Dodge Report Finds Owners, Contractors Still at Odds Over Project Management Software
By Jeff Rubenstone, Associate Editor, Technology & Equipment at the Engineering News-Record
The problem of dual entry and having to maintain parallel project management platforms remains a persistent problem in construction, according to a new SmartMarket Report from Dodge Data & Analytics.
Working from an online survey of construction owners and contractors, the report found that 42% of contractors reported that they had worked on a project where they had to use the owner’s preferred PM software alongside their own. Almost three quarters of contractors said double entry on multiple PM systems had impacted their productivity.
“We did hear reports of time being lost due to double data entry,” says Donna Laquidara-Carr, research director with Dodge’s Industry Insights. “Owners aren’t seeing that loss of time for the contractor. [The study finds] 42% of owners felt the contractor’s risk is not increasing due to this, but that’s wrong.”
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