Managing and running construction projects means large volumes of data stored all over the place across multiple projects that are running simultaneously. You or your team may have experienced the frustration and rush when trying to compile, collate and analyse your data manually. Oftentimes, one will run into the problem where the information exists in a silo, where there is a breakdown in interdepartmental communication. This would then result in inaccurate information, thus impacting the quality of decisions made.

Such information bottlenecks will cost you time and money—two commodities essential to a construction project’s success.

Therefore, it is vital that project teams have accurate and timely data in order to make better decisions. As Robin Sharma said, the real trick in life is to turn hindsight into foresight that reveals insight, so to ensure future successful projects, you and your team should be equipped with valuable data that comes from a single source of truth. 

Accurate data comes from high quality data, which is the result of a good data collection process.

As such, the data collection phase plays a crucial role in your construction business. Yet, collecting data manually can be a nightmare for several reasons such as, data is stored in various places and sometimes missing, which would make the overall collected data quality to be poor. Mistakes are inevitable when data is of poor quality, and wrong decisions drastically affect your bottom line. 

How does Speedbrick automate data collection in your construction business?

Capturing accurate data can be challenging with manual processes. To obtain necessary data, it is essential to utilise smart construction software—one that automatically collects, processes and analyses data, like Speedbrick. Speedbrick helps you to break down information silos, keeps project teams aware and informed at all times, and allows decision makers to make better decisions with reliable, real-time data. 

Step 1: Digitise workflow

Data collection can be easy and seamless—especially so when it is automatically done as stakeholders perform their daily tasks. Speedbrick connects all stakeholders, including managerial and non-managerial roles, on one platform as it digitises the following workflows:

• Progress claims tracking
• Material purchasing cycle
• Subcontractor management
• Contracts obligation management 

Step 2: Store data on one platform

Data is only as meaningful and useful when it is used within the intended context, not when it is stored in various places. In order to process and present meaningful insights, Speedbrick stores your data on a secure online platform. 

Step 3: Process data with artificial intelligence

The next step to data collection is processing it—cleaning and organising it into meaningful blocks. Speedbrick’s robust backend technology can then identify potential risks and subsequently alert relevant stakeholders, helping them make better decisions.

Step 4: Automate spreadsheets reporting 

Once data is thoroughly processed, Speedbrick automatically compiles the report in a split second. The automation prevents risk of data manipulation or tampering, and the report generated is 100% accurate.

Step 5: Visualise data

Go beyond spreadsheets—visualise your data with interactive graphs to get deeper insights and make better decisions. With interactive visual aid, It will be much easier to understand the relationships present in your data and foresee the outcomes of the decisions you have to make.

With Speedbrick Analytics, your data will be automatically collected, processed, reported, and visualised in just a few clicks.