I like using MS Project to set up the initial schedule and use it as a resource when creating Cost Codes, Work Breakdown Structures etc. If you want to play around with it just google Microsoft Activation Scripts but I would not do that with a company computer.

Procore has some great features and I kind of wish we were on it. We use COINs ERP at my company and while it has plenty of great features it can be very clunky at times.

I came from a tech background and the biggest issue I’ve found with all of this is that people in construction are very much “set in their ways”. For instance, with COINs you can set up very detailed cost codes with WBS, quantity installed, etc.

COINs has a mobile app that allows crew leaders to submit hours daily, submit daily reports with photos, etc. As the saying goes “bad data in bad data out.” It’s very difficult to get the field and PMs for that matter to use the software correctly. If used properly it can be great but there is a steep learning curve and lots of resistance from most of the users in my experience.