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CFMA Construction Disruption
Presented by James M Benham
Review of the 2017 Construction Technology Report Results
James M BenhamCEO
@JamesMBenham#JBTechTalk
jbknowledge.com | @JBKnowledge
Contact Info
linkedin.com/in/jbenham jamesbenham.com
Survey Participants
2017 Construction Technology Report
Annual Construction Technology Survey
#JBTechTalk @JamesMBenham© 2017 JBKnowledge, Inc.
7.2%
1.6%
2.2%
2.4%
4.2%
9.1%
10.2%
29.6%
32.9%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0%
OTHER
OWNER/DEVELOPER
EDUCATORORSTUDENT
ARCHITECTURAL/ENGINEERING/DESIGNFIRM
CONSTRUCTIONSERVICESPROVIDER(I.E.CPA,LAWYER,CONSULTANT,BUILDERSEXCHANGE,NGO)
CONSTRUCTIONTECHNOLOGYPROVIDER
DESIGN-BUILDGENERALCONTRACTOR
SUBCONTRACTOR(PLEASECLARIFYTYPE,I.E.MECHANICAL,ONNEXTPAGE)
GENERALCONTRACTOR/CONSTRUCTIONMANAGER
CompanyType
78.5%
35%
19.5%
17.6%
13.2%
11.9%
9.9%
7.9%
7.5%
7%
1.6%
12.1%
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0% 80.0% 90.0%
GENERALBUILDING- COMMERCIAL
INDUSTRIAL
GENERALBUILDING- RESIDENTIAL
MANUFACTURING
WASTE/WASTEWATER/SOLIDWASTE
POWER
TRANSPORTATION
OIL&GAS
LANDDEVELOPMENT
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HAZARDOUSWASTE
OTHER
PrimaryIndustry
42.2%
40%
38.4%
26.7%
24.6%
17.6%
9.9%
8.1%
6.6%
6.5%
4.9%
3.7%
3.5%
3.5%
3%
18.9%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0%
MECHANICAL
HVAC
PLUMBING
SHEETMETAL
ELECTRICAL
SERVICES
FIREPROTECTION
CONCRETE
SITEWORK
STEEL/IRONWORK
DRYWALL
PAINTING
DEMOLITION
MILLWORK
FLOORING
OTHER
Subcontractor- PrimaryTrade
Local11%
In-State
21%
Regional35%
National26%
International7%
RangeOfWork
LESSTHAN1YEAR1-5YEARS
6-10YEARS11-20YEARS
21-50YEARS50+YEARS
0.7% 4.4%
4.7%
12%
37.1% 41.1%
YearsInBusinessLessthan1year 1-5years 6-10years 11-20years 21-50years 50+years
0.0%
5.0%
10.0%
15.0%
20.0%
25.0%
LESSTHAN$1MILLION
$1-5MILLION $6-20MILLION $21-50MILLION $51-100MILLION $101-200MILLION
$201-500MILLION
$500+MILLION IDON'TKNOW
Lessthan$1Million3.7%
$1-5Million7.3%
$6-20Million18.8%
$21-50Million23.1%
$51-100Million15%
$101-200Million10.3%
$201-500Million11.0%
$500+Million8.5%
Idon'tknow2.3%
AnnualSalesVolume
Series1
1-5employees3.6%
6-20employees8.5%
21-50employees13%
51-100employees16.5%
101-200employees15.5%
201-500employees16.8%
501-1,000employees9.2%
1,000+employees15.4%
Idon'tknow1.5%
1-5EMPLOYEES
6-20EMPLOYEES
21-50EMPLOYEES
51-100EMPLOYEES
101-200EMPLOYEES
201-500EMPLOYEES
501-1,000EMPLOYEES
1,000+EMPLOYEES
IDON'TKNOW
0 0.02 0.04 0.06 0.08 0.1 0.12 0.14 0.16 0.18
SizeOfCompany
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0%
ESTIMATING
EXECUTIVE(CEO,CIO,CFO,ETC.)
