The Challenge
Focusing on the stability of the company, EYA needed to improve their overall project management efficiency without having to hire a significant number of new employees.
The Solution
By housing all vital project information within Procore, EYA improved employee communication and increased efficiency.
“Procore has transformed our entire project management practice and improved the quality of our product, the quality of our work environment, the happiness and experience of our team, and ultimately the impact of our brand.”
Pete Zafros
Logical, Flexible Workflow
Pete says that what separates Procore from its competitors is the unrivaled cohesion of its suite of tools. "The ability to interconnect all those tools in a way that's both intuitive and user-friendly is what will really take EYA and Procore to a different level."
The two features that EYA finds most valuable are the Drawings Tool and Commitments Tool. Pete appreciates how other functions fit seamlessly within the tools—RFIs and punch lists can easily be accessed from inside the Drawings Tool, and the bidding and budgeting process can live within the Commitments Tool.
Procore is set up in a way that matches the organic building process, says Pete. It is flexible enough to adapt to EYA's natural workflow. "No longer is enterprise software trying to force the standardization of expensive and overly-detailed protocols. Procore configures to our needs and our way of working, not the other way around."
By emphasizing Procore's flexible tools, EYA's construction team has been instrumental in driving the entire company to adopt the new technology. Employees in the field are especially taken with the mobile capabilities of Procore and use Procore for iPad on a daily basis.
"Procore matches the mobility of those construction managers who are always moving around," says Pete. "The mobile app's interface is easily adaptable, even for those on my team who aren't the most technologically savvy. Procore's mobile functionality has essentially leveled the playing field and made the transition for all of our users much quicker than expected."
Responsiveness to Feedback
If EYA has any questions or concerns, or a certain goal they are trying to achieve, they know they can simply contact their account manager or support at Procore. EYA has had extensive discussions with the Procore team and made recommendations about different aspects of the system's functionality.
"We've been able to communicate ideas that would help not just us, but all Procore customers, and the construction industry as a whole, and before long, those ideas are implemented."
Measurable Results
EYA uses increased productivity and improved quality as metrics to assess the success of software implementations. According to Pete, these metrics have improved demonstrably since adopting Procore. Submittals arrive faster, with more detailed tracking, and the response time for RFIs has gone up.
"If a drawing has been edited or there's a product revision, our subs get that information instantly now, which positively impacts all other components of project management like contracts, commitments, and budgets—it has upped the ante."
