Construction projects are inherently complex as they involve many different companies trying to collaborate on the design and construction of a physical asset.  These company teams produce a wide range of documents, including CAD drawings, cost analyses, GANTT charts and bid packages, which are used to make critical decisions about the building process.  Many companies struggle to manage this volume of information over the lifecycle of a project.  It is often unclear if a drawing is the most up-to-date version or if all reviewer comments have been included.  Acting on the wrong information or wasting time tracking down the right information has costly implications.

The problem multiplies in construction projects due to the complexity of the supply chain.  With many companies involved - contractors, subcontractors, designers, architects, engineers, project managers and other specialists - reliable and accurate information flow becomes a real issue.
 
Benefits:

• Faster completion times for key processes such as document approvals and change requests
• Significantly fewer errors by ensuring that the correct plans are used on projects.  The majority
• of errors on construction projects stem from the use of the wrong plans
• More transparency across the supply chain with a detailed audit trail of all actions performed by
• users, making it much easier to resolve disputes on the project
• Lower overall project costs as there is less re-work to carry out due to people using the wrong
• information
• Improved risk management as it becomes much easier to see a snapshot of the status of
• outstanding actions on the project