Master Project Management in the Construction Industry with Acumatica

In the construction industry, project management is the backbone of success—but it’s only one piece of a construction business. You also need control over finances, resources, and client relationships. That’s where Acumatica Construction Edition comes in. As a complete ERP system, it unifies accounting, project management, and field operations in one platform, with built-in tools to keep every project on schedule and within budget.

Acumatica’s built-in features cover everything needed to manage the day-to-day demands of your construction projects. And when you need more advanced capabilities, it integrates seamlessly with tools like ProjectManager, Procore, or Asite—giving you the flexibility to choose the solution that fits your business best.

Acumatica’s Built-In Project Management Tools

Acumatica provides a full suite of features designed to support project managers and construction teams throughout the construction process. These tools give you real-time insight into project costs, project progress, and project performance—so you can keep every job on schedule and within scope.

Real-Time Job Costing and Budget Management

What Acumatica Delivers: Acumatica tracks all project costs—labor, materials, equipment, and expenses—in real time against your approved project budgets.

Why It Matters: With live visibility into actual costs versus budget, project managers can spot issues early, adjust spending, and keep profitability intact.

Daily Field Reports

What Acumatica Delivers: Field teams can submit daily reports in real time—covering weather conditions, work performed, safety notes, and material usage. These reports sync instantly with the platform, giving the construction team and project managers immediate access to on-site updates.

How It Helps Your Projects: Daily reports give you on-the-ground visibility and reduce poor communication between the field and the office. With every update recorded and shared instantly, potential risks or delays can be addressed quickly, helping you keep the project timeline on track.

Photo Logs

What Acumatica Delivers: Field teams can capture and upload job site photos directly into Acumatica. Each image can be linked to project tasks, locations, or issues, creating a visual record of project progress.

How It Helps Your Projects: Photo logs give project managers and stakeholders clear, visual proof of work completed, safety conditions, and potential issues. This documentation not only strengthens communication but also protects the project scope and supports accountability at every project milestone.

RFIs (Requests for Information)

What Acumatica Delivers: Contractors and subcontractors can submit RFIs directly in Acumatica, where each request is logged, tracked, and monitored from submission through resolution. This keeps all project-related questions centralized and easy to manage.

How It Helps Your Projects: RFIs are essential for clearing up design details, material specifications, and scope clarifications. By keeping every request visible and organized, your teams resolve questions faster, reduce delays, and keep the construction process moving without costly interruptions.

Project Issues

What Acumatica Delivers: Project managers can log and track issues as they arise, categorize them by priority, and assign them to the right team members for resolution. Issues can also be escalated into RFIs or change orders when needed.

How It Helps Your Projects: Every construction project runs into challenges, but what matters is how quickly they’re resolved. With issues recorded, prioritized, and assigned, small problems get fixed before they grow, risks are mitigated, and the construction team stays focused on project success.

Submittals

What Acumatica Delivers: Submittal management tools make it easy to track and automate approvals for materials, product specifications, and other critical documents. Every approval is documented and completed on time, keeping the process moving.

Why This Is Important: Submittals are a key step in the project life cycle, especially for materials and specifications. A clear, automated workflow ensures documents are reviewed promptly

When You Need More: Tailored Project Management Integrations

While Acumatica’s built-in project management tools cover most construction projects, some companies need more specialized capabilities. That’s where its flexibility shines. Acumatica integrates with a variety of project management platforms—including ProjectManager, Procore, Asite, and others—so you can extend functionality to match your company’s unique requirements and project complexity.

These integrations can add advanced capabilities, such as:

• Punch list and task management to make sure every closeout detail is tracked and resolved.

• Detailed scheduling and resource planning to manage dependencies, workloads, and timelines with precision.

Acumatica: The Foundation for Construction Success

Acumatica brings job costing, scheduling, collaboration, and reporting together in one platform—everything most construction companies need to deliver projects on time and within budget. And when you need more, it connects seamlessly with leading project management tools, giving you the flexibility to scale without limits.

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