Thursday, April 21, 2016

UniPhi 12 - New release set to disrupt the Cost Management industry - July 1 2016

UniPhi's exciting major product release, UniPhi 12 is set to change the way cost management functions in the construction industry. Significant new features and enhancements to the cost module will not only greatly reduce the time taken for cost managers to complete mundane tasks but will unlock the intellectual property stored in their estimates and post contract services. UniPhi 12 shifts the focus of cost managers from simply producing cost plans, to enabling "big data" analysis at the click of a button. The new and efficient cost management features outlined in our recent 4 part blog series on benchmarking allow cost managers to reduce time to compile reports and provides access to previously buried data allowing the cost manager to offer more nuanced consulting advice. It's an innovative change and has the potential to cause a massive disruption across the construction industry. Are you ready?



The majority of new features included in UniPhi 12 are targeted squarely at those in the construction cost management industry. Over the coming weeks we will be writing individual blogs which explain and demonstrate the key features which are set to transform the construction industry. Those features include.The key features driving this change are:

In addition to these key disruptive features are features aimed at improving efficiencies including of a cost managers services bread an butter services including
  • Flexibility to cost coding
  • Expanded report writing capability for cost plan reports and post contract reporting
  • Enhanced provision sums and EOT tracking
  • Enhanced cash flow management capability
  • Derivatives for budget items and for bank guarantees


In the lead up to the official release, we are seeking feedback from clients who would like to get in early and upgrade ahead of the scheduled July 1 launch. Your valuable feedback will assist us in further refining and enhancing the features. The benefits for you will be that you can have direct input to the final release of UniPhi, and as an early adopter you will reap the efficiency benefits sooner.

The process for upgrading your deployment is straight forward - just get in touch with us at (info@uniphi.com.au) and specify a date and time that works for your organisation and we will take care of the rest. The upgrade to your deployment will require an outage period which can occur at any time that suits you including outside of work hours.

What are the issues around cost management that caused the greatest angst, or where the most amount of time is spent? Let us know by commenting on this blog, or start a discussion in our forum. We're interested to hear your hurdles, and will gladly explain how our new features can simplify things for you and your cost mangers.

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