The size of the average engineering team is growing this year, with some reports noting a potential 79% increase in team size in 2022. Of course, this team expansion will bring with it the need for better communication and collaboration between team members as well as the need for optimized productivity. Engineering leaders understand this, which is why the focus of more than a third of them is to improve operations, processes, and tooling. In fact, ensuring that teams are focused on mission-critical work is essential for heightened performance and managers are targeting technologies that can contribute positively to this goal.
With the Great Resignation still affecting business culture, more engineering decision-makers are turning to prioritizing speed and efficiency through data-driven decisions. Applying technologies that promote effective work processes not only speeds up project performance, but also provides a higher level of employee satisfaction that reduces attrition. For that reason, many firms are turning to document management solutions, among other practices, to improve overall performance and productivity.
Way to Increase Engineering Productivity — and Employee Satisfaction
Not only do the following practices help set your firm up for higher levels of achievement, but they also ensure that you can hold onto high level talent by providing a simpler, more collaborative work environment. To leverage the win-win scenario improvements in engineering productivity offer, consider applying the following practices in your firm:
Centralize Your Information Platform
Information is the lifeblood of any engineering firm. If you want to outperform your competition, you must take a collaborative approach to communication and data management. By using a robust document management solution (DMS) you can achieve a high level of collaboration, even if employees are located in geographically diverse areas. Importantly, this allows for smoother project flow and coordination, for timely, error-free project completion.
Automate Tasks That are Repetitive
Repetitive tasks are not only frustrating to employees, but they can also set the stage for errors. Manual entry of data can increase the risk of mistakes and contribute to project decline. Document management software can assist with automating typical tasks and reducing the potential for costly rework.
Use Technology to Your Advantage
Applying tech tools that are intuitive, easy to learn, and cost-effective is the key to strong competitive advantage. Enterprise content management (ECM) tools that include document management, document processing, and data capture options can help engineering staff easily manage daily tasks. When work processes are streamlined through automated data capture and transactional documents can be created, shared, and archived through simple processes, you can boost performance and provide a higher level of job satisfaction.
Invest in Training
Proper employee onboarding and subsequent training are essential to the performance of any engineering team. Training is especially important when you introduce new tools and technologies into the work environment to reduce frustration and burnout. Make sure that you properly educate staff on the use of any new software to ensure they can use it to its full capacity and that the learning curve is shortened.
Trust Blue Technologies for Tech That Improves Productivity
At Blue Technologies, we specialize in technology and expertise that can help our engineering clients enhance productivity and performance and help reduce the frustrations often present during project lifecycles — such as issues with communication and collaboration. With remote and hybrid work environments becoming the “new normal,” it is even more important than ever to have systems in place that allow for smooth interaction among in-house and remote staff.
Our document management solutions can help your firm streamline work processes; connect staff, partners, and clients; and manage and secure sensitive data for better project outcomes. Following an in-depth analysis of your current infrastructure and needs, our team can create a custom-tailored solution that will improve data capture, access, and integration and enhance team cohesiveness and performance.
Improve the productivity of your engineering team. Contact a Blue Technologies consultant and learn how our custom document management solutions can help you create, execute, and manage projects better.