Using Podio for Rehab project management

[Patrick Jackson]

I am currently designing Podio and some integrated systems to capture repair costs, solicit and award contractors bids, manage and report on labor and material costs as well as controlling multiple project progressions at once. I would like to ask for pain points that people are having trying to manage their projects from the PM level. Staying on time and budget, contractors control, projected vs actuals and displaying these elements etc. Please discuss.

[Mark Shelstad]

Patrick- this will most likely not be of much help, but wanted to chime in anyway since I have been considering Podio as well. Same role as you as an investor. My needs are to manage timelines and my contractor database. I have spent many hours in a prior life as a business owner working with MS CRM which is insanely powerful but is not a DIY if you want use more than the 20% of its power that I used. Consultants are expensive. Hence my curiosity in Podio since I hear it is more simple to use.

I am also looking at BuildingConnected as it seems to address some of my pain points as well as adding other useful functions. Are you integrating that app into Podio somehow?

Mark Shelstad