Project Management in the craft sector – keeping track with Craftcloud.

What does project management mean?

Project management describes the planning, control, monitoring, and completion of projects. In craft businesses but also in other industries, project management aims to maximize productivity and customer satisfaction. Project management in the skilled trades is divided into five project phases:

• Project start: project inquiry – the customer’s request.
• Project planning: the coordination between internal and external contacts as well as resource planning.
• Project execution: the efficient implementation with adherence to order-specific conditions.
• Project monitoring: the monitoring of the quality and the project schedule.
• Project closure: the handover of the project to the customer.

Project management is not only an important management task. Project management in the skilled trades should ensure smooth, efficient, and high-quality skilled trades work.

Project management in the craft industry

Tasks and projects in the skilled trades involve a variety of challenges. Each project is unique and, in addition to a high degree of complexity and individuality, must always adhere to the specified budget, the coordination of different contact persons, and the adherence to the time schedule. The larger the project, the more complex.

Maintaining an overview is usually a mammoth task for many craft businesses. Different digital software solutions, especially for the construction industry and craft businesses, can record and process all project-relevant information.

Who is the contact person; Who is in charge of the project; Who takes care of which tasks; How high is the budget; When do which tasks have to be completed; These and other questions have to be permanently checked and answered in every project. A digital solution can ensure a high level of transparency for this.

The CRM system from Craftcloud offers exactly the overview that is needed in craft projects. The planning of important resources is just as relevant for success. In addition to the coordination between contractor and client, craft businesses must always ensure project-relevant operating resources. Important tools needed on construction sites must not only be available. Rather, craft businesses must have any information about sales-relevant operating resources on their “screen.”

Information on condition, location, and readiness for use is essential for any project. But reserving important tools for a future project also ensures that time constraints are met. A lot of knowledge and a lot of information that craft companies need for different projects. Craftcloud’s modern operating resource software helps to create a high level of clarity.

“A project in craft is only as successful as the tool used in a project.” Johannes Baier, Managing Director of Craftcloud GmbH.

Craftcloud stands for digitalization and offers cloud-based software solutions for construction companies and craft businesses with the goal of creating an increase in efficiency for every construction project!

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