Computer Management--Proactive Management

With this type of system, production cycle time, rework costs and billing cycle times are all impacted, as Challenge quickly discovered.

The solution: "The solution to our workflow and communication issues was Programmed Solutions [PSI]. Some of the features that we were looking for in a new system, and that we found in PSI, include: user friendliness; full integration of data, from estimating through accounting; utilization of the same data throughout each module, thus eliminating duplication of efforts; and real-time data management. When changes are made to a job, all relevant documentation is immediately updated," says Condon.