms

Through their best-in-class technology and unparalleled levels of customer support, CMiC has become the construction ERP of choice for construction firms.

This is reinforced by the following:

• More than 20 percent of Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 400 Construction firms have made CMiC their construction ERP
• Their software is built with industry-leading technology and has an open API interface
• CMiC’s scalable solutions have robust industry-specific capabilities

“As a customer-first organization, we have improved our solution throughout our 45-year history. While we feel a sense of pride in everything that we produce, there are some product offerings that stand out above the rest. The CONSTRUCT^TM suite, without question, is one of them,” says Rawlins.

One thing’s for sure — CMiC will continue to secure its foothold in the next generation construction ERP space for years to come.