Houzz Improves Project Management For Large Construction And Design Firms

• New offerings help pros manage multiple projects, improving communication and collaboration

Houzz Inc., the leading platform for home renovation and design, today announced the launch of new tools and updates that make it easier for construction and design professionals to manage multiple complex projects, improve communication and enhance team collaboration using Houzz Pro, the industry’s leading all-in-one project management and design software. 

New tools and updates include:

• Team Chat: A built-in instant messaging platform within Houzz Pro, Team Chat enables pros to quickly communicate and share project-related files with team members in real time, improving information sharing between on-site teams and the office.

• Budgeting: Houzz Pro’s Budget feature pulls all the estimated costs, actual costs and expenses pros track in Houzz Pro into one view, enabling pros to quickly assess overall project profitability and understand specifically where they’re over or under budget. Pros can systematically compare their estimated costs for a project against actuals in real time, which also leads to more accurate estimates for future projects. On a cost-plus project, firms can choose to share the budget with their client. 

• Updates to the Schedule tool: Pros love the Houzz Pro Schedule tool for quickly mapping out a project timeline, tracking progress and visually communicating their plan to everyone involved. Now pros have even greater control and visibility over project timelines with new features like a comprehensive schedule overview across projects, baselines for tracking changes, improved control over sharing updates and the direct integration of tasks and punch list items onto the schedule.

"Managing large construction and design firms with multiple projects and teams requires smooth coordination and access to timely information," said Alon Cohen, Houzz co-founder and CEO. "With the new Houzz Pro features, we’re equipping our customers – whether in the office or on-site – with the tools and information they need to keep their projects on track and take on more business. And the results are undeniable. On average, professionals using Houzz Pro saw 40% revenue growth in their second year using the software.*"

Houzz Pro provides pros with cloud-based, AI-powered project management and design software that helps them to run their projects efficiently and profitably. Using the software, pros can manage their entire project lifecycle in one place including tools for Estimates, Takeoffs, 3D Floor Plans, and more. The new tools are fully integrated into the software and available exclusively on the Custom package, the most feature-rich Houzz Pro subscription. To learn more and book a demo, visit houzz.co.uk/pro.

* Based on a 2024 analysis of project payments on the software by 1,800+ firms.

Source : Houzz

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