Choosing field operations & workforce software

Field tools capture daily reports, time, crews and labor planning from the people doing the work.

Our own general advice, not a recommendation of any product.

Questions to ask on every demo

Does it work offline on a job site with poor signal?
How easy is it for a crew member to use on a phone with gloves on and five minutes to spare?
How does time data flow into payroll and job costing?
Can I set up pay rules for overtime, prevailing wage or union reporting if I need them?
Who on my team will review what the field enters, and how often?

Adoption is the real risk. A field tool nobody uses produces no data.
If you run certified payroll, check it supports your reporting format before you commit.

Pilot with one crew for a few weeks. If they will not use it, a better feature list will not fix that.

Certified payroll: A weekly payroll report, required on many public projects, that shows each worker’s classification, hours and pay to demonstrate compliance with prevailing wage rules.
Daily log (daily report): A record of what happened on site each day: weather, crews, work done, deliveries, visitors and issues.
Prevailing wage: A minimum wage rate set by a government authority for specified trades on public work. Contractors must pay at least that rate and often report it.
Punch list: A list of items that remain to be corrected or completed near the end of a project before final acceptance.

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