August 22, 2023
ERP solutions
Construction ERP is a specialized enterprise resource planning platform that construction companies use for the integrated management of core business processes, from raw materials budgeting and subcontracts onboarding to project execution and payroll. With 20+ years in software engineering, Itransition helps its clients implement scalable and cost-effective construction ERP solutions to digitalize and orchestrate core processes.
10+Â years of experience in ERP services
50+ completed projects of different scales across various industries
Hands-on expertise in delivering out-of-the-box, custom, and hybrid ERP solutions
An Odoo Silver Partner
growth in the platform use
Itransition helped Acumatica customize its cloud-based ERP system to adapt it to the needs of the construction industry by streamlining document management, automating construction project management, and more.
faster work order management
Itransition deployed an Odoo-based ERP solution to help the customer reduce the time for the purchase order approval, automate the management of various enterprise processes, and accelerate work order management.
ERP systems are modular solutions, so your company's needs, requirements, and goals define the choice of features. Here, we’ve outlined some capabilities commonly implemented by construction firms:
ERP solutions should be well-integrated with the company's IT environment. To ensure uninterrupted data flow across all departments and business processes, we recommend integrating construction ERP platforms with the following systems:
Integration with customer relationship management software enables sales teams to access relevant data on the cost of work, project progress, and received payments quickly to manage sales relationships and customer service better. ERP-CRM integration also makes customer and prospect data (quotes, plans, agreements, invoices) available company-wide.
When integrated with business intelligence software, ERP facilitates advanced analytics capabilities for all authorized parties across the enterprise, automatic generation of custom reports and dashboards, planning what-if scenarios, and running predictive analytics and modeling.
Safe and quick transfer of buildings’ virtual models from BIM to the ERP database aids in accurate construction project planning and costing. Meanwhile, reporting on construction issues helps prevent similar challenges in future projects.
This integration helps oversee projects in progress, employees and teams involved, ongoing and scheduled works, and project timeframes for improved work scheduling, and task prioritization.
This integration leads to enhanced collaboration between different departments and employees, as well as a quick exchange of information between a company and its partners and customers.
Business analysis
Identification and analysis of key processes, workflows, and technology environment
Definition of industry regulations and compliance requirements
Elicitation of business goals, end-user needs, and expectations
Definition of software requirements for the future ERP system
Design and technology selection
Conceptualization of the ERP solution
ERP solution architecture design
ERP integration scope definition
Optimal technology stack selection
Planning
Definition of the project scope and deliverables
ERP projects scheduling and budgeting
Data migration strategy development
User onboarding planning
Risk management strategy development
Customization/Development
Customization of the off-the-shelf ERP or development of a custom ERP solution
Platform integration using custom code, pre-built connectors, or APIs
Testing
ERP functional and security testing
Usability testing of the ERP solution with focus groups
ERP performance and compatibility testing
Bugs and issues resolution
Deployment and handover
ERP solution deployment to production
Data migration from corporate systems and apps to ERP
User acceptance testing
User training and onboarding
Post-launch support (L1-L3)
Platform users and infrastructure support
ERP system fine-tuning in line with customer concerns or suggestions
ERP system troubleshooting
Technology upgrades
When choosing an ERP solution for construction, one of the most critical decisions is cloud or on-premises hosting. This decision influences the pricing model, solution scalability, hardware investments, deployment speed, and more.
Itransition delivers scalable and cost-effective construction ERP solutions as well as optimizes the existing ERP software to better digitalize and orchestrate core processes.
Itransition’s ERP consultants provide advisory support along the construction ERP implementation and optimization, helping you mitigate project risks and ensure high ROI by taking on:
We provide end-to-end construction ERP implementation services that include all or some of the following activities:
We can conduct user training and help you work out a change management strategy to ensure minimal resistance from the user community and a seamless user experience.
We don’t start ERP development until the project scope and interrelated costs are agreed upon. To help you find the most cost-efficient solution and be aware of the possible costing affecting your budget, we weigh on different deployment options and shortlist ERP vendors with a comprehensive overview of their products' cost structure.
Our ERP consultants constantly monitor existing and emerging ERP platforms to determine the flexible solution with extensive functionality and customization capabilities to meet all your specific needs.
Since ERP implementation implies data migration from other corporate systems to a central ERP database, we can take this opportunity to sort out irrelevant or redundant data and correct and add missing information to ensure good data hygiene and data reliability.
When delivering construction ERP solutions, we introduce comprehensive data security practices such as multifactor authentication, behavior monitoring, data encryption, and more to protect your corporate information.