{"id":969,"date":"2023-11-10T11:38:11","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T19:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buildern.com\/resources\/?p=969"},"modified":"2024-11-04T00:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T08:16:49","slug":"angus-cowan-constructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buildern.com\/resources\/case-study\/angus-cowan-constructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Angus Cowan Constructions | A Total Shift from multiple Software to Buildern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Company Name<\/strong>: Angus Cowan Constructions Pty. Ltd
Specialization<\/strong>: Residential Construction
Years of Operation<\/strong>: Around 25 years
Location<\/strong>: Brisbane, Australia
The Key Challenge<\/strong>: Integrating multiple software into one coherent solution to streamline all processes involved in a construction business
The Result<\/strong>: A Smooth Transition from Spreadsheets and Multiple Software into Buildern’s All-in-One Construction Management Platform<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Angus Cowan Constructions<\/a> has been in the residential construction business for over 25 years. The recent years have been transformative for them, as innovative technologies in the construction business management completely changed the company’s workflows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Discover how Angus Cowan Constructions transformed its construction business – from estimating to project management and payment – with Buildern’s comprehensive solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read about the journey the company’s founder, Angus Cowan and his team embarked on to streamline their construction processes and improve overall efficiency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That’s a story about two contrasts. Managing a construction business in the pre-technology era with several separate software and spreadsheets and managing one with Buildern, an all-in-one solution that centralizes and automates all aspects of the construction process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Challenge: Creating an Efficient Business Management Scheme Amidst Diverse Construction Processes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Construction is one of the most complex industries in project management and coordination. With various stakeholders, including clients, contractors, suppliers, and workers, involved in every project, along with processes that happen simultaneously but in different phases, it can be challenging to keep track of everything and ensure efficient communication among all parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before a construction proposal is shared, the internal team needs proper coordination of various departments, followed by accurate estimation, scheduling and tracking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And when you win the project, you need to establish a three-sided communication between the construction team, the client and the suppliers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On top of all this, billing and payment processes can become a nightmare without proper management and integration with other aspects of the business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction businesses – probably more than many other spheres – require integrated and streamlined management schemes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Angus Cowan Constructions\u2019 Specific Challeng<\/strong>e<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a growing company, Angus Cowan Constructions struggled to keep up with the increasing demand for its services and manage multiple projects simultaneously. The lack of a centralized software solution meant the team had to rely on different software and spreadsheets for each aspect of the construction process, leading to inefficiency, errors, and delays.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least two separate software products were always required to share, communicate with and bill clients. The cornerstone phase of estimation was carried out in one software, after which Angus Cowan had to force-feed the information to another – project management software. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Even after I had completed this, throughout the project, I would have to keep referring back to the original estimate, which was also not online. So there was a lot of inefficiency and frustration, and it took many, many years until I found a Buildern,” says Angus. <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of his most daunting hurdles was the difficulty of referring back to the original estimate to see the allowances made for certain aspects of the project. Allowances being forgotten or not recorded properly are the major source of cost overruns and disputes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As stated by Angus Cowan, “the time inefficiency in loading up data from one software to the other was extremely time inefficient and also brought in the issue of possible human error during the importing process.”<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Solution: Shifting to Buildern’s Collaborative Construction Management Software<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After struggling with multiple software and spreadsheets for years, Angus Cowan stumbled upon Buildern<\/strong><\/a>. This all-in-one construction management software promised to centralize and automate all aspects of the construction process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The core goal was to stick together all aspects of the process, from bidding to completion, and there was a need for a solution that includes as many construction modules as possible – not just group elements into one platform but provide true integration of data and processes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Truly Comprehensive Solution with Every Construction Functionality Included<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Buildern<\/strong><\/a> goes into the very small details of estimating, budgeting and the flows between cost centers. And the project management part integrates well with everything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Construction cost management was the most vital aspect for Angus Cowan Constructions and Buildern comes with a solution that is as complete as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Buildern was the only software to cater to all of my requirements and actually had higher ratings than most other software in the majority of the modules”.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n