CONSTRUCTIONTECHNOLOGY/ITSYSTEMS…
PRECONSTRUCTIONMANAGEMENT
SAFETYMANAGEMENT
DESIGN
ENGINEER
FABRICATION
ARCHITECT
PrimaryRole Priorto19400%
1940-1959 19%
1960-197952%
1980andLater29%
Generation
Male
79%
Female21%
Gender2016
Male
78%
Female22%
Gender2017 0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%
FACEBOOK®
LINKEDIN®
NONE
INSTAGRAM®
TWITTER®
GOOGLE+®
SNAPCHAT®
PINTEREST®
OTHER
SocialMediaMobileApps
46.4%
21.8%
10%
3.6%
1.1%
2%
0.5%
1.8%
12.8%
55.9%
14.1%
7.0%
2.8%
1.1%
2.2%
0.2%
1.9%
14.8%
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
LESSTHAN1%
1%
2%
3%
4%
5%
6%
+7%
IDON'TKNOW
PercentageofAnnualSalesVolumeSpentonIT2017vs2016
2016 2017
49.6%
30.1%
21.9%
19.5%
1.9%
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6
WEHAVEADEDICATEDITDEPARTMENT.
WEOUTSOURCEAPORTIONOFOURIT.
WEHAVESTAFFWITHITRESPONSIBILITIESBUTNOTADEDICATEDDEPARTMENT.
WEOUTSOURCEALLIT.
OTHER
DedicatedITDepartment2017
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%
LACKOFITSTAFF
BUDGET
EMPLOYEEHESITANCE
MANAGEMENTHESITANCE
LACKOFITEXPERIENCE
MATURITYOFTECHNOLOGY
NONE,WETRYITALL.
OTHER
IDON'TKNOW
LackofITStaffBudgetEmployee
Hesitance
Management
Hesitance
LackofITExperience
Maturityof
Technology
None,wetryitall.OtherIdon't
know
2017 39.1% 38.1% 33.1% 32.7% 28.4% 16.7% 11.7% 7.6% 3.9% 2014 36.8% 53.6% 27.4% 32.1% 34.1% 36.1% 7.5% 4.9% 0.0%
TheMostLimitingFactorinAdoptingNewTechnology
CFO34%
CEO
23% CIO
4%
CTO
2%
Other30%
Idon'tknow8%
WhoManagestheITStaff
0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0%
INCREASED
DECREASED
MAINTAINED
IncreasedDecreasedMaintained2017 35.7% 4.9% 49.7% 2014 31.7% 4.0% 51.8%
SizeofITStaff0.0% 10.0% 20.0% 30.0% 40.0% 50.0% 60.0% 70.0%
NUMBEROFEMPLOYEES
NUMBEROFTECHNOLOGYSOLUTIONS
SIZEOFCURRENT&UPCOMINGPROJECTS
REVENUE
OTHER
NumberofEmployees
NumberofTechnologySolutions
SizeofCurrent&UpcomingProjects
RevenueOther
2017 41.6% 29.3% 22.5% 2.5% 7.1% 2014 60.0% 33.5% 25.0% 4.7% 14.6%
SizeofITStaffDependsOn
Yes- Directly9%
Yes- Indirectly13%
No
45%
Dependsontheexpense31%
Idon'tknow2%
BillingITExpenditurestoProjects
0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00%
NONE
1-5%
6-10%
11-15%
16-20%
21-25%
None1-5% 6-10% 11-15% 16-20% 21-25% Series1 58.80% 16.75% 5.49% 1.02% 1.53% 2.30%
PercentageofITExpensesReimbursedbyOwners
None6.1%
114.5%
222.5%
320%
413.3%
57%
6+ 16.6%
NumberofSoftwareApplicationsinUse20171
15.0%
217.2%
321%
414.5%
510%
6+ 22.9%
NumberofSoftwareApplicationsinUse2012
