Watch Training: Pursuit Forecasting & Backlog Management

Watch Training: Pursuit Forecasting & Backlog Management

Contractors consistently tell us that they struggle for two reasons: when there isn't enough work to keep everyone busy, and when they're overextended and drowning in too much work.Both of these situations affect profitability. And, both can be avoided by having strong Forecasting practices in place at your specialty contracting company.In our first webinar devoted to showcasing advanced workflows and RIVET platform features, Co-founder and Director of Product Louis Gelinas was joined by Carlton Electric's Director of Field Operations Dustin Weller to talk all about Labor Forecasting for jobs in pursuit.“My senior superintendents and I being able to know exactly what’s going on with manpower both presently and upcoming is huge,” Weller said. “This thing works.”Louis walked through workflows in the RIVET Workforce Management Platform for:1. How to see all pursuit projects on a dashboard revealing Workforce Capacity2. How to use prospective job statuses to segment pursuit Labor Plans from active Labor Plans3. How to create a new job in RIVET for pursuit projects4. How to use Labor Plans for scenario planningIf you missed the live webinar, access the full recording and the detailed synopsis here:[We're hosting these educational webinars every other week, and we'll cover topics including:

• Near-Term Labor Planning & Labor Crew Makeup
• Field Scheduling and Dispatching
• Rostering and Certification Management
• Integrating Productivity Insights

Join us September 18th at 2 P.M. Eastern for our next discussion, all about Near-term Labor Planning.[="Register for Near-Term Labor Planning Webinar" link="%7B%22url%22%3A%22https%3A%2F%2Fevents.teams.microsoft.com%2Fevent%2F3fe6ece9-2852-49be-ac68-3aa99bd9b117%40ddcdce5d-d4b7-4149-bd71-6e95ef02e36b%22%7D"]