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The Advantages of Integrated

Construction Software

Productivity levels in Built-for-purpose construction software comes in teams use one unified system for better results.
construction have remained various forms. Using different software solutions Integrated software means that each system is
flat for years. Integrated for different processes can cause a great fully compatible with the others. As a result, all
construction software deal of confusion to a business. It also results of your data is connected across all systems.
can improve productivity, in extra effort and time as you may need to
efficiency, and more. transfer data manually back and forth. On the Why is Integration Important in Construction
Lalu Varghese, other hand, integrated construction software Software?
Director & CEO, enhances efficiency and ensures that you have There are different steps and stages of a
Lals Software Services everything you need in one central place. This construction project. Each part involves
(Authorised Distributor - RIB transfer of data back and forth or in and out of important data that you need to trace. If your
CCS) in India, is a civil multiple systems creates a loss of data integrity systems aren’t properly integrated, then you will
engineer with over 40 years and begs the question, can you really trust the have disconnected data. This increases the risk
of experience in construction data? If you are looking for the right software of inaccuracies and errors during the life cycle
estimation and cost control solutions for your construction business, of the project. For example, your team could
across GCC and South Africa. you will need to make integration a priority. be accessing different versions of documents
Lalu shares his insights on the and data during a project. This will lead to
advantages of integrated Understanding Integrated Construction mixed outcomes, which results in project
construction software. Software managers making badly informed decisions.
The various processes involved in construction Integration offers a more complete solution
require different tools and solutions. A fully with more reliable data and in turn more
integrated construction management system meaningful decision-making. Effective
takes all of these different elements and construction software integration utilises a
packages them into a single solution. This lets single platform to manage all processes

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