{"id":2001,"date":"2014-05-12T17:50:11","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T17:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/?p=2001"},"modified":"2014-05-18T11:12:45","modified_gmt":"2014-05-18T11:12:45","slug":"tailor-made-tools-custom-home-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/tailor-made-tools-custom-home-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"Tailor made Tools for Custom Home Builder","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smarter Business Processes\u00a0recently teamed\u00a0with Valle\u00a0Homes &amp; Valle Traditions (Valle), a custom home building and expert remodelling company in Toledo,\u00a0Ohio.\u00a0 The collaboration provided\u00a0a\u00a0tailored\u00a0project management solution for\u00a0their internal and external task lists and project planning.<\/p>\n<p>This move to Smartsheet for Valle\u00a0has simplified\u00a0skills resource\u00a0planning and management,\u00a0and\u00a0greatly\u00a0i<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2009 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Vallee-New-Home-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Vallee New Home\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2009 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/Vallee-New-Home-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Vallee New Home\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript>mproved collaboration and visibility of key tasks throughout the\u00a0organization.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Challenge<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As the amount of business and projects\u00a0increased and the company added staff, Valles\u2019\u00a0systems for planning\u00a0and<br \/>\nmanaging\u00a0projects\u00a0were becoming increasingly time consuming.\u00a0 A lack of a collaborative platform meant that a status update often meant entering a single piece of data into a number of forms. The high potential for data entry error was increasing with additional staff and new complex projects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following an in depth information gathering and discovery session with Valle Management Team, Smarter Business Processes came up with a customized Smartsheet system for real time information gathering, compiling and reporting.\u00a0The new system\u00a0not only gives clear information on priorities and the commitment of their resources,\u00a0but\u00a0also\u00a0just makes their work easier to complete.<a href=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/valle-kitchen.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2011 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/valle-kitchen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"valle kitchen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-2011 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/smarterbusinessprocesses.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/valle-kitchen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"valle kitchen\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>The Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The company \u2013 management, administration, and field personnel &#8211;\u00a0now has access to information from mobile devices which can report progress, flag up issues,\u00a0and address\u00a0client needs in real time with photos.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Testimonial<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Richard from Smarter Business Processes has worked with us over the last couple of months to\u00a0both\u00a0understand how we were managing our\u00a0business and identify\u00a0areas for immediate process improvement.\u00a0 As a custom home builder and remodeller, our projects, both large and small, are extremely complex and detailed.\u00a0 Managing\u00a0projects, clients and staff from a variety of Excel &amp; Word based templates\u00a0was\u00a0both time consuming and susceptible to error.\u00a0 Richard and his team helped create\u00a0a Master Project Schedule showing all projects in one place,\u00a0complete with\u00a0Gantt charts to aid planning decisions in the most efficient manner.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re delighted with how Smarter Business Processes have helped us to use our own specialist knowledge and skills to develop some very\u00a0\u201cSmartSheets.\u201d\u00a0 The new platform helps\u00a0us focus on our clients and move away from multiple excel sheets and project plans that consumed our management time, and we have only begun to scratch the surface of Smartsheets\u2019 capabilities.\u00a0We highly recommend Smarter Business Processes and their methodology of close collaboration, mutual discovery and training.\u00a0\u00a0We are now very competent Smartsheet users and enthusiasts.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Rich Effler \u2013 Owner \u2013 Valle Homes \u00a0<a title=\"Valle Homes\" href=\"http:\/\/vallehomes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.vallehomes.com<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false,"gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"html"}]},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smarter Business Processes recently teamed with Valle Homes &#038; Valle Traditions (Valle), a custom home building and expert remodelling company in Toledo, Ohio.  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