The problem: Construction reports that take an hour and a half
Before Raken, Project Superintendent Noah Anderson-Davis tried just about every method to get his reports done quickly and efficiently. "I've done everything from Microsoft Word to handwriting papers," he says. "When I didn't avoid doing it, dailies would take anywhere from 45 minutes to an hour and a half, especially if you collaborate with subcontractors. I was frustrated that there wasn't an easier way."
Unfortunately, using outdated or non-specialized software isn’t the best way to capture information for daily reports. Superintendents who try to pull information from these types of reports often spend over an hour trying to fill them out, which can lead to them rushing and making mistakes.
“With Raken, my daily reports now take twenty minutes tops.”
The solution: Quick and easy digital dailies
The first thing Noah noticed when he switched to Raken was how easy it was to use. "The documentation with Raken is extremely intuitive," he says. "I didn't find it intimidating at all, it was very easy to pick up. I think the app is great for the older guys who maybe aren't as computer savvy."
Almost immediately, he was saving a huge amount of time on his daily reports. "It has prompted questions that you can customize to be project specific. With Raken, my daily reports take twenty minutes tops.”
Noah was able to transform a process that used to take an hour and a half into one that takes twenty minutes, without sacrificing any of the valuable information daily reports are meant to gather. And with Raken's photo management tools, the daily reports contained actual images of the site that day.
“The professionalism that Raken generates with its PDF daily report definitely helps our business.”
Construction dailies settle disputes
Noah has also found that Raken helps with settling disputes. "I've used Raken in disagreements with building inspectors on if they were or weren't there on a given day," says Noah. "Now all I have to do is pull up Raken and say 'according to my daily log, you were here.'"
The ability to settle disputes quickly has helped make Elkins Construction a more efficient place to work, and customers have taken notice. "The professionalism that Raken generates with its PDF daily reports definitely helps our business," Noah observes, talking about Raken's feature that allows superintendents to email their daily reports to project stakeholders right from the app at the end of the day.
Making Lives Easier
Raken’s mission, at the end of the day, is to make work easier. Our easy-to-use daily reports are just one of many ways we make that happen. "The documentation and retrieval of information in Raken makes my life really easy," Noah says. Raken was built to empower superintendents just like Noah to focus on the work that matters—we’re designed with the field in mind. Learn more with a personalized demo.