For those who don’t know, working on a building is an elaborate activity, made up of many steps, requirements and plans. From foundations, pillars, walls, to aspects of finishing a building, the whole process involves both complex physical and management work. A team leader has the responsibility to keep track of the tasks within the job, and of the employees involved in it. Project management in the construction industry does not have to be extremely complicated, if there is the right solution to come to the rescue. The iFlow application is extremely useful in this field, with features that allow you to monitor employees and projects in the construction industry.
Project clock-in
Both in everyday life and in business, we want to be able to complete all tasks quickly and in an easy way. For such desires, there are always solutions that solve problems that you may not have known exist. Let’s talk a little bit about the actual recording of employees’ attendance on a construction site. We all know what it means to work on site, and the workers in question certainly do not have the time to complete physical timesheets. And the site manager is just as busy with task-sharing and monitoring, so he doesn’t have the availability to make precise calculations regarding the attendance.
How does iFlow help resolve these issues?
Simple! In iFlow there are two methods of registering attendance on projects :
Project clock-in via mobile
For employees familiar with the technology, mobile clock-in is a simple and fast method. From their own phone, each employee registers the time of entry and exit from the site, and the application automatically takes over the GPS location. This way you make sure that the employee is on the right site, and this data is transmitted directly to the dedicated reports.
The best way to monitor employee productivity is when they clock-in on projects. In iFlow, the time worked on each project is automatically calculated, regardless of the number of entries and exits in a day. Thus, the superior can get an overview of the effectiveness of each member of his team on the assigned tasks. This is not only relevant to the cash reward at the end of the month. Focusing on projects highlights how employees work, where there are difficulties or which project consumes too much time.
At the same time, the application sends real-time notifications to the superior every time an employee does not clock-in from the planned location. Even employees can receive these notifications, to always be informed if they have made a mistake or have been late at work.
Project clock-in on devices with RFID cards
With iFlow you can adopt the easiest clock-in method, the one with RFID cards. For site employees, what could be easier than using an attendance card? Simple and fast, this process takes no more than a few seconds, and the data remains recorded in the application in real time.
From the device’s screen, each employee chooses the project or subproject they are working on, thus starting the timer that records the actual time worked. For the superior, it is easy to monitor the work on each employee or team’s projects, carried out in parallel within the same job. For example, you can easily find out how much time is spent on finishing, foundation, or other specific tasks.
The industrial attendance device is suitable in the field of construction because it withstands industrial environments, halls, construction sites, and harsh weather conditions, such as dust, low or high temperatures. The only thing needed for operation is a power source and internet, either with cable or USB stick. Construction project management is greatly simplified by clock-in on these devices to the iFlow application. This device also takes a photo at the time when someone clocks-in, and the administrator can see them for an extra verification of the employee’s identity.
How does iFlow facilitate project management in the field of construction?
Employee efficiency is a relatively hard-to-follow parameter, but iFlow helps team leaders get an idea of how much time employees spend on certain tasks. By monitoring this data, a team leader can easily figure out which projects are more time consuming, where he needs to increase the number of employees assigned, and which are the easiest to accomplish. Based on this information, you can make decisions about extending the time allotted to a job, the workers needed for future jobs, and effectively planning the employees’ work.
iFlow helps you measure productivity and profit
In order to develop in the business world, it is advisable to turn the collected data into reports, to follow the over time evolution of works and resources consumed by them. Automatically generated reports in iFlow promptly answer questions such as:
- Was the time allotted to the work properly paid by the contractor?
- Which project consumed the most time, and what were its costs?
- Which project required the most manpower and why?
- Which team is the most productive?
- Which projects do I need to assign more employees to in order to meet the allotted time?
The answers to these questions help you grow your business and plan for the future. IFlow reports can be filtered by teams, locations, projects, so that you have as much information as possible and useful for future decisions. Quantifying time is important because this limited resource is valuable especially in the payment context. Reports can also be attached to various customer invoices for settlement services.
At the same time, iFlow calculates the hours worked by employees, whether they are at night, overtime, or on public holidays. This information is correct and complete, ready to use in compiling payment statements.
iFlow – the right solution for your business
I am convinced that your desire is to simplify everything that means attendance registering and calculating worked hours, while you can focus on developing the business in other ways. iFlow does not give you extra time, but it helps you become more productive and correctly quantify this important resource – time. Construction project management has never been easier! Your company can enjoy the benefits of the app right now. Schedule an online conference with an iFlow specialist who will assist you in making the right decision for your business.
