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Here are some of the highlights how construction management software has improved.  Now you can move jobs in the project management module… Pretty cool, job cost is no longer over-worked having to do all the heavy lifting.   

You can upgrade your database and estimates on the fly; that means you don’t have to set aside time to wait for the entire construction management software to adjust to the newest version all at once.

Oh yea, estimating supports multi-currency.  Now what construction management software can say that?

In payroll, you can delete checks and address book can integrate with Sage CRM software.  CRM is the acronym for customer relationship management.  This is good news for roofing and asphalt companies, since sales and contact databases are a big part of their office procedures.  Good construction management software is one that can handle most of your office tasks in one place.

At the January 2009, International Roofing Expo at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, I spoke with several owners of roofing companies about the software they use for cost accounting, estimating and project management.  In a couple of the breakout training sessions, there was a general agreement that Sage Timberline Accounting is recognized as the best cost accounting software for medium to large roofing companies.  This made me happy since I represent Sage Timberline.  There was also alot of rumblings about consolidating all of the various softwares into a single integrated software that can handle processes of a typical roofing company.  For example, roofing companies need Customer Relationship and Sales Tracking software which is commonly referred to as (CRM software).  CRM software is more important to Residential Roofing companies opposed to Commercial Roofing companies.  These companies would love a solution that allowed the CRM software to track and create sales proposals and then flow seamlessly into the Cost Accounting software if the work is awarded.  From here, the accounting department can buy the materials, manage the job and bill the client. 

There is a little known solution using a software created by EnablingIP that connects Sage CRM to Timberline.  You can attend a webinar on their website www.enablingip.com or contact www.dbdatainc.com