Managing a portfolio of construction projects can be overwhelming—especially when you need to balance multiple timelines, workforces, and compliance requirements. But imagine if you had a dashboard filled with real-time insights, allowing you to optimize workforce management, predict delays, and streamline project execution.
Workforce data and analytics provide just that, especially when you dig into labor hours, ramp-up times, and compliance tracking across multiple sites.
Let’s break down how you can use Field Control Analytics' access control platform to track workforce data to make smarter decisions.
1. Analyzing Labor Hours Across Multiple Projects
The data from badging workers in and out of jobsites provides key insights into labor hours worked each month, broken down by different factors like worker residency. For example:
- Total Labor Hours: Across the project, you can see total labor hours, which gives you a good understanding of how much work has been done across the entire portfolio. These hours are tracked monthly to ensure projects are hitting their milestones.
- Labor Hours by Month: This data shows you how labor hours fluctuate over time. With this data you can spot trends like identifying high-workload periods for various project types. This can be crucial for forecasting future builds of similar type projects and managing resources, timelines and funding.
Pro Tip: By looking at monthly labor hours, you can predict seasonal ramp-ups and plan for additional workforce needs in the months ahead.
2. Identifying Gaps in Labor Hours & Project Delays
Another crucial insight comes from gap tracking in labor hours—especially when workers are clocking in and out of the project.
- Monthly Gaps in Labor Hours: With FCA’s reporting you can see a noticeable gap in hours not recorded for both entry and exit of workers. This is a warning sign that worker attendance might not be fully accounted for or underaccounted for and enables the project team to work with subcontractors to rectify hours. These gaps can lead to delays, as missing hours could indicate unreported work or scheduling issues that affect the overall project timeline.
Pro Tip: By tracking gaps in real-time, you can identify missing hours and take immediate action—whether it’s reconciling missed data or scheduling extra shifts to keep on track.
3. Track Worker Residency & Workforce Allocation
Looking at worker residency is just as important for long-term planning. From the data, you can see the breakdown of how many workers are in-state versus out-of-state.
- This info helps predict how the workforce will change month-to-month. For instance, if you see an increase in out-of-state workers and there is a minimum requirement of in-state workers, this might signal a need for a reallocation of where workers are from.
Pro Tip: Ensure you have the data needed to stay compliant with local labor laws by regularly reviewing workforce diversity and state residency breakdowns.
4. Predicting Future Resource Needs Based on Labor Hours
A big advantage of having labor hours per month is the ability to predict future resource needs. If you notice labor hours declining in certain months, you can adjust by ramping up efforts in the subsequent months.
Pro Tip: Use labor hour trends to forecast future resource allocation across different trades, ensuring you're not over or under-resourced.
Conclusion
Workforce data and analytics are more than just tracking worker hours—they’re about using that information to optimize your project timelines, predict delays, and stay compliant. By tracking labor hours, identifying gaps, understanding worker residency, and analyzing subcontractor contributions, you can take control of your construction projects, ensuring they’re completed on time and within budget.
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