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Challenge
Hatzel & Buehler's previous software system was
developed in the 1980s and had been ineffectively
modified and patched to the point that it was not
stable or helpful for the company's business. The team
was spending the majority of its time dealing with
error messages and trying to make the system work
for them. That meant construction-focused work was
not getting done.
"Rather than moving the company forward into new
areas or new compliance reporting, we were spending
days just fixing things. So, that was a huge pain point,"
said Hatzel & Buehler's financial systems manager,
Lorraine Stevens. "We had nine branches at the time.
We had a full set of software programs as well as files
for all nine branches. So, when we made an upgrade,
we had to reconcile all those different programs
and then bring that and consolidate it back into one
management report or set of management reports for
the people here at the corporate office. It was really
very difficult to keep things separate, but yet combine
them [for reporting purposes]."
Spectrum really allows us to work
smarter. The ability to drill into
information and get down to the
details from the 30,000-foot view
on the job overview all the way down
to an image of the invoice that was
entered is invaluable to us.
— Colleen Ward, Business Analyst,
Hatzel & Buehler, Inc.
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