technology Acumatica is bringing to help
modernize the industry.”
Hartzell Construction saw many benefits,
including rapid growth and improved
profitability. The team also enjoyed having
the entire company use the system at the
same time without extra cost, increased
communication and efficiency, and a 60 to
70 per cent reduction in paperwork among
other benefits.
In summary, digitization or digital disruption,
whatever one may choose to call
it, is happening to every industry including
construction. The fact that construction
is the least digitized industry next to agriculture
means that it is second most likely
to be disrupted by technology. Billions of
dollars have been invested in construction
technology over the last several years by
companies looking to bring productivity
gains to construction companies.
MNP has partnered with leading vendors
like Acumatica to help construction
companies reinvent themselves digitally.
Defining digital transformation in
engineering and construction
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communicate with my scheduling and
estimating departments. I was looking for
a complete system. I couldn’t find exactly
what I wanted until we came across a
cloud-based solution from Acumatica.”
His company, which provides commercial
remodelling, plumbing services and
new construction for residential and
government clients, has complex project
management requirements.
One challenge that comes up in every
survey is difficulty in the adoption of
technology. As construction companies
embark on this journey to modernize, it
is important to invest in human capital by
upskilling and reskilling teams. Modern
tools are far more intuitive than older technology
and that makes the uptake in the
business much easier.
Anderson said, “When I looked at
Acumatica Construction Edition for the
first time, I saw how easy it was to use, I
truly believed Acumatica would be good
to partner with after seeing the innovative
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MNP service is about meeting customers
where they want to be and creating service
offerings that improve the process of getting
there. MNP’s goal is to help its clients
push the boundaries of technology use –
and to capture disproportionate gains as
a result. The expertise of MNP allows the
team to focus on fixing pain points, not just
installing another IT system. This processcentred
approach helps focus solutions
on a real business need while suppressing
the impulse to chase technology trends.
Solutions defined in this way deliver greater
benefits while building the understanding
and conviction of the workforce from the
CEO to managers and frontline workers in
various functional groups and decentralized
business units. Such solutions are also
easier to replicate on multiple projects and
introduce to new workers. n
Establishing a common definition of digital transformation can allow stakeholders at all levels to coalesce around a
common goal. Full-scale digital transformation encompasses both business-model innovation, the phased integration
of new digitally-enabled products and services; and operational improvement, the application of advanced technologies
and innovative working styles to improve both project development and delivery.
This article focuses on how engineering and construction executives must recognize that digital transformation is
about adopting technology solutions that improve shareholder value (profits) and customer and employee experience.
The success of a transformation will depend on how well a company embraces the new ways of working that
technologies enable. To ensure sustained success, companies must also prioritize efforts to define new ways of doing
business and evolve the current methods to leverage technology driven productivity gains fully.
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