Itransition helped Acumatica customize its cloud-based ERP system to adapt it to the needs of the construction industry.
Our customer, the owner and developer of the Acumatica Cloud ERP, planned to launch its proprietary product for the construction industry and attract construction companies as users. Their software market analysis showed that the company would need to customize their existing ERP substantially to enter the niche.
To develop a solution that would address the needs of construction businesses, Acumatica once again chose Itransition as its trusted partner for Acumatica integration services, as we had already helped them extend the platform with a range of custom modules and features. Together, Acumatica and Itransition designed and launched Acumatica Construction Edition.
Itransition customized the Acumatica ERP for construction and developed a set of packages, each being a separate module on top of the Acumatica Framework.
The extended capabilities of the Acumatica construction ERP developed by Itransition include:
Working with Itransition’s team, Acumatica’s software engineers delivered brand-new features for a more effective accounting and project management in the construction industry:
The joint project team consisted of an onsite delivery manager, an offshore project manager, a business analyst, a team lead, a QA lead, four developers, and two QA engineers.
To manage the project in line with the Acumatica’s guidelines, Itransition’s business analyst gathered requirements that allowed the development team to design the architecture of future integrations and draw up a feature development plan.
One of the challenges we managed to overcome was to make the solution valuable for a wide range of users while adhering to the established standards of the construction industry.
To balance the features, we worked closely with the construction industry insiders. Itransition collected experts’ feedback and recommendations on the optimal feature sets for the Acumatica construction ERP.
Additionally, Itransition integrated all the features delivered for the desktop version of Acumatica ERP into the Acumatica mobile app. The mobile enablement was critical for gaining the loyalty of construction companies where many specialists work in the field away from their PCs.
Since the launch of the Acumatica Construction Edition, the company continues collaborating with Itransition and extending the solution’s functionality through stable releases twice a year.
The latest release enabled Acumatica Construction Edition users to fulfill the following tasks:
A long-term Acumatica partner, Itransition adapted the Acumatica CloudERP to the construction industry specifics. Since the release, the company reported a 400% growth in the platform use owing to its wide adoption by construction businesses, including the top 10 construction companies.
As the ERP keeps evolving, Acumatica is continuously extending the list of their customers with general contractors, sub-contractors, specialty contractors, home builders, and pre-fabrication and manufacturing companies.