Solution
In 2014, Hatzel & Buehler decided it needed to
upgrade its software and began an extensive search
to find the right solution that could solve business
problems and improve the company's processes.
The evaluation process took the company a year
and a half. "We wanted to find a partner," said
business analyst, Colleen Ward. "We weren't looking
for a vendor. We needed someone we could build a
relationship with just like we do with our customers."
The team at Hatzel & Buehler met internally for
months, to make sure they were all clear on exactly
what they needed in this new solution. "We even
created a vision statement about providing the right
tools to the right people at the right time," Ward said.
After their evaluation process, Hatzel & Buehler
unanimously decided to go with Spectrum, part
of the Trimble Construction One connected
construction management suite, confident it would
not only fit their business needs, but also the desire
to have a partner in the construction technology
business. According to Ward, "What we really
liked about Spectrum was that it was a complete
package. It was the accounting software along with
For Hatzel and Buehler,
utilizing the cloud was basically
a no-brainer—project managers
and foremen could be sitting on
the job site where all they may
have for internet is a hotspot on
their phone. As long as they fire
up that hotspot, they can now
get to the application."
— Rob Conrad, IT Director,
Hatzel & Buehler
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