Newforma lets you reduce project risks by tracking the order of every last detail of projects, including this one at a five-star hotel in Australia. [Photo: Courtesy of Newforma]
With dozens of people and companies involved in any given project, from designers to engineers to contractors, risk and data leakage may seem inevitable. After all, people make mistakes. But by focusing on streamlined project information management, one software company has found a way to reduce risk without escalating burden. Aaron Kivett, a solutions consultant at Newforma, discusses the ways you can keep your information secure and your liability well-managed by utilizing project information software that maintains and preserves complete project audit trails. With automated information backup, you can be sure you’ll have answers to your questions if your company is pulled into a conflict.
Before diving into the specific tasks responding to risk management, it’s important to remember the best way to reduce risk is to improve workflows and access to information. By providing normalized, repeatable processes, you’re reducing your company’s risk.
Staff should have an easy way to file emails and create complete records of decisions made on a project. Newforma has found a way to do that almost automatically—by indexing project-related emails and relating them back to project files and previous correspondence.
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To reduce project risks, you can automatically track and audit actions and file transfers using Newforma’s auditing capabilities. [Photo: Courtesy of Newforma]
Improving workflows and access to information can help reduce project risks. [Photo: Courtesy of Newforma]
