{"id":17034,"date":"2025-08-18T16:07:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T20:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/?p=29206"},"modified":"2025-08-27T05:46:39","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T17:46:39","slug":"software-works-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/software-works-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Find the Construction Management Software that Works for You"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17034\" class=\"elementor elementor-17034\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f3ee2a7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f3ee2a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2662582\" data-id=\"2662582\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b33e21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b33e21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Software is a big help, if you choose right<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b86adf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b86adf0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8ebc7b5\" data-id=\"8ebc7b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dda3dca elementor-widget elementor-widget-author-box\" data-id=\"dda3dca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"author-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustin-elliott\/\" class=\"elementor-author-box__avatar\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.mediavalet.com\/usca\/buildxact\/ayZVy2cTOUu2sEAoLAKveQ\/xOc27N6IREm-wkk8_cR8Qg\/Original\/Dustin%20Elliott%2C%20Product%20and%20Customer%20Insights%20Analyst.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of Dustin Elliott\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dustin-elliott\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-author-box__name\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDustin Elliott\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-author-box__bio\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Products and Customer Insights Analyst, Buildxact<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e2e56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6e2e56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With more than 10 years experience in software as a service, and many of that in helping small business owners like you, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how making the leap from old habits to new software challenges us to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/nz\/blog\/how-automating-software-transforms-estimating\/\">think and act differently<\/a>.<\/p><p>Not to mention that making a wrong choice can end up costing you 5-10x more than the annual subscription of the wrong software package, you have to factor in wasted time and a whole host of other factors. So where do we begin?<\/p><h2>Step 1: Determine your needs<\/h2><ul><li>What is keeping you up at night?<\/li><li>What is that thing you have been meaning to do but haven\u2019t had a chance yet<\/li><li>What is the bottleneck in terms of your business or personal life?<\/li><li>What part of your process makes you the most anxious to do?<\/li><\/ul><p>Then write them out as to what you <em>think<\/em> you need. Write it down in a simple 2 step matrix \u2013 What the problem is &#8211; what the impact is &#8211; and what you think the solution is (don\u2019t worry too much about the solution at this point). Something like what I have below:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7b56ab8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7b56ab8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6cf0c7\" data-id=\"f6cf0c7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-59181129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59181129\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46134abd\" data-id=\"46134abd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5818f118 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5818f118\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Great, when you\u2019ve taken the time to do Step 1, you have clearly defined your north star when navigating all the different construction software choices out there. Now we begin Step 2:<\/p><h2>Step 2: The Hunt.<\/h2><p>Generally, checking software review sites like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/us\/news_media\/capterra-shortlist-home-builders-2025\/\">Capterra<\/a> or G2 are great places to start. You also can look at industry blogs, although trying to find reputable sources can be harder in an AI-driven world, so keep a healthy dose of skepticism when surfing the web. The best way to surf is looking for common search terms, like \u201cconstruction management software\u201d or \u201chome construction estimating.\u201d<\/p><p>As you\u2019re looking at reviews and company websites, keep a list handy of your favorite software packages,\u00a0 as it\u2019s easy to get lost in websites and feature pages.<\/p><h2>Step 3: Get your hands on!!<\/h2><p>Once you\u2019ve checked some review sites and browsed their websites, get your hands on a free trial! Take it for a spin! You wouldn\u2019t buy a car without taking it for a spin or at least checking inside of it would you? Be wary of a company that doesn\u2019t offer some sort of <a href=\"https:\/\/app.buildxact.com\/us\/signup.html?_gl=1*19x4a5q*_gcl_au*MjAxMTE4MzI2MS4xNzUyNTk1MzU1LjY0Mzk1MzEyNi4xNzU1Mjc3NzgyLjE3NTUyNzc3ODI.*_ga*OTQ5NTYyMjY1LjE3MDg5NjU3ODk.*_ga_7JE2XW9RBL*czE3NTU1NTI4OTIkbzEwNDkkZzEkdDE3NTU1NTM0MjIkajQ2JGwxJGgxMzUxMzY1NDk5*_fplc*NTc4V3FWZ0tMTDZNVDBKYlJYak0xeHlwVUtIJTJCJTJGaSUyQmc4cDVxZmIzWU9aU1dvMSUyRiUyRmVvOCUyRk5hYUVYSVolMkJzUXUzMGJKZEZVYUtKRiUyQlBteWdYWHE1TktzTjV5bTc4eVFBWCUyQlB0ZVRueTdVeUhNR1ZWS2wxQmlwMkpkRFRxSG5nJTNEJTNE\">free trial<\/a>.<\/p><p>When trying out software, you might even discover things that help remind you of other pain points or challenges you have in your company. Take the time discover these things. Don\u2019t try to cram too much investigating into too little time. The best trials are not just days long but usually a week or two.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a815c98 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a815c98\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e754cff\" data-id=\"5e754cff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ed0a24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ed0a24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-292470eb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-initial elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"292470eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/nz\/schedule-a-demo\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\tBook a Demo\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77edc181 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-laptop__width-auto elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-button\" data-id=\"77edc181\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >\t\t<div class=\"ekit-btn-wraper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/app.buildxact.com\/signup.html\" class=\"elementskit-btn  whitespace--normal\" id=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t14 Day Free Trial\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c29a97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4c29a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f704251 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f704251\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a5964c\" data-id=\"7a5964c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6df35867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6df35867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Step 4: Chat with a sales person<\/h2><p>Yes, they are there to sell to you, but trustworthy software providers ensure their sales team members are there to help you first and foremost. Now is not the time to be shy. Ask a lot of questions.<\/p><p>\u00a0This is where you critically evaluate each tool as you speak with a sales person. It\u2019s your time to decide what the true impact software can have on your business. Yes, you might feel like your problems are tough and insurmountable, but chances are the person with whom you are speaking has heard something similar. So ask those questions!<\/p><h2>Ready to get started, today?<\/h2><p>If you think you\u2019ve come to right place for advice, that\u2019s great news! Thank you, and let me direct your attention to Buildxact\u2019s free trial offer. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildxact.com\/nz\/schedule-a-demo\/\">Book a demo<\/a> with one of Buildxact\u2019s helpful representatives or start a free <a href=\"https:\/\/app.buildxact.com\/us\/signup.html?_gl=1*189mj6w*_gcl_au*MjAxMTE4MzI2MS4xNzUyNTk1MzU1LjY0Mzk1MzEyNi4xNzU1Mjc3NzgyLjE3NTUyNzc3ODI.*_ga*OTQ5NTYyMjY1LjE3MDg5NjU3ODk.*_ga_7JE2XW9RBL*czE3NTU1NTI4OTIkbzEwNDkkZzEkdDE3NTU1NTMzMDkkajU5JGwxJGgxMzUxMzY1NDk5*_fplc*SjlFZiUyRlZnTDVLV2R4WVJRWUoxcFZicjNoQzRxMmdJaXpWVlJEcm9ScXZCc20lMkJ5SUUyUmxnQ08zOENKVnZJbU9vQ2piRWw3dzBvVTQlMkI4THlnaUpneDNZNHZNNlAxeGRkTktjSUxpQzJoN252RkNlckVhdTIweHViMXFSYkJnJTNEJTNE\">14-day trial<\/a>, today! Your next successful project, just might be a result of you using the best home construction job management software in the business, Buildxact!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Switching to construction management software can be challenging. 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