Construction Software: A Solution For Every Challenge

Alerts to better manage construction, built into lean collaborative solutions modelled on global best practices, define indispensable software.

- Charu Bahri

What sort of software are real-estate and infrastructure companies increasingly adopting to manage their business?

“Aconex has over 500 projects in India, covering construction and engineering firms, asset owners and property developers, etc, using its project (or enterprise) wide collaboration platform to manage information and processes through the project lifecycle,” says Ashok Kumar, Regional Director, ASEAN & India, Aconex.

“Customer relationship management; project management with site, purchase and contracts; procure to pay; plant and machinery; land, legal and liaison processes; slum rehabilitation authority and redevelopment; tender and client management; lease and rent are some of the solutions finding greater acceptance,” according to Ashvin Gami, Managing Director, StrategicERP.

“Demand has been steadily improving despite the economic scenario because leading companies want a real-time project tracking system,” points out Alex Mathew, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Construction Computer Software.

“To enable our customers to manage the complexities across the construction life-cycle and thus build smarter and intelligent buildings, Trimble provides design and engineering solutions that include marquee brands like SketchUp Pro, Tekla, VICO Office, Modelogix and Trimble Connect,” says Jayant Keswani, Director, Marketing, Trimble Solutions India.

Software with potential

“Based on the many inquiries we are getting for 3D modelling and project management services, we see a lot of potential for solutions enabling 3D and 4D modelling and pre-construction design coordination, BOQ extraction, master scheduling, etc,” says Satya Vakkalanka, Head IT, Turner Project Management India. “Demand is moving slower for building information modelling (BIM) services.”