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Why field crew and business owners give FIELDFIX job management software the big thumbs up!

One of the key benefits customers really like about FIELDFIX job management software is just how easy it is to use in the field.  From the very beginnings FIELDFIX product development has focussed on the practical needs of field crew and how we can best help them capture the information from the field in real time and get it back to where the business needs it. Peter Cooper, GM FIELDFIX with over 20 years’ experience in the civil and utilities contracting industry emphasizes that: “The coal face doesn’t need pretty, they need practical.”

As well as being practical for field crew, one of the other key benefits business owners and management alike value is the systems flexibility. In order to stay ahead of the game, businesses need to be able to adapt to change quickly. FIELDFIX job management offers complete flexibility to scale up or down to suit your business needs. Built to work in any business FIELDFIX caters for small companies with minimal users up to large international organisations where managing multiple contractors and complex jobs in real time is crucial.

FIELDFIX ticks all the right boxes not just for field crew but for management too.

 

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Job management software that does what you need it to

There are many software systems and apps out there claiming they can do this and that for your business. Most of them probably can, but do your research first. Will you have to buy add-ons for it to do what you really need it to do? How easy is it to use? Will it integrate easily with your existing business systems?

The difference between FIELDFIX and other job management systems is that our product design initially focussed on the practical needs of field crew, and how we could best help them capture information in the field. “It had to be simple for it to succeed, so that the fat fingers and thumbs out there would use a system they believed in and understood,” said Peter Cooper, FIELDFIX GM.

From there, FIELDFIX has evolved to meet both the demands of the guys in the field as well as the complexities of managing a business with data analysis, real time business reporting, project management, scheduling, dispatch, information management and much more.

Tried and tested by field crew, office admin and business owners, and on-going consultation with our customers, means FIELDFIX software really does do what you need it to. It’s software that works, driven by the practical needs of the people who use it.

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Why software design should be driven by the people who use it

“People who designed this system, don’t actually use it” – It’s surprisingly (and a little disconcerting) just how often you hear people around you saying this about their business software when they are struggling to get their daily job done and their “specifically designed” system just isn’t playing ball!

At FIELDFIX we take a very different approach to software design because we strongly believe our customers shouldn’t have to put up with job management software that “more or less” does what they need it to.

From the very beginnings FIELDFIX product development has focussed on the practical needs of field crew, with the people who use the system driving software development. Even the green background of FIELDFIX job software field app was chosen for its practical benefit. After trialling it in action at the coalface the guys in the field gave GREEN the big thumbs up for being the most practical colour for visibility that worked in all weather conditions. When the hot sun was beating down on the devices, or the skies were on downpour mode, the green screen remained easy to view and allowed the guys to keep working smart in the field.

To reference the great Steve Jobs:

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

The FIELDFIX team couldn’t agree more. With FIELDFIX mobile job management software, everything we do starts with the design. Get that right, and the rest will follow. And above all, listen to your customers’ needs because they are the ones who will be using your software!

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No phone signal? No matter. FIELDFIX mobile software keeps your field crew productive no matter where they are!

We often get asked the question “does FIELDFIX work offline?” To which we reply a resounding yes!

Because in our book, mobility software just isn’t smart enough if it doesn’t work offline!

That’s why FIELDFIX was built to ensure your field crew stay productive at all times even when working in the most remote places. No phone signal? No matter. FIELDFIX mobile job software still lets you capture information as it happens, and then synchronise once you’re back in coverage. It’s that easy.

FIELDFIX is all about providing our customers with the practical tools they need to work smarter not harder from anywhere, any time. Replacing cumbersome paper systems with smart automated business reporting that focuses on getting the right information, to the right people, no matter what part of the planet they may be working in!

Working offline is just one of the many practical features our customers enjoy. Want to know more? Check out FIELDFIX features or give us a call. Our team is always on hand to talk about how FIELDFIX helps businesses “fix it in the field,” the smart way.

