If you're in the market for construction scheduling software, you likely have come across, or may even own, Microsoft Office Project (MS Project). And you may even come across other construction scheduling software programs that claim they integrate with, or work in conjunction with MS Project.
The question you should ask is: "What is the best scheduling program, or "system", that will help solve your problems and meet your company's objectives?"
BuildIT makes it easy for you to view multiple project schedules on one page. This is the single greatest advantage over MS Project (Standard and Professional versions).
Couple that with a fully integrated contact and document management system, and a communications package that allows users to easily share schedule information with folks outside your organization, and you have a powerful system designed with your business and needs in mind.
Unlike MS Project, BuildIT is designed primarily for small to mid sized firms in the construction industry. We speak your language. We don't hide the solution behind a whole bunch of tech talk. For instance, here are few capabilities we found on MS Project's website (Greek to us):
~ Top down budgeting
~ Resource with multiple level skill attributes
~ Collaboration with shared enterprise resource pool and availability
~ Cube Building Service for custom OLAP reports
Ouch, I'm already confused, and I've been in this industry for over 20 years !! Don't you just want a simple construction scheduling tool?
The good news is, you won't read anything confusing on our website, no big fluffy words or phrases that stop you dead in your tracks. And, you can start a BuildIT test drive account in minutes, and dive right into creating a simple schedule for your current or future project.
No headaches about getting one software program to work with / sync / integrate with another. For most folks, that is a recipe for a migraine. Plus, why do all that when one simple web based application will do the trick? With BuildIT, there is no software to install, no downloads, no patches or upgrades, and no steep learning curve.
Probably the best promotion of BuildIT for your business is MS Project's own website.
You'll find MS Project has more that is NOT applicable to your business than is. One project manager once told us "you could run a small country with MS Project"!! But hey, our customers are just trying to run construction projects with less issues and more control. With BuildIT, enjoy a short setup, and get done what you need to in a fraction of the time, with complimentary setup and implementation. With MS Project, you don't deal directly with Microsoft, in fact, they recommend engaging a 3rd party Project Partner to help with setup and implementation... and they won't be doing this for free.
And try calling us on our toll free line ... you'll get a real live person, and the help you need to get started fast.
Scott Hutchinson
scott@builditsystems.com
1 866 585 5050 ext 1