Looking for construction Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software to help streamline your business, increase productivity and profitability, limit delays, and protect your sensitive data? You must take the time to not only find the software that's the right fit for your company but also vet it to make sure it's trustworthy. While this task can be daunting and time-consuming, you must do your due diligence otherwise you can spend many hours trying to implement the wrong solution.

What the right software can do

While some construction companies have been known to be slow to adopt new technology, when armed with the correct ERP software, you can easily and effectively manage a construction project from start to finish, including but not limited to:

• Customer relationship management (CRM)
• Estimating costs
• Contract and purchase order (PO) management
• Scheduling (same comment as above)
• Inventory
• Reporting
• Job Cost and Change Order Management
• Project Management
• Contract management and Billing
• Accounting/financial management
• Payroll processing
• And more

Determine what your system can handle

Once you have decided to switch, you need to look inward for a bit before you look into the marketplace. There are many types of ERP solutions out there and you don't want to be comparing too many different types because it will be difficult to reach a decision easily. When shopping for transportation, you know you have to make the car/truck, electric/gas, and lease/own decision early and that impacts your shopping. The smaller criteria like a sunroof and leather seats come later.