6 | Wood & Grieve Engineers Project Management Software Drives Project Success Wood & Grieve Engineers found that Newforma, provided through smartsoftware, was just what they were looking for in a solution to handle an increase in project collaboration and mobile technology. Smartsoftware has had a strong relationship with Newforma based upon a mutual vision to deliver solutions dedicated to the needs of professionals within the Project Management Industry. Newforma deliver ground-breaking solutions to enable rms to manage industry regulations, large digital les, myriad communication methods and platforms in a manner that all personnel can keep up to date but still have time to be productive. They have, in one industry-focused solution, connected AECO organisations to each other, to their project information, to their processes, to their nancial and resource data, and to remote team members, all for the purpose of more successful project delivery. Smartsoftware has a reputation for delivering solutions that meet the ever increasing demands of project managers as they adapt to a highly controlled industry, fast moving technology developments and a demanding client base to provide greater levels of transparency. With its head office in Australia, the cornerstone of their operation and growth has always been the local market. For more information about smartsoftware and Newforma, visit www.smartsoftware.com.au “First of all, you have to foster the relationships internally,” Granadosays. “You have to respect each other, hold each other accountable, and treat each other as if you’re each other’s clients. If you can’t do that, there’s no way on earth you’re going to do that for an actual client. You may do it for a little bit of the time, maybe at the beginning, maybe while you’re courting them – but it’s not sustainable. It has to come naturally to you.” That is why, Granado explains, that every member of Wood &Grieve’s team – which includes more than 400 people – has to be culturally aligned with the business. As part of that, the team members have to be able to spend time together, even when they are not being paid. At the end of every week, the company puts on ‘Friday night drinks,’ and Granado says he’ll often go
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