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Engineering Firms Adopt Newforma Software to Counter Economic Pressures
Project Information Management (PIM) Solution Raises Responsiveness, Improves Efficiency, Mitigates Risk
| Source: Newforma, Inc.
MANCHESTER, NH--(Marketwire - April 15, 2009) - Newforma®, Inc., a software company
addressing the project information management (PIM) needs of the design and
building industry, today announced that leading engineering firms are
choosing to adopt Newforma's solution to help offset the pressures of a
challenging economy. Firms include BergerABAM, Lumos & Associates and PCS Structural Solutions, who
have recently made a strategic investment in Newforma®
Project Center to raise responsiveness to clients and project team
members, improve the efficiency of project execution, and mitigate risks
that would otherwise be caused by missing or incomplete project
information.
Improving service to clients and team members
PCS Structural Solutions is a 60-person, two-office firm headquartered in
Tacoma, Washington. President Craig Stauffer, S.E., says clients equate
fast response with good service. "When I can answer a question while the
client is still on the phone, that's great," Stauffer says. "When I can
answer that question on the phone by accessing information that did not
originate with me, that's even better. Newforma gives my colleagues and me
that capability not just with email, but with all forms of project
information. At a time when lots of competitors are vying for our clients,
I like the idea of providing the best service in the industry."
Mitigating risks
BergerABAM is a 180-person, six-office firm based in Federal Way,
Washington. President and Chief Executive Officer Arnfinn (Arnie) Rusten,
P.E., S.E., chose Newforma software to mitigate risks caused by lost,
incomplete or incorrect project information. "Often we can resolve a
dispute simply by showing an email that documents our instructions," Rusten
said. "Newforma Project Center makes it easy to find information in just
minutes that's been known to take hours or perhaps days to find otherwise,
even if that email was generated by someone who's no longer with the firm.
The software also helps avoid problems before they arise, such as in the
case of drawing revisions, when we use the Newforma viewer to show what's
new or changed between two sets of plans. That way, when we send plans to a
jobsite, we can be confident they're correct, and that we have not
introduced any conflicts which could cause change orders or delays for
which we might be held liable."
Making project execution more efficient
Lumos & Associates is an 85-person, five-office firm based in Carson City,
Nevada. Chief Executive Officer Charles "Chas" Macquarie, P.E., estimates
that his colleagues are spending at least five hours per week, and often
much more, doing such routine project information management tasks as
filing email, searching for information and tracking action items. "These
tasks need to be done," Macquarie says, "but if we can spend less time
doing them, and do a better job in the bargain, we'll free up hours for our
real business, which is taking care of clients. That's why we bought
Newforma Project Center -- to cut the hours spent on administrative tasks
at a time when there's no room in the budget for wasted effort."
Newforma Chief Executive Officer Ian Howell said, "The boom-and-bust nature
of the AEC industry means project information needs to be managed in a way
that makes it easy to transfer responsibility, preserve decision trails and
keep the firm running efficiently, while supporting our customers'
abilities to provide great client service. By adopting Newforma Project
Center to that end, our AEC customers are not only safeguarding their
businesses during an especially tough business cycle, but are positioning
themselves to come out of it stronger than ever."
About Newforma
Newforma is a software company serving architecture, engineering,
construction and owner/operator (AECO) organizations worldwide. Its mission
is to develop and market software solutions which significantly improve the
productivity of the building project team by streamlining work processes,
reducing exposure from errors and omissions, improving coordination and
communication, and enabling greater repeatability of project success.
Newforma® Project Center, Newforma's flagship product, creates a more
productive environment for project managers and the project team by
organizing project information, facilitating information sharing, and
enabling more effective project process. Newforma Project Center is
currently implemented on over 150,000 projects in industry-leading AECO
firms. For more information about Newforma, visit www.newforma.com or phone
+1 603-625-6212.
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