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Why software design should be driven by the people who use it

“People who designed this system, don’t actually use it” – Just the other day whilst in the bank I heard this very line and it got me thinking just how often you hear people around you saying this about their business software when they are struggling to get their daily job done and their “specifically designed” system just isn’t playing ball!

At FIELDFIX we take a very different approach to software design because we strongly believe our customers shouldn’t have to put up with job management software that “more or less” does what they need it to.

From the very beginnings FIELDFIX product development has focussed on the practical needs of field crew, with the people who use the system driving software development. Even the green background of FIELDFIX job software field app was chosen for its practical benefit. After trialling it in action at the coalface the guys in the field gave GREEN the big thumbs up for being the most practical colour for visibility that worked in all weather conditions. When the hot sun was beating down on the devices, or the skies were on downpour mode, the green screen remained easy to view and allowed the guys to keep working smart in the field.

To reference the great Steve Jobs:

“Design is not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.”

The FIELDFIX team couldn’t agree more. With FIELDFIX mobile job management software, everything we do starts with the design. Get that right, and the rest will follow. And above all, listen to your customers’ needs because they are the ones who will be using your software!

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NEW Online Guided Tours helps customers get to grips with FIELDFIX fast!

Unlike many Apps out there today that leave it to the user to get to grips with the product, FIELDFIX job management is not just about the software. We recognise that as well providing smart software solutions, customers value training and ongoing support. When customers join the FIELDFIX family we want to make the transition to a new way of doing things as smooth as possible, so they can kick back and start enjoying the benefits in no time at all.

That’s why we’ve been busy creating a great new help interface FIELDFIX Online Guided Tours that will benefit both new and existing customers. Easily accessible at the top right of your FIELDFIX website, a drop down menu lists all you need to know from getting started to how to manage your jobs, contracts and business the smart way.

 

Guided Tours Top Menu

 

Existing customers will enjoy finding out all the latest tips and shortcuts FIELDFIX has to offer, and as FIELDFIX development never stands still there are always cool new features to explore.  New customers will benefit from our intuitive, step by step guided tour with easy to view pop up help boxes that take you through every screen, ensuring your staff are up and running in no time at all, just the way we like it!

 

Welcome to FIELDFIX Guided Tours

 

So whilst FIELDFIX is still very much about Software as a Service with hands-on training and personal customer support whenever you need it, our recent partnership with Maestrano and expansion into overseas markets provided the inspiration to extend our level of existing online customer support even further.

Introducing new technologies is often a daunting enough experience for most companies big and small, that’s why FIELDFIX aim to make it an exciting experience. Forget about the saying “no pain, no gain” with FIELDFIX Job Management software we promise the focus is all about the “gain”.

 

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Put FIELDFIX Audit Forms at the top of your checklist

How cool is this? FIELDFIX Audit Forms can take your big, complex, multi-page compliance wad of paperwork and put it neatly inside a handheld device, so you can complete it quickly and easily on-site!

There really is no limit to the information FIELDFIX can collect from the field. You can use it for large checklists like site audits, health and safety checks, conflicts checklists, client and job checklists, hazard ID, job start forms, complex plant checks (i.e. EWPs), basically any lengthy form with lots of yes/no questions.

FIELDFIX Audit Forms are so much more than just a ‘write your own online form’ as the data collected is automatically fed into our Job Management software which stores all job/client related data together, and can be readily accessed via one easy-to-view screen.

We recognise that not every business operates the same, so our Audit Forms are fully flexible for you to do it your way and make them specific to your company using the language that your guys in the field understand.

Moreover, FIELDIX Audit Forms also has the ability to accept up to 4 signatures for approval or confirmation that the information has been read, or is correct.

Our clients that are currently using our Audit Forms have found that they work well together with our Dropbox integration. Once the form has been completed, for example a site checklist, or health and safety risk assessment, it can be easily published and uploaded onto Dropbox from the FIELDFIX web interface. You can then create a link to that document on the mobile job form that is sent out to your field crew devices. Crew can then open, read, and then sign that the document has been read and understood, all done on just their smartphones while on-site.