None30.2%
19.8%
226.5%
315.4%
46.6%
51.6%
6+ 4.4%
All
5.5%
NumberofSoftwareApplicationsthatIntegrate2017
None39.5%
18.6%
221.6%
316.2%
44.3%
51.1%
6+ 4.9%
All
4.3%
NumberofSoftwareApplicationsthatIntegrate2012
NotVeryImportant
17%
Important43%
VeryImportant40%
HowImportantareMobileCapabilities?2017
NotVeryImportant
41%
Important30%
VeryImportant
29%
HowImportantareMobileCapabilities?2012
Laptop Tablet Smartphone Wearable Drone
Personal- 2017 16.9% 26.2% 31.8% 71.2% 50.0%
Company- 2017 83.1% 73.8% 68.2% 28.8% 50.0%
Total- 2017 78.4% 57.0% 85.9% 11.2% 0.1%
Personal- 2013 40.6% 62.7% 48.6% 0.0% 0.0%
Company- 2013 79.2% 52.2% 52.2% 0.0% 0.0%
Total- 2013 79.2% 52.2% 52.2% 0.0% 0.0%
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
IOS
WINDOWS
ANDROID
BLACKBERRY
OTHER
MobileOperatingSystemsinUse
2017 2016 2015 2014
165 Procore
142 Bluebeam
135 PlanGrid
73 BIM360Glue
63 Dropbox
42 AboutTime
37 SmartBid
29 GoogleDrive,Docs,Sheets
28 CMIC
27 CustomProgram
24 Box
23 Viewpoint
22 Outlook
18 HH2
17 Excel
17 HCSSMobile
17 Smartsheet
16 Egnyte
16 Office365
17 Onenote
14 COINS
14 iAuditor
13 Sharefile
13 PENTA
12 MobileFieldManager
12 eSub
12 Autodesk
11 FieldLens
11 Sage
11 Raken
33.4% 26.7%
21% 11.6%
9.2% 8.8% 8.1%
3.1% 1.8%
27.7% 6.9%
PROJECTMANAGEMENTACCOUNTING
CAD/BIMCLIENTRELATIONSHIPMANAGEMENT
PROJECTSCHEDULINGBIDMANAGEMENT
ESTIMATINGTAKEOFF
PREQUALIFICATIONNONEOTHER
SoftwareProvidersThatOfferMobileApps
20%
17.4%
10%
7.7%
5.8%
5.3%
5.1%
5.1%
4.1%
3.1%
3%
2.4%
2.3%
2.1%
2%
1.9%
1.7%
14.8%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25%
SAGE®(TIMBERLINE,100,300,ETC.)
VIEWPOINT®
QUICKBOOKS™
TIMBERLINE
DEXTER+CHANEY
PENTA
CMIC
CUSTOMIN-HOUSESOFTWARE
COINS
COMPUTEREASE
FOUNDATION®
ORACLE®TEXTURA®
ORACLE®JDEDWARDS
JONAS™
DELTEKVISION™
CGC- COMPUTERGUIDANCE- ECMS
SAP®
OTHER
AccountingSoftware
17.5%
13%
11.5%
11.1%
8.4%
5.6%
5.3%
5%
4.7%
3.9%
3.5%
3%
2.2%
2%
1.5%
26.8%
SAGE®
ACCUBID(TRIMBLE®)
QUICKPEN
CUSTOMIN-HOUSESOFTWARE
HEAVYBID®
VIEWPOINTESTIMATING®
PLANSWIFT®
QUICKBID®
MC2ICE
WINEST(TRIMBLE®)
B2W
HARDDOLLAR®/INEIGHT
ESTMEP
AGTEK
PROEST®
OTHER
EstimatingSoftware
41.5%
38%
16.2%
12.5%
8.4%
5.5%
5.5%
4.2%
4.1%
3.9%
2.8%
1.6%
1.4%
1.1%
1.1%
19.5%
ONSCREENTAKEOFF®
BLUEBEAM®
ACCUBID/AUTOBID®
PLANSWIFT®
SAGE®
HEAVYBID®
AGTEK
CUSTOMIN-HOUSESOFTWARE
MC2ICE
QUOTESOFT
ESTMEP
HARDDOLLAR®/INEIGHT
PROEST®
STACKTAKEOFF
DESTINIESTIMATOR
OTHER
TakeoffSoftware
48.3%
16.3%
13.4%
12.8%
11.6%
2.3%
1.7%
18.6%
