On large-scale projects, getting quantity takeoffs right can make or break the company’s bottom line. Greg Martin, Senior Manager of Operational Excellence at The Weitz Company, is leading a successful company-wide effort to make takeoffs work harder for the rest of the project team.

Challenges

• It’s hard to get consistent execution across offices nationwide
• Different software was used for takeoff vs. pre-construction vs. construction
• Data had to be recaptured at each phase

Solutions

• Understand who your customer is—and what’s valuable to them—from day one
• Use an end-to-end tool like Bluebeam® Revu® to capture quantity data
• Start with a few users and let their success sell the value

Results

• Project teams save time because data is only created once
• Using the same tool for drawings and estimates drives efficiency
• Greater employee satisfaction from seeing the value they provide to coworkers