Construction projects are plagued with unique challenges, including project timelines, budgets, safety measures, and more. Read this blog to be more informed of the challenges faced during commercial construction and how Inncircles steps in to resolve them.
What are the topmost challenges faced during commercial construction projects?
The top 10 challenges that almost every project handler faces in commercial construction are:
1. Slow technological adoption: Small-scale construction projects are slow to adopt new technologies such as drone surveillance, the Internet of Things, virtual and augmented reality, improved wearables, robots, or even robust construction management software (CMS). These adoptions help identify the potential risks associated with your current construction projects. Inncircles’ CMS is designed for ease of use on-site and in the office.
2. Managing documentation: Commercial construction projects involve legal documentation from the beginning to the end, including legal and contractual agreements, invoice receipts, insurance certificates, and material orders. Manually managing all these documents may slow down the process and cause human error. Seamlessly collaborate with all stakeholders and share real-time updates, documents, and drawings with InnPMIS.
3. Issues with cash flow: General contractors manage the invoices for subcontractors, vendors, suppliers, and employees. To mitigate the challenges in construction, effective expense management to monitor cash flow is required. InnPMIS allows you to track costs across subcontractors in real time, helping avoid financial ambiguity. Automated invoice management further smoothens the process.
4. Irregular equipment maintenance/replacement: One of the biggest challenges in construction, pushing up the project cost, is irregular equipment management and replacement during the mid-construction process. With InnEQM, you can track every movement, monitor equipment utilization, and schedule inspections all in one place.
5. Keeping up with compliance regulations: With continually evolving construction tech, new rules and regulations are imposed on construction procedures. Adapting to new restrictions, from global rules and regulations to local bodies, is challenging for companies. In busy daily construction projects, these updates may go unnoticed easily. Missing regulatory updates may lead to severe consequences for the company. Ensure your construction projects stay compliant by tracking every safety detail with integrated logs and calendars provided by InnPMIS.
6. Construction Safety: Unfortunately, one of the most common challenges in construction is on-site injury due to heavy machinery and materials. Working in highly elevated areas may be dangerous for the labourers, often leading to devastating falls. Investing in protective equipment and safety training programs may reduce the risks associated with construction sites. Inncircles provides real-time insights to help you identify, assess and monitor potential risks at each gate, minimizing disruptions and delays.
7. Insufficiently skilled workforce: The ageing workforce has led to a gap between the inexperienced and skilled workers. Mentorship may help create skilled labourers. You can also opt for construction staffing agencies to provide the workforce that suits your construction project.
8. Supply chain issues: The sudden pandemic majorly disrupted the supply chain, and its ripples led to the closure of many companies. Some strategies, like research, investing in local material sources, and adopting inventory management software, may help reduce supply chain delays. Fuel your supply chain with real-time inventory tracking, automated purchase orders, and comprehensive digital material receipts by InnProcure.
9. Maintaining a schedule: Manual scheduling in the construction process may cause errors. One way to combat this is by automating the construction project management. Ensure an efficient project setup by creating comprehensive schedules and detailed Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) with InnPMIS to allocate resources strategically.
10. Lack of reliable subcontractors: Networking and recommendations play a significant role in this phase. As numerous subcontractors are available in the market, you may need some time to analyze which subcontractor will suit your construction needs. With InnPMIS, you can streamline contractor selection with built-in evaluation tools to assess contractor performance.
The final words
Commercial construction projects have significantly transformed and play a crucial role in the world economy. Tighter timelines, increased demands, and higher quality standards are driving change despite new and long-standing challenges in construction.
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