SMARTBID™
CUSTOMIN-HOUSESOFTWARE
CMIC
ISQFT®(CONSTRUCTCONNECT™)
TEXTURA®PQM
LOCKTONSCORE
SMARTINSIGHT™
OTHER
PrequalSoftware
35%
15.2%
14.7%
11%
9.7%
9.5%
8.1%
7.3%
5.7%
4.6%
2.4%
2%
2%
1.5%
1.5%
18%
SMARTBID™
ISQFT®(CONSTRUCTCONNECT™)
CUSTOMIN-HOUSESOFTWARE
DROPBOX™
OUTLOOK®&FTPSITES
PROCORE™
BUILDINGCONNECTED
BOX.COM
BLUEBOOK®
GRADEBEAM®(TEXTURA®)
BIDMAIL
EBUILDER®
PANTERA
EBIDEXCHANGE
PIPELINESUITE®
OTHER
InvitationToBidSoftware
58.9%
44.8%
4.7%
4.6%
3.8%
2.3%
2.2%
2%
13.5%
MICROSOFT®PROJECT
PRIMAVERAP6
ASTAPOWERPROJECT®
CUSTOMIN-HOUSESOFTWARE
SMARTSHEET®
VIEWPOINT®
SAGE®
SYNCHROSCHEDULER
OTHER
ProjectSchedulingSoftware
22.9%
17.5%
14%
10.7%
8.4%
7.2%
3.9%
3.8%
2.4%
2.2%
1.8%
1.6%
1.5%
1.3%
17.3%
PROCORE™
VIEWPOINT®
SAGE®
CUSTOMIN-HOUSESOFTWARE
CMIC
PROLOG
PENTA
DEXTER+CHANEY
HCSSHEAVYJOB
COINS
CONSTRUCTWARE®
ESUB
COMPUTEREASE
JONAS™
OTHER
ProjectManagementSoftware
24%
18%
14%
10.3%
10%
2.9%
2.3%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
1.4%
22.6%
0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30%
COSENTIAL®
SALESFORCE®
MICROSOFT®DYNAMICS
OUTLOOK®
CUSTOM-IN-HOUSESOFTWARE
ACT!®
SAGECRM
SAP®
PIPEDRIVE
SUGARCRM®
PIPELINEDEALS
OTHER
CRMSoftware
28.1%
26.8%
25.4%
9.9%
9.7%
8.9%
WEDONOTBIDONPROJECTSINVOLVINGBIM
WEHAVEABIMDEPARTMENT
WEHAVEONEORTWOGUYSONSTAFFTHATCANWORKWITHINBIM
WEOUTSOURCEBIMENTIRELY
WEOUTSOURCEAPORTIONOFOURBIM
OTHER
DedicatedVDCDepartment
WhatisyourbiggestchallengewiththeBIMprocess? (BiggestChallengeWithBIM)
AVAILABILITYOFCAPABLELABOR
Buy-In/Agreement
Time
Coordination
SubcontractorBuy-In
Cost
Integration
Collaboration
OwnerBuy-In
GCbuy-in
Communication
Training
11.1%
29%
6.6%
9.9%
3.3%
8.5%
3.1%
NONE
1-10%
11-20%
21-30%
31-40%
41-50%
51-60%
PercentageofProjectsUsingVDC
63.5%
47.5%
46.4%
39%
37.2%
34.7%
33.8%
30%
28%
13.6%
12.4%
8.8%
13%
COORDINATION/CLASHDETECTION
VISUALIZATION
PROJECTPLANNING
PREFABRICATION
VIRTUALMOCK-UPS
SELLING/PRESENTATIONS
ESTIMATING
TAKE-OFFS
SCHEDULING
CODECOMPLIANCE
VALUEANALYSIS
FACILITYMANAGEMENT
OTHER
HowCompaniesUseVDC
45.1%
17.9%
16.6%
5.6%
1.5%
13.7%
0.0% 5.0% 10.0% 15.0% 20.0% 25.0% 30.0% 35.0% 40.0% 45.0% 50.0%
THEGC
THEARCHITECT
THEMECHANICALCONTRACTOR
THEOWNER'SREPRESENTATIVE
THESHEETMETALCONTRACTOR
OTHER
VDCProjectLead
No- WedonottrackBIMhours
45%
Yes- Wetracktotalhoursper
project42%
Yes- Wetracktotalhourspersystems,per
project8%
Yes- Wetracktotal
departmenthours5%
TrackingBIMProductivityBestguess
basedontheamountof
expectedhours31%
