Before a company buys new software to solve a perceived need in the organization, it is usually a good idea to take a close look at the processes being automated.…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning are becoming common buzzwords in the construction industry. Like many evolving technologies before it, these two terms carry a lot of promise but also…
As some organizations struggled to deploy a remote workforce during 2020s raging storms of disruptions, others did not miss a beat. Why? In the session we will hear from McCownGordon…
Please join experienced consultants from Burger Consulting Group and construction technology professionals from Command Alkon to learn more about the changing landscape of automation in the Heavy/Civil space, based on…
For many years, the construction industry had a fairly clear path for automation. New ERP systems every ten years or so, estimating solutions for bidding, a PM application for RFIs…
Future of ERP
There are two aspects of ERP that make that solution among the stickiest in the industry (meaning least likely to be changed out); cost and disruption. Said another way, both relate to the difficulty in implementing the types of systems. In my 30 years within the industry, I have yet to hear a controller or CFO express delight in the prospect of another ERP deployment. Even so, a significant number of people evaluate the ERP marketplace each year with a view to better automating their accounting and operational functions. This seemingly benign process can bring its own cost, frustration, and risks. Certainly, making the wrong decision can be costly in terms of investment and personnel time to not meet the organization’s expectations. This topic could easily fill two or three newsletters. However, for those considering their options, the focus here is only on the most significant developments that are in the ERP space for contractors.
In no particular order, these developments include a lack of support for manufacturing/fabrication functions, sufficient project management functionality, an open architecture for integrating with other applications and publishing tools that provide a higher level of capability than typical report writing.
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The first part of this series looked at the primary IT trends occurring in the heavy/highway marketplace. We discussed some of the developments in trucking, drones, productivity tracking, fuel, and safety among…
The pace of acquisitions in the Contech space has reached fever pitch. This is coming from both large publicly-traded companies acquitting mature solutions (think AutoDesk, Trimble, Oracle and Roper) to…
Burger Consulting Group has been recommending the addition of a Business Analyst to many client organizations for the last five years or so. The clients who have added this role…
Much of the IT buzz these days seems to revolve around GCs and some of the trades. While there is much going on in their world, there are also a number…
