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https://dudodiprj2sv7.cloudfront.net/product-logos/uO/kV/4MCJWR11GFI1.JPEGNoteVaultNotevault is helping our Mechanical company save on overhead costs and lost time for project documentation2017-01-24T19:08:50.471ZNotevault is currently being used in our company by field and supervision, as well as on a project management basis. We are using it daily in the field for reports and job progress pictures, tracking labor hours and materials, as well as addressing safety, material or job issues as they arise. It has greatly increased the quality and accountability of daily reports and job status, as well as being 'proof' of progress and work completed to the general contractors and owners we do projects for.,Notevault is fantastic at being able to access status and overview of projects and reports for the whole project, to keep tabs on production and where we are at in the sequence and how it's being effected by other trades. This has been a huge time saver when any job issues have come up.
Since the field lead has to document and photograph job status daily, and since it GPS locates where the report is being done, it's been great for holding workers accountable for their hours and production, without requiring constant supervision.
It's also been fantastic for proving quality and condition of our work. My workers notate and photograph project status and condition daily, so if there's any question of damage by other trades, sabotage by other trades, or other issues, we have plenty of ammunition.
Note vault is also great because of how it allows us to save PDF Versions of the daily reports to send to interested parties or customers to show status and conditions. Hard to argue with pictures that are time/date stamped.,The labor interface has a bit of a learning curve. It does take some training for both apps but generally the guys can get a handle on it.
Adding pictures can be a bit clunky at first, but the guys seem to work it out fast. Like anything, the guys with aptitude for electronics grab it faster than the older guys who are used to old school methods
I'd prefer the apps combined into one function.,10,Great return on investment simply because field leads are no longer spending an hour at the end of each day in the truck trying to remember what they did all day, and handwrite a daily report that details it. Information is more accurate and faster since they daily report 'as it happens'.
Integration of the pictures into the final report as archival and real world examples make it far easier to justify billing and site conditions
Being able to email reports direct to the customer without having to prepare or translate has save countless hours of office overhead and made the entire process much more efficient.,,QuickBooks Pro,6,1,Documenting job status and project quality. We document during the installs and at the end for proof of completion and quality, and any issues can be caught in house before punch list as long as the field is documenting correctly.
Proof to owners when disagreement arises. IE: completed install, function, etc.
Archive and time saving not having to hand prepare documentation.,10Mike PetrichNoteVault Works For Us2017-02-02T22:15:44.403ZWe use Notevault to do our daily reporting on every construction site, that we are on. It allows our foreman an easy way to do their daily reporting very accurately, and instantly. We had trouble having guys try to remember what they needed to report, by the end of the day. This allows them to do it, right as the problems have occurred. With this, there is no lag time, where their details of the event may have become "diluted".,As a delay has occurred in the field, the foremen are able to report it immediately. The project manager now gets this information as it happened, not just trying to remember the next time they talk or see each other.
As an RFI arises, the foremen can ask their questions immediately so that the PM can address it right away.
We input our manpower on a daily basis, which helps us project where we are as it pertains to hours on a job.,The app could be a little more similar to the desktop version. There are a lot of features on the desktop version that aren't available in the app. This does keep the app a little manageable, but being able to work with manpower on the app, could be useful.
Needs an app for the iPad. The phone version on the tablet works but could be updated so that more features are available using the app. Kind of a mix between what's available on the phone and desktop.,10,The cost is very reasonable, considering it actually saves our foremen time, in lieu of sitting and writing for an hour. This allows him to concentrate on what he really needs to be doing, which is, running the work.,,PlanGridGlen NelsonNotevault review2017-01-25T15:54:10.747ZI use Notevault for daily reporting when I am out on highway repair projects. Having time-stamped photos and the transcribed text available allows me to do a more thorough and accurate job of reporting.,Enhances safety; instead of writing notes, with my head down buried in a notebook, I am aware and looking around. I work on highway repair projects next to live traffic and all types of construction equipment moving in all directions and overhead.
Documentation; I got in a dispute with a contractor recently and won it immediately by showing my Notevault notes with time stamped photos of the disputed work.
Communication; I can keep other support staff back in the home office up to date with project developments and they get to see what is going on .,Difficult to bring back reports from the archives. I don't archive any more; I just sequentially date my projects and keep them all live.
Notevault is set up for normal work shifts. But I mostly work night shifts from about 10 pm to 6 am. You then have to sort and filter the notes from two separate "days" in the system to get a coherent report from a single night shift. I live with it, but I don't like it.,9,Settling one dispute with a contractor paid for the year's subscription. I find that I frequently go back and pull out photos for various purposes, but it's hard to put a value on that,Michael QuaidNoteVault - Tried and True!2017-01-24T19:25:17.567ZHi! We use Notevault for our Commercial Plumbing Contracting Company and have been using it for many years throughout our entire organization. We have had software come and go but Notevault has always stayed with us due to its great use to us. I am able to enter every project we work on into Notevault and the foremen out in the field can enter their notes for the day on the project they are currently working on and it gets delivered to our project manager as well as the project manager to any contractors we are working under. It's really handy especially since we always have several projects we are working on at any given time.,Notevault is super easy to use and I am able to enter every aspect of each project that is needed into my list of active projects.
NoteVault lets us stay on job sites and still get our construction reports done by dictating notes throughout the day.
Notevault makes it easy to automatically send the reports at the end of the day to everyone who needs and requests them.,If we could export labor info over several weeks into excel, Notevault would be even more exceptional.,10,It has made it easy for our guys out in the filed to report all that is needed for daily reports so there is no scrabbling to remember and report at a later time.
NoteVault has had no negative impact for us at all.,NoneKaren HughesNoteVault Creates Consistency2017-01-24T19:21:13.339ZOur organization uses NoteVault by our superintendents on the jobsites. We upload progress photos of the construction process and what was accomplished that day. We also report any problems or issues for the day. In addition, we keep track of the subcontractors onsite by recording who was onsite for the day.,It is very easy for anyone to use with a smart phone.
You can upload photos and voice messages every day without having to do anything special. It automatically updates every day.
NoteVault transcribes and uploads the photos directly into our software program.,The website for administrators setting up projects and users could be improved. It's hard to find where things are located. I would like it in more of a Office (Word) template, with tabs up top. Some things are in Settings, some are in tabs, some are on the right side.,8,It has increased our daily reports dramatically.
It has provided a consistent account of jobsite activities.
Its ease of use has prompted our superintendents to use it throughout the day.,Box, CMiC Project ManagementCheryll Blount
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