Percentageoftotalproject
mostly21%
Basedonprojectscope
andBIMexecutiveplan
14%
Basedontrackedin-houseBIMproductivity
9%
Other25%
EstimatingBIMCosts
58.3%
50%
41.7%
41.7%
25%
16.7%
16.7%
0.0%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
8.3%
33.3%
REVIT®(AUTODESK®)
NAVISWORKS®(AUTODESK®)
ASSEMBLESYSTEMS
SKETCHUP(TRIMBLE®)
BIM360™GLUE®
AUTOCADMEP
BIM360™FIELD
AUTOCADMEPWITHADDON
INNOVAYA
REVIZTO™
TEKLA(TRIMBLE®)
VICO(TRIMBLE®)
PIPEDESIGNER3D®(TRIMBLE®)
SOLIBRI(NEMETSCHEK)
SYNCHROPRO
OTHER
CAD/BIMSoftware
23.42%
21.03%
18.52%
18.64%
16.13%
15.89%
8.48%
4.66%
2.39%
1.31%
1.31%
1.31%
1.19%
1.19%
0.00% 5.00% 10.00% 15.00% 20.00% 25.00%
AUTOCADMEP
REVIT®(AUTODESK®)
NONE
BIM360™GLUE®
AUTODESK®
NAVISWORKS®(AUTODESK®)
SKETCHUP(TRIMBLE®)
BLUEBEAM®REVU®
TEKLA(TRIMBLE®)
SYNCHRO
ASSEMBLESYSTEMS
AUTOCADCIVIL3D
PLANGRID
TRIMBLE®SYSQUE®
CAD/BIMSoftware&MobileApps
70.5%
58.7%
46.1%
43.3%
33.3%
29.8%
29%
18.9%
17.4%
13.5%
7.3%
5.6%
2.4%
ESTIMATING
ACCOUNTING
PROJECTMANAGEMENT
BIDMANAGEMENT
TAKEOFF
PROJECTSCHEDULING
TRACKINGDATA/PERFORMANCE…
FIELDDATACOLLECTION
PREQUALIFICATION
CLIENTRELATIONSHIPMANAGEMENT
CAD/BIM
NONE
OTHER
WorkflowsDependingonSpreadsheets85.4%
60.4% 56.5%
49.2% 45.2% 45%
33.6% 25.1%
12.3% 2% 2.7%
ACCOUNTINGESTIMATING
PROJECTMANAGEMENTPROJECTSCHEDULING
CAD/BIMTAKEOFF
BIDMANAGEMENTCLIENTRELATIONSHIPMANAGEMENT
PREQUALIFICATIONNONEOTHER
WorkflowsDependingonSoftware
25.6% 22%
14% 13.1%
9% 5.1% 4.8% 4.4% 2%
ACCOUNTING
PROJECTMANAGEMENT
CAD/BIM
ESTIMATING
CLIENTRELATIONSHIPMANAGEMENT
BIDMANAGEMENT
PROJECTSCHEDULING
TAKEOFF
PREQUALIFICATION
WorkflowSoftwareImplementedMostRecently
72.4%
57.6%
51.4%
50%
47.1%
16.2%
VIEWPROJECTDOCUMENTS
INSTALLATIONDRAWINGS
VIEWBIMMODELS
ENTERTIMEFORPAYROLL
CREATEPROJECTDOCUMENTATION(RFIS,EMAILS)
NONE
TabletUseintheField
43.3%
28.6%
15.2%
5.7%
5.7%
5.2%
37.1%
ROBOTICTOTALSTATIONS
3DSCANNERS
RFIDOROTHERTRACKINGDEVICES
DRONES
HOLOLENS,XOEYE,ORAUGMENTEDREALITYDEVICES
VIRTUALREALITYGOGGLES
OTHER
HardwareinUse
54.2%
30.7%
27.3%
21.2%
18.1%
12.1%
10.4%
6.3%
5.3%
3.8%
2.7%
1.6%
1.5%
1%
7.5%
12.4%
DROPBOX™
ONEDRIVE
SHAREPOINT®
GOOGLE™DRIVE
BOX
CITRIX®SHAREFILE®
PROCORE®DRIVE/SYNC
EGNYTE™
EVERNOTE
MICROSOFT®AZURE
YOUSENDIT(HIGHTAIL)
AMAZONS3
BARRACUDACOPY
SALESFORCEFILES
NONE
OTHER
CloudStorageSoftware
55.6%
36.9%
25.3%
12%
11.8%
7.5%
5.7%
5.5%
5.3%
2.2%
1.7%
13.1%
7.8%
GOTOMEETING™
SKYPE™
WEBEX™
FACETIME
JOIN.ME™
MICROSOFT®LYNC
POLYCOM™
ZOOM
GOOGLEHANGOUTS
ADOBE®CONNECT™
