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            Tech Times




           The Government’s aggressive push in infrastructure has propelled numerous infrastructure and construction
           projects. The success of any project is a result of the perfect blending of management and implementation. This
           has opened the gates for software technology companies catering to the project management sector. With so
           much happening in the construction industry, here is a list on some of the effective tools to have a successful
           project reports Rohan Ambike.

           With the massive boost to the infrastructure   ERP has come up with its solutions to help  highway pavement and segmental bridges.
           and construction projects  in India,   optimise processes and enhance revenue.     e deformed pattern on a rebar helps the
           there has been an exponential rise in the   Today, the infrastructure industry spends   concrete adhere to the reinforcing steel
           demand for the construction and project   a  lot  of  time  finding  solution  in  new   surface.   e pattern on a deformed bar isn't
           management so ware used that result in   architectural ideas, financing, on time  speci ed, but the spacing and the height of
           their completion. Projects are the lifeblood  management for sourcing raw materials etc.  the "bumps" is regulated.
           of any business organization – managing                               CADS India, the subsidiary of CADS
           them through  cost-effective,  timely and   Rebar detailing made easy:  UK, has come up with some innovations
           productive trends is absolutely critical for   Rebars as we know are commonly used to   in the cutting edge technologies for
           any company to enhance the overall bottom   help concrete withstand tension forces.  analysis, design and detailing of structural
           line.Let’s take a look at the top three types   Deformed rebars on reinforcing steel have  steelwork and reinforced concrete
           of so ware that cater to the construction   been a standard requirement since 1968, but   buildings. The RebarCAD software by
           and infrastructure space.          plain rebars are also used in situations where   CADS India provides advanced detailing
                                              the reinforcing steel is expected to slide.   is  features  and  technical  excellence,  which
           Integration with data analytics so ware:  is typically the case when they're installed in   include integration with major fabrication
           It has been widely known now that data
           today is the king. With construction   FAST FACTS
           companies increasingly relying on the      The global construction management software market to grow at a CAGR of 14.96
           collection of data, it has  been  a  crucial   per cent during the period 2016-2020.
           element for analysis to improve e  ciency      Procedures and record keeping is a daunting task for any project manager during
           and productivity. Today, the companies   the implementation of a project. This is where cost control software play a crucial
           are in a dire need of an e  cient so ware to   role.
           handle the data analytics aspect.   is data      Artificial intelligence systems that have emerged in project management software
           is being used by managers for various tasks-   trends are a great help in interpreting organizational data, and there is definitely
           RFIs, submittals, manpower logs, customer   going to be a massive boom in the internet of things implementation projects.
           billing, project billing and estimates. To      Emotional Intelligence has proven to lead to streamlining  of work processes,
           cater to this growing problem, Strategic   problem-solving and timely delivery of projects.


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