Whilst the impact of COVID-19 has undoubtedly been challenging for the construction sector, it has also accelerated demand and willingness for digitalisation in the industry. With our recent research finding that profit margins for construction projects already averaged at just two percent, many companies are turning to digital solutions to help optimise processes and boost efficiency to prevent this figure from shrinking any further. But adoption is key – if newly purchased digital solutions are not widely used, construction firms will miss out on these benefits and won’t get a good return on their investment.
Rolling out a new digital tool company-wide can be difficult and may even be met with resistance, particularly where workers are used to paper-based, manual processes and communication channels. Moreover, adoption will always be limited if workers don’t have the digital skills to use it in the first place. So, to maximise the benefits of digitalisation, construction companies must work to onboard everyone successfully and give them the confidence to ‘go digital’.
There are four key steps construction firms can take around worker onboarding to ensure users are confident with a new digital solution:
Make users comfortableFinalcad is built with ease-of-use in mind to ensure that workers feel confident using it regardless of their technical skill level – ensuring construction companies get a high return on their investment. For instance, the app offers the same user-friendly experience across a range of devices and operating systems, including mobile, tablet, Apple and Android. It is also designed to be intuitive – users can send pictures through the app, for instance, and it takes just three taps to flag a defect.
To find out more about how Finalcad can be used to support projects, contact us: