If you're looking for a construction quality management software solution, chances are, you need it to help you achieve the following:
But when there lots of different options on the market all claiming to do the same thing, it can be unclear which one will deliver and get you the results you need.
After working with hundreds of construction companies, across numerous different projects, we discovered that to achieve all the above, getting the following capabilities from your construction quality management solution is a must:
While all of the solutions we'll discuss are designed to help digitalise and streamline quality management, not all of them fulfil all the criteria above.
We created Sablono to solve this very issue. Sablono meets every single one of the criteria above to provide proactive, accountable quality management.
If you'd like to learn more about Sablono, you can click here to schedule a demo.
We'll also cover other quality management systems (QMS) in this post. Here’s the full list of the six best construction quality management software solutions we cover:
Sablono is first on the list of best construction quality management software solutions because, unlike many other options on the market, it offers interconnected quality assurance and quality control features.
This means Sablono by design does not just resolve quality issues - it prevents them from happening in the first place. Created to minimise defects, get to the root cause of quality issues and integrate quality directly into your workflows, the following features help Sablono users to get it right first time:
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We created Sablono to replace static quality management systems with a connected digital platform that brings all aspects of progress, quality and cost together so you always know how changes to one part of your project will impact other areas.
The platform allows you to plan your quality workflows at an unmatched level of detail – no matter your project size, complexity, type or industry.
Here’s a breakdown of our key quality features:
Sablono isn't just a quality management system - it's a connected platform that brings together all aspects of progress, quality and cost for truly accurate project insights.
Unlike other siloed systems, everything is connected which means that if anything changes, you'll automatically know how this relates to the project as a whole, and how this, in turn, will impact other parts of your project.
For instance, if an issue occurs, Sablono automatically shows you exactly where in your workflow this happened and the specific activity it relates to so you can quickly resolve it. You'll also see which trade is responsible and how any sort of delay will impact your schedule so you can adapt accordingly.
Sablono’s customisable QA checklists are designed to ensure that all required quality data is captured in one go, without the need for backtracking or rectifying later on.
Unlike other solutions, QA checklists can be attached to specific activities to embed predefined quality standards directly into your workflows from the start.
Clear standards ensure that every single activity is carried out in line with the requirements, reducing the chances of reworks and errors.
Plus, the ability to make the completion of QA checklists mandatory before trades can mark the task as 'complete' offers extra peace of mind around quality.
With Sablono’s Photographic Evidence feature, you can take photos on-site and directly attach them to your activities. This means you can provide tangible evidence of quality and standards being met - even while on the go.
Plus, the added geo-tagging functionality ensures you always know exactly where each photo was taken, which is often required for compliance with building regulations.
With our workflows and building sequences, you can outline every aspect of your quality workflows – from defining activities, responsibilities, hold-points, QA checklists, and more.
After this, you can turn these into reusable templates that allow you to standardise and quickly scale quality best practices across your project.
Creating detailed plans through predefined workflows enables you to manage quality proactively, leaving significantly less room for errors and reworks.
Issue Templates help streamline your issue management process to ensure that your work always meets quality and compliance standards.
By creating reusable templates, you can define the essential questions trades need to complete when filling in notes. This ensures the right protocols are always followed and that issues are resolved quickly.
Our Quality Audit Trail creates a retrospective digital record of everything that happens on your project. As trades complete QA checklists and attach notes, photos, documents and other quality-related information directly to activities, Sablono automatically compiles a comprehensive audit trail.
This transparent record showcases every detail of a project, down to the granular level of who completed a task, and when.
With an undisputable record of information, the Quality Audit Trail helps provide greater accountability across your team, and also serves as a powerful tool for claims mitigation.
Sablono makes updating trades on approvals and rejections easy. With Automated Handover Notifications, you can quickly let your trades know whether their work has been approved or rejected.
No more missed messages or confusion. Once work is marked complete in Sablono, trades will receive automatic notifications right to their devices. This helps keep your project processing and ensures everyone is in the loop about quality.
You can build Activity Sign-off into your workflows to make sure your management team always get a final look at work before it’s signed-off.
The moment work is ready, thanks to automated notifications, management can swiftly review and sign-off to ensure that all work meets the required standards.
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With Issue Sign-off, as soon as an issue is flagged by a trade, management automatically receives a notification. This means you'll never miss a beat when it comes to addressing and resolving any challenges that arise on your construction project.
With Issue List and Reports, you can easily see and share all raised issues in one convenient place.
No need to try and remember when and where an issue occured – everything is automatically pulled into a single list. Use extensive filters to easily find the issues that are most relevant to you - from the team that carried out work to the specific area and so much more.
Quickly spot emerging challenges and export and share detailed issue reports with your project partners in moments to streamline issue resolution.
Sablono's Mobile App not only allows you to report quality directly from the site using your phone, but it also gives you access to real-time quality data.
With the app, trades can report work in the moment, ensuring that any issues or deviations from quality standards are addressed promptly.
With Sablono, you can manage 200,000+ activities in a connected platform. Sablono’s Activity Tracker allows you to finally gain real-time visibility into all construction activities happening on your site.
By replacing old, disjoined Excel trackers with a single source of truth, you'll receive updates in the moment, allowing you to stay on top of all quality measures and quickly address any issues that arise.
Sablono comes with many other powerful features that we didn’t mention above that drive project progress, ensure compliance, and facilitate seamless payment processes. You can pick and choose from to best fit your specific business needs, this includes:
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“Our workflows of quality control and progress monitoring have been hugely enhanced by Sablono’s capabilities. The platform provided Q ENERGY not only with operation efficiency, but also with an essential audit trail to mitigate against future claims and it also made real-time quality documentation and progress monitoring our standard."
Claudio Schlageter, Team Leader, Project Management, Q Energy
"Sablono helps us to drastically reduce paperwork and efficiently tracks all essential information throughout the construction process. It also aids in monitoring open quality issues and enables the on-demand creation of Punchlist reports for specific scopes of work at any time."
Muhammet Zeyrek, Construction Manager, Q Energy
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The Autodesk Construction Cloud offers an all-in-one suite of construction software tools that includes quality management. The construction quality management software is designed to streamline the quality management process, identify quality issues on-site, maintain accurate documentation, and provide centralised issue management.
Key features include:
Learn more about Autodesk’s features here.
What customers say:
“A more than wonderful collection in its integration with a high level of quality and unlimited technologies that are equivalent in all details, especially with the recent updates and the wonderful integration with BIM.” - Hussain A.
“ACC is very easy to use. As an administrator the ease of implementation is high. That results that our users are quickly up to speed. The integration with Revit is one of the key features for us. The potential to collaborate with a team on multiple locations at once is key. For the field we integrated the functionality to generate a QR code on the sheets at approval (DoCheck). makes it easy to check if the printed version is the latest. Created Forms are self explaining and helps to fulfil the need of tracking quality on site.” - Frank P.
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Novade offers products such as Novade Lite and Novade Enterprise, which are digital platforms designed to help manage and improve quality assurance in construction projects. It provides capabilities for site inspections, HSE compliance, and site reports, among other features.
Key features:
Additionally, the platform allows for the digitisation and centralisation of quality assurance processes and offers features for quality data capture, sharing, analysis, and visualisations It also emphasises the reduction of rework costs and quality administration tasks through its capabilities.
Overall, the platform appears to offer a comprehensive suite of tools to drive quality assurance in the construction industry. Learn more about Novade here.
What users say:
“I like this tool because UI is good and easy to use. The tool is very secure and robust. It boosts up productivity and quality. I think it is the best tool available in the market for construction management projects. Easy to fill timesheet, easy to track progress, field communication, collaboration and coordination feature works very well.”
“This is a payroll system which offers a variety of features such as commission management, quality control, analytics, activity tracking, project management, push notifications and more.”
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Procore offers a connected construction platform that aims to improve the quality of construction projects while ensuring safety on-site. The platform provides various tools and features to enable better collaboration, documentation, and insights related to quality and safety.
Key features:
“Procore allows for a very simple experience keeping all documentation in one place. If users within a project/company keep up with Procore and input the data then it makes tracking of information and backup documents very easy, meaning fewer mistakes and rework on construction projects. I have used this for 4 years now, and we don't even use it to the fullest extent, and it saves me hours a week.
I would recommend it to anyone looking into project management software. And the best bit is that Procore actually listens to their users and improves elements that need work on, rather than having it as a flat platform not does not progress.” - Kyle K., Construction Manager
“Streamlines many of our industry's daily tasks and creates efficiencies in processes. Our team has been able to cut out a lot of double entries in multiple systems and has increased the quality of our documentation and communication.”
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Visibuild offers stand-alone construction quality management software designed to create a culture of quality, reduce defects, and increase profit margins.
The platform provides a digital quality assurance solution that engages all project stakeholders, builds accountability and shared ownership, and offers real-time visibility over critical activities. It aims to streamline the quality management process and enhance collaboration among project teams in the construction industry.
Key features:
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FTQ360 offers construction quality management software designed to streamline quality control and assurance processes in construction projects.
They aim to provide essential QAQC software functions for construction projects, including deficiency and work-to-complete punchlist reports, daily progress reports, checklist inspections, field data collection, project-specific QAQC plans, and proactive defect prevention and risk management.
Key features:
What users say:
“User-friendly, good communication between Field and Trades, provides audit trail and identifies opportunity for improvement as well as best practices.” - Jacie J.
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Whether you're a Main Contractor, Subcontractor, House Builder, or Manufacturer - Sablono's quality management software is designed to streamline quality on even the largest, most complex projects.
We work with the world's leading contractors, multinational organisations, progressive subcontractors and renewable energy leaders to help get to the root of quality issues so they can get it right first time.
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