5 Ways to Increase your Productivity On-Site
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5 FREE WAYS TO INCREASE YOUR PRODUCTIVITY ON-SITE Using the Technology you Already Have
Transcript of 5 Ways to Increase your Productivity On-Site
5 FREE WAYS TO INCREASE
YOUR PRODUCTIVITY ON-SITEUsing the Technology you Already Have
1. KEEP THE SOFTWARE
UPDATED
Updates on your mobile
device are important to
ensure the app is running as
smoothly and efficiently as
possible
How-to Guides for Updating your
Apps
• Updating apps on iOS
• Updating apps on Android
If your web browser is out of
date you may experience display
issues, stretched images, and
various other errors
How-to Guides for Updating your
Web Browser
• Updating Internet Explorer
• Updating Google Chrome
2. SAVE YOUR PHONE’S
PRECIOUS BATTERY
It’s hard to find a time to plug
your phone in when you’re
running around site all day
Save your precious
battery power on iOS
• Disable as many notifications as possible
• Turn off ‘background app refresh’ for apps you don’t
care about
• Check for software updates
• Lower the brightness on your phone
• Stop motion and animations
Save your precious
battery power on Android
• Monitor and manage what is using the most battery life
• Reduce your screen brightness
• Choose a black or dark coloured background for your phone
wallpaper
• Turn off bluetooth and mobile data whenever you don’t need them
• Turn off location services whenever you don’t need them
• Keep your apps updated
• Delete apps you don’t use
• Switch off vibrate
• Give in and purchase a rechargeable battery pack
How-to Guides for Saving Battery
Power
• Saving Battery Power on iOS
• Saving Battery Power on Android
3. ORGANIZE YOUR
EMAIL INBOX
An organized inbox will let you
follow up with trades faster
An organized inbox will let you
retrieve important project
information quickly
An organized inbox will let you
manage your emails in terms of
follow-up priority
How-to Guides for Organizing
your Inbox
• Organizing your Outlook inbox
• Organizing your Gmail inbox
4. USE CLOUD-BASED
DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT
TOOLS
Common cloud-based
document management tools
include:
• Google Drive
• Dropbox
• Box
These tools allow you to access
documents from any device at
any time
These document tools allow you
to free up space on your
computer or mobile device
These document tools allow
collaboration between team
members on the same
document
How-to Guides for Google Cloud-
Based Collaboration
• Setting up Google Drive
• Using Google Drive on your
Android Device
5. TRACK EMAIL OPENS
Free email plugins allow you to
know when someone has
opened your email, or clicked on
a link that you included in the
Free versions of email plugins
are available such as Sidekick
by Hubspot or Yesware
Useful in construction for
scheduling follow-ups with
material suppliers,
subcontractors, etc.
Finally, some punch list therapy.
Use Closeout to easily manage your
punch lists in real-time from your mobile
phone or computer.
Watch the overview video or request a 1:1
demo to see how Closeout can give your
team some much deserved punch list
therapy.
