Introduction
From building bridges overseas to creating a network of flyovers on land, from building huge industrial spaces to offices in the cities, and from building skyscrapers to humble homes, the construction industry makes dreams into reality (realty). To make it happen, the industry people work far and wide at different construction sites, within various project teams, dealing with multiple contractors, authorities, and legal requirements. All this work is dependent on multitude of drawings, agreements, invoices, budgets, bills, approvals, and so on.
The construction industry’s nature of work makes managing the varied documents a challenge, for instance:
• People working on the same project but from different locations—on site and at base office
• Drawings to be shared and recorded by different people working at different locations
• Various versions of documents based on improvisation and regulations
• Agreements to be maintained and also shared on-site for inspection
• Invoices and bills to be followed up for payments and realization of funds
• Employees working on-site to be reminded of critical dates and appointments
• Documents requiring approvals from different levels
• Employees requiring budget and expense status at all times
• Safe keeping for all documents
• The industry needs customized document management software for construction industry.
Construction Document Management System
• It is a software which allows an organized method of creating, storing, retrieving, and managing different types of documents used in the construction industry
• Navigator-DMS is a software which encompasses all features and solutions for an efficient construction document management