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Is ‘Construction Document Management Software’ the ultimate solution for future construction challenges?
Is ‘Construction Document

Management Software’ the ultimate

solution for future construction

challenges?

CREATED: 17 SEPTEMBER 2024

The construction industry is experiencing an important transition, as a growing
number of project owners are now rapidly migrating to construction project
management software to meet their document management needs. This change
represents a shift from the tedious, conventional approaches to managing
construction documents, and points towards improved productivity and
streamlined work lows.

Managing construction documents was a dif icult task prior to the development of
construction project management software. In the past, stakeholders depended on a
variety of of line storage devices, including iling cabinets, desktop computers, Excel
spreadsheets, and external hard drives, to store and share information. This disorganised
method of document control increased risks, prevented collaboration, pushed back
project timelines, and ultimately led to huge losses for owners. More importantly, such
confusion can also lead to critical construction errors that are dangerous and can cause
signi icant delays.

According to Trimble, a leading provider of construction technology solutions, a
dedicated project management software for construction can eliminate version
confusion, access issues, and time wastage. The company outlines three main challenges
that capital project owners and construction project managers encounter when keeping,
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