Case Study: Garver boosts scheduling productivity and safety with SmartPM

Garver doubles scheduler productivity with SmartPM

Garver, an engineering firm supporting state DOT programs, faced challenges with subjective and conflict-prone contractor schedule reviews. Their team, acting as the owner's representative, spent weeks manually analyzing updates and arguing over delays, which kept projects in live traffic longer and increased safety risks. They implemented SmartPM, an automated project controls technology, to bring objectivity to the process.

Using SmartPM, Garver could quickly analyze schedule updates with consistent checks, shifting conversations from feelings to facts. This solution more than doubled scheduler productivity, allowing them to handle twice as many jobs. It also contributed to over $50M in savings on Arkansas DOT projects, helped 90% of projects in a major program finish on time or early, and significantly improved worksite safety by reducing lane closure times. SmartPM became a core part of Garver's value proposition, providing a competitive edge through transparency and collaboration.

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