Procore Construction Project Management Software Works Great on iPad

Procore works great on the iPad!

Our customers have been using Procore's construction project management software on their iPads during the weeks since the iPad's release. Almost from the day the iPad became available, we've seen Procore users logging in and accessing Procore from their iPads.

We're happy to report that Procore is as easy to use on the iPad as it is on standard laptop or desktop computers.

Procore users can combine Procore for iPhone, Procore on the iPad, and Procore on their computers to create, manage and share construction project data, no matter where they are -- on whatever device they happen to be using.

Procore on the iPad provides a user experience similar to using Procore's web-based construction project management software, but with the advantages of iPad features. The lightweight iPad offers instant-on, touch computing usability, and integrated wifi and 3G Internet access (depending upon the iPad model). Users can create, manage and share Procore project information from any location with Internet connectivity.

A recent story in CIO Magazine highlights the real-world experience of using an iPad on construction sites. The article, entitled iPad at Work on Dirty Jobs: 5 Lessons Learned, provides some real-world insight on how the iPad is helping make one construction industry services firm more responsive to its customers.

D7 Consulting's President Joseph Daniels notes one of the advantages of using the iPad that isn't so obvious - the ability to streamline business processes and communication as well as make a company look smarter:

Consider this scenario: A client will sometimes ask a Quality Assurance Officer (QAO) a difficult question, putting the QAO on the spot. Instead of saying, "Can I get back to you with the answer tomorrow?" the QAO can fire up the iPad, shoot out an email (with accompanying files) to a reviewer, and the reviewer can respond with the answer.

In essence, the iPad makes D7 Consulting look like a smart firm that taps technology for efficiency, accuracy and classy presentation of reports—all in front of the client at the site. Meanwhile, D7 Consulting's competitors still carry binders full of paper.

"We want to show people what we're doing and how we're doing it," Daniels says. "Hopefully, that will lead to more work and more interest in our company."

Our users report that using Procore improves efficiency, reduces communication cycle times, and avoids project management errors. Our goal is to make Procore accessible from whatever device our customers are using. That device can be a notebook computer, an iPhone, and now, an iPad.

Let us know if you're using Procore on your iPad -- we'd like to hear about your real-world experiences!

Click here to read the article iPad at Work on Dirty Jobs in the July 29, 2010 issue of CIO Magazine.

Would You Use An iPhone or iPad for Construction Project Management Software?

If you use an iPhone and think that a Procore app would be a good idea, we'd like to talk to you about what Procore functionality would be most useful to have on your phone. Which Procore functions would you like to use on your iPhone -- would you like to review RFIs, approve Submittals, or forward contacts from a Project Directory? Take photos with your iPhone and store them online in Procore?

Apple Computer recently announced that more than 50 MILLION iPhones have been sold worldwide in less than 3 years -- which means that at least some of Procore's customers are using iPhones for their business. If you think that Procore would be great to have on the iPhone, here's your chance to help out. Let us know what functions from Procore should be added to an iPhone app first. Procore wants our construction software to be where you are, and if that means doing construction project management on the iPhone or iPad, then we need to have an app for our customers to use.

On his blog ForConstructionPros.com, Sam Simon recently interviewed Johnnie Munger, CTO of diggerslist.com. Munger related his perspective on how the iPad can be helpful in the field for construction professionals. Munger noted how the iPad provides a highly portable device for email, as well as the fact that the iPad can display project and work portfolio photos with ease.

During his podcast, Munger was not able to give any examples of full-featured construction project management applications that are currently running on the entire Apple ecosystem of iPhone/iTouch/iPads. Aside from some pre-release announcements by vendors that have yet to demo actual working apps, the need for construction software on the iPhone and iPad remains unaddressed. Procore is considering bringing one of the first "full Apple ecosystem" apps to market, but we'd like to get actual customer input before we develop the app.

Call us at 866-477-6267, or email us at support@procore.com if you'd like to help us imagine how Procore would work on the iPhone. We're considering building our own iPhone app, but we need your feedback on what the best features of a Procore app would be.