Increased workforce planning efficiency by 60%
A lightweight CRM and planning tool to efficiently manage construction site staffing.
Challenge
What was the challenge?
GTS Projects, a specialist in technical staffing for construction sites, faced an operational hurdle. They were using a planning tool that was bloated with features they didn’t use and lacked core functionalities they really needed. Over time GTS Projects created internal processes to work around these limitations, but these solutions were not ideal and rather time-consuming.
Process
How did we help?
We started with the people doing the planning. In a requirements workshop, we mapped how GTS Projects staffs its sites today, and where the old tool got in the way.
Every need and every workaround went into one feature backlog. Nothing lost, nothing assumed.
A short tech analysis pointed to Retool on top of MongoDB Atlas: quick to build, easy to extend. Weekly check-ins kept GTS Projects in the loop, from the first screen to the last.
Process
How did we help?
We started with the people doing the planning. In a requirements workshop, we mapped how GTS Projects staffs its sites today, and where the old tool got in the way.
Every need and every workaround went into one feature backlog. Nothing lost, nothing assumed.
A short tech analysis pointed to Retool on top of MongoDB Atlas: quick to build, easy to extend. Weekly check-ins kept GTS Projects in the loop, from the first screen to the last.
Solution
What is the result?
We created a custom lightweight CRM and planning tool tailored to their specific needs to help them work more efficiently.
Some of the core features include:
Some of the core features include:
- A CRM to store information about their clients and construction sites
- Rate card management for construction sites to automate invoicing
- Detailed work and absence planning for employees
- Integration with the M-Files document management platform to easily view documents related to customers or employees
- Custom data export of planning for easier data entry in external systems
"Our new planning tool has made a significant improvement to our day-to-day operations."
