| Once you've made the decision to acquire new | | | | and the rest of management do not trust this |
| construction software for your company, the first | | | | person, the temptation to pull the plug on the |
| thing you need to do is identify a software | | | | operation will rear it's ugly head as soon as your |
| champion. | | | | first problem arises and you will be destined for |
| Every company, whether a huge corporation or a | | | | failure. |
| small local organization needs somebody tasked | | | | Well Respected by Peers - The software |
| with leading the charge to evaluate and implement | | | | champion will need to be able to get cooperation |
| the new software to achieve better efficiencies | | | | from other individuals in the company during the |
| for their organization. A good software champion | | | | new construction software implementation. If he |
| will have certain traits that will enable them to be | | | | or she is not well respected by co-workers, it will |
| most successful. | | | | be difficult to get this cooperation and the |
| Below, I have compiled a list and brief | | | | process will take longer and cost more than it |
| explanations for five traits that you want to look | | | | needs to. |
| for in your construction software champion. | | | | Advocacy for Change - Implementing new |
| Experience - First, you want to look for a person | | | | construction accounting software will be a big |
| in your organization that has experience | | | | change for your company. As such, it is important |
| implementing new software. There are several ins | | | | to select a software champion that is not afraid |
| and outs of evaluating and implementing new | | | | of change and is comfortable being in the position |
| software that will be timely and costly for your | | | | of change advocate. He or she will need to have |
| company to learn on the fly. If you have people in | | | | the ability to address concerns that arise from |
| your organization with similar experience in their | | | | other employees in a respectful and patient |
| past, look to them for potential software | | | | manner as well as the technical expertise to |
| champions. | | | | evaluate and select the right software. |
| Knowledge of Your Company - It is important | | | | As you can see, selecting the right person to be |
| that you select a person to be the software | | | | the software champion is no easy task. However, |
| champion that has a good understanding of how | | | | when done properly, having the right person |
| your company operates. This knowledge will be | | | | leading the new construction software charge will |
| extremely beneficial when speaking with vendors | | | | be well worth the time it takes to identify the |
| during software demos and sales calls as they will | | | | right individual. Experience, trust, empathy, and |
| be able to identify the good points of the | | | | comfort with leading change are the qualities that |
| software in question and will also have the | | | | you want to look for. After identifying the right |
| knowledge necessary to ask the right questions. | | | | person, you should rest, assured that the right |
| Support from Management - You must be able to | | | | software will be selected and implemented |
| trust the individual that you put in charge of | | | | successfully. |
| getting new software for your company. If you | | | | |