INTERCALL®
NONE
OTHER
Conferencing&CommunicationsSoftware
Yes45.6%
No
54.4%
DedicatedR&DBudget2017
Yes42.4%
No
57.6%
DedicatedR&DBudget2016
Yes33%
No
67%
DedicatedR&DBudget2015
None27.4%
121.7%
2-5 34.9%
Morethan516%
NumberofEmployeesDedicatedtoR&D2017
None25.8%
119.8%
2-5 34.8%
Morethan519.6%
NumberofEmployeesDedicatedtoR&D2016
Yes42.5%
No
38%
Idon'tknow19.5%
DefinedR&DProcess
37.8%
19.9%
19.7%
14.7%
13%
12.8%
12.7%
10.2%
8.5%
7.1%
37.8%
2.6%
DRONES
PRE-FABRICATION/MODULARIZATION
360DEGREEPHOTO/VIDEO
3DSCANNERS
SMARTTOOLS(I.E.BLUETOOTH)
VIRTUALREALITY
AUGMENTEDREALITY
3DPRINTERS
WEARABLEDEVICES
JOBSITESENSORS
NONETHATIKNOWOF
OTHER
EmergingTechCompaniesareTrying
No,because:33%
Yes- we'reconsideringit.
57%
Yes- we'redoingit!10%
ConsideringEmployeeTracking
0.00%
5.00%
10.00%
15.00%
20.00%
25.00%
30.00%
1- NOTVERYCOMFORTABLE
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10- VERYCOMFORTABLE
AxisTitle
ComfortLevelwithNewTechnology
2017
2016
The Reality Is…
We’re in a low margin business of our own creation
Construction Disruption
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Where can we make more money?
Construction Disruption
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Where can we make more money?
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Hard Costs
Staff Time
PreventableMistakes
ReimbursableExpenses
5 minutes = 1%
UPS 4 second seat analysis
Construction Disruption
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Robotic Total Stations
Layout ROI
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Robotic Total Stations(from Buck Davis) https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140808182339-29646507-roi-of-robotic-total-stations-vs-traditional-layout
Layout ROI
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What can you do?
Get Started Tonight
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Address your IT budget.Do you have dedicated Tech staff?
Are you underspending?
Get Started Tonight
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A Note About “Free” Software:“When an online service is free, you’re not the customer.
You’re the product.” - Tim Cook
Get Started Tonight
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Focus on Adoption
Driving Adoption
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Conduct periodic tech reviews.
Look for paper and excel utilization.
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