Keep complex paper forms out of sight on your work-site. FIELDFIX makes it simple so your field crew can just get on with the job.

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FIELDFIX automated Timesheet Reporting is a win win for everyone

FIELDFIX mobile Timesheets encourage field crew to capture information as they work. It may help to think of a mobile timesheet as being similar in concept to the old punch card system. Whenever the crew starts on a job they ‘clock in’ using their mobile phone or tablet. In this way the crew can simply clock on to a job as they are setting up. If they forget they can send this clock on in later and FIELDFIX will sort out the ordering and calculate the hours. As well as being user friendly, FIELDFIX Timesheets integrate seamlessly with FIELDFIX Job Management, so that time recorded is also automatically reported to the relevant job.

At FIELDFIX software development never stands still. The innovative wheels are constantly in motion, working closely with customers to find new ways of working smarter not harder in the field and back at the office.

One of the success stories of this way of working is the introduction of FIELDFIX automated Timesheet Reporting.  After changing from paper to FIELDFIX mobile Timesheets, our customer was keen to go one step further and encourage field crew to take responsibility for managing their own Timesheets. We discussed practical ways of sharing information with our customer that would empower field crew to help administrate their business from the field. Out of these discussions was born the practical yet innovative solution for FIELDFIX automated Timesheet Reporting. This enables field crew to receive a report of their Timesheets logged for that week.  The automated report goes straight to their inbox every Friday. Field crew can immediately see if they have missed any Timesheets, giving them the opportunity to update the system before close of payroll. Our customer highlights the benefit of this report is that it puts the admin ownership back on staff, making sure everyone does their bit to help administrate and manage the business from the field.

Our customer has found that since FIELDFIX automated Timesheet Reporting was introduced, they very rarely have to chase missing Timesheets. A win win for everyone wouldn’t you agree?

FIELDFIX ticks all the right boxes not just for field crew but for management too.

Read more FIELDFIX paperless Timesheets, right for your field crew and your business.

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Why field crew and business owners give FIELDFIX job management software the big thumbs up!

One of the key benefits customers really like about FIELDFIX job management software is just how easy it is to use in the field.  From the very beginnings FIELDFIX product development has focussed on the practical needs of field crew and how we can best help them capture the information from the field in real time and get it back to where the business needs it. Peter Cooper, GM FIELDFIX with over 20 years’ experience in the civil and utilities contracting industry emphasizes that: “The coal face doesn’t need pretty, they need practical.”

As well as being practical for field crew, one of the other key benefits business owners and management alike value is the systems flexibility. In order to stay ahead of the game, businesses need to be able to adapt to change quickly. FIELDFIX job management offers complete flexibility to scale up or down to suit your business needs. Built to work in any business FIELDFIX caters for small companies with minimal users up to large international organisations where managing multiple contractors and complex jobs in real time is crucial.

FIELDFIX ticks all the right boxes not just for field crew but for management too.

 

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Stop your business leaking cash with FIELDFIX Event Management mobility software

When you’re completing a job, it goes without saying that it’s important to make sure you get paid for the work you’ve done. More often than not, jobs can expand with unforeseen complexities. How do you track unplanned events without holding up the job’s progress? Whilst it’s not always possible to predict ad-hoc events, what’s important is making sure your field crew have the tools they need to report changes accurately and professionally, as it happens.

In keeping with our philosophy of working smarter not harder, FIELDFIX Event Management makes reporting unplanned events in the field quick and simple. Using smartphones and tablets, field crew take photos, enter descriptions; make sketches, even sketch on photos, it really is that simple! FIELDFIX then merges all photographic and text evidence into professional customer reports in seconds, making light work of reporting in the field from anywhere, any time.

Furthermore, FIELDFIX Event Management works seamlessly with FIELDFIX Job Management, automatically storing Event Reports to the corresponding job so that months or even years later you can easily access your job history with just a few clicks. Now that’s working smart!

Find out more about FIELDFIX Event Management, and stop your business leaking cash!