Raken Improves Lives of Field Workers at Sundt

Outdated Software Wastes Time

Old software was the first problem Daughtrey and the superintendents found when they took a hard look at their processes. "What we were using to process daily reports, the software we had implemented, none of the superintendents enjoyed working with it," says Daughtrey, "it was very time consuming, the value-added portion of getting the information and putting it into a format that's easily consumable was very hard with that software." While the software was giving Daughtrey a headache, it wasn't fairing much better for the superintendents in the field. Dave Storvis, a Sundt project superintendent with over 35 years of experience, notes "If someone was working on, say, the foundations for three or four or five days I would have to go in and enter the same information three, four, or five times." What Daughtrey and Storvis identified a common failing with using outdated technology: it takes too long, it's not enjoyable to work with, and you spend too much time entering redundant information.

A Streamlined Process

To make their processes more efficient and save field workers time, Daughtrey implemented Raken and immediately saw improvement. First, the daily reports themselves got better. "We're not just capturing the daily report info of what the weather was like, how many people were on site, or what scopes they did," says Daughtrey, "we're actually capturing safety documentation, permits, inspections, were doing all that and were consolidating it into a single source of information for that day." With Raken, not only were Sundt's field personnel making better reports, they were making them in less time. "As far as time savings, it's better than 50% of my time," says Storvis, "the logistics of a daily report are done in five or six clicks. I can then put it down and go out in the field doing what I do best."

Easy Implementation

More than the quality of the reports or the speed they can be completed, what impressed Sundt most about Raken was how easy it was to implement with little to no training. "We were able to implement Raken seamlessly and efficiently, and not only with our employees but with the subcontractors as well," says Daughtrey, "we haven't seen any software yet in the industry that is so intuitive and user-friendly. There are multiple ways to enter the data, and entering it is so much easier than other software we've used." Storvis confirms what Daughtrey observed, saying "I found Raken simplified. I can review the sub's input at the end of the day, and once I see that it's correct it's a simple sign and qualify.

• Intuitive and user-friendly interface makes for quick implementation and high adoption.

• Capture manpower hours, safety documentation, permits, and inspections in one place.

• 50% time savings with comprehensive daily report done in minutes.

Faster Reports

Perhaps the most important lesson that Sundt can teach us is to choose a daily reporting tool that superintendents in the field enjoy working with. Raken's intuitive interface and user-friendly approach to daily reports has led to high adoption and compliance within Sundt while simultaneously saving the workers in the field valuable time filling out their dailies.

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