In a volatile market, your operations must be responsive to changes in project scope, costs, and schedules. Whether it's a no-show subcontractor, an unforeseen field condition, or a patch of bad weather, obstacles appear – but your clients don't adjust their expectations. That's why sustained profitable growth is the ultimate challenge.

To sustain your company's growth in an uncertain economy – differentiating through innovation and building economies of scale – you need to:

• Provide project visibility across your entire organization, from headquarters to the field
• Mitigate operational and financial risk by integrating project and corporate financials
• Provide full service throughout project life cycles
• Attract, retain, and utilize skilled workers
• Strengthen relationships with suppliers and subcontractors – especially in the areas of project scheduling and performance management

SAP solutions give midsize construction companies the breadth of visibility, integration, and process support they need to continue to grow profitably. In fact, nearly 500 EC&O companies run SAP solutions. And did you know that 65% of SAP customers are midsize companies?

SAP can help you:

• View project costs and schedules from any level to determine overall, real-time business and financial impacts
• Track CAD drawings, contracts, permits, and other vital documents
• Compare projects and leverage the best practices of the most successful ones
• Allocate workforce resources properly, giving priority to projects in critical phases
• Enable multiple project managers to report on various phase completions, budgets, costs, and changes
• Control exposure to design changes, performance issues, and unexpected events
• Share information with subcontractors and suppliers
• Recruit, hire, training, and retain your skilled professional staff
• Collaborate with suppliers on estimated delivery schedules
• Measure and evaluate the performance of subcontractors and suppliers

Read about our customers:

• CentiMark
• Zimmer