b'TECHNOLOGYINTEGRATING THEJOBSITEWITH TODAYS SOFTWARE, DATA IS ALL IN THE CLOUD By Sarah B. HoodBACK IN THE 90S, CONVERGENCE was a buzzword,Construction software is helping to address labour shortages as the largest tech companies gradually adapted theirby taking on routine administrative tasks and freeing up proprietary hardware and software to play nicely with theproject managers for higher-level tasks, adds Saraw, citing others products. Now, the construction industry is seeing aProcores Workforce Management tool, which helps companies similar evolution, as major players like Procore, Autodesk andmake sure the right person is in the right place at theConstructConnect are integrating more seamlessly and workingright time.with start-ups to provide new functionalities.Saraw notes that rework can sap a projects profitability: The These days, there is software designed for every stage ofability to share new drawings instantly from the office to the the project, says TCA president and CEO John Mollenhauer,field can mitigate that problem. Making sure everyone involved adding that his favourite aspect of the current tech landscapein a project has the most up-to-date information makes projects is how the bigger companies are converging. Its commerciallymore efficient in many ways. What sets Procore apart is our important to the software developers, but its also criticallyability to manage project information from preconstruction important to the practitioners that are trying to design andto closeout and we have many great partners whose tools build buildings. integrate into the platform through the Procore Marketplace.Visitors to the recent Buildings Show encountered Procore Over the last few years, weve seen the pace of constructionpartners like The Answer Company, a cloud accounting and software adoption accelerate, says Jas Saraw, Procores viceERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) provider. The Answer president, Canada. Construction has an unfair reputation ofCompany helps clients integrate financial management with being slow to adapt to change; the truth is that builders will useother functions through two well-known solutions, Acumatica these tools if they are available. and Sage.22Quarter 42022 BUILDERSDIGEST'