The construction industry has resurged from its recessionary times, with more sophistication required for complex projects, and greater reliance on data-driven processes. Historically, construction companies have been leveraging point solutions for various business processes in lieu of an integrated approach to bring together diverse business applications and processes. “With many disparate applications and point solutions that are implemented over the years as a company grows, it is difficult to support and integrate all of those applications to deliver ‘one version of the truth’,” begins Maxwell Thomas, Partner and EVP with, Strategic Industry Solutions (SIS). As profit margins become arduous to manage and maintain, companies require consolidation and integration of business critical applications to access accurate information and drive intelligent decisions. “In this scenario, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) functions as the groundwork for integration of information systems throughout an enterprise,” he adds. SIS offers ERP, Project Management and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions that meet the needs of construction companies to link business operations like—job cost, human resources, finance, Payroll, materials management and more.

Since its outset in delivering ERP solutions, SIS has been providing comprehensive construction ERP and CRM software based on Microsoft Dynamics solutions focused on improving efficiency and boosting profit margins acrossthe enterprise. As cloud adoption gains momentumin the construction landscape, SIS is prepared to help clients stay ahead of the curve and gain efficiency with a construction enhanced version of AX7 and the new Dynamics 365 Enterprise—the enhanced cloud-based AX flagship ERP system from Microsoft. The firm delivers and enhances the feature-rich Microsoft Dynamics AX, Dynamics SL, and Dynamics CRM to track, analyze, and manage the entire project lifecycle.

Accentuating the need for ERP in construction, Thomas states how companies incur losses or margin fadedue to the lack of a comprehensive construction management software solution to better manage fundamental risks such as labor, materials and subcontracts. Addressing this need, “SIS helps project managers mitigate risk with software built on open technology that automates time, expense and equipment usage entry to job cost and payroll—simultaneously managing cost and productivity in real time,” illustrates Thomas.