{"id":123770,"date":"2023-03-29T15:37:46","date_gmt":"2023-03-29T14:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=123770"},"modified":"2023-05-07T15:36:46","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T14:36:46","slug":"using-project-management-software-to-meet-housing-association-targets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/digital-construction\/construction-technology-news\/using-project-management-software-to-meet-housing-association-targets\/123770\/","title":{"rendered":"Using project management software to meet Housing Association targets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Housing Association targets are a great way to measure progress. But they can also indicate when an industry is in difficulty\u2014as the social housing sector can attest, explains Elecosoft<\/h2>\n

Rising demand and declining budgets have made it harder and harder for housing associations to meet their targets<\/a>. Achieving more with less money seems like an impossible equation. But project management software can help housing associations work quicker and more efficiently.<\/p>\n

The Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities still needs to meet building targets set in 2021. And the shortage of affordable homes has increased the demand for social renting. Councils in England have spent more than \u00a36.2bn on temporary housing in the past six years alone.<\/p>\n

The only way to get back on track with affordable housing targets is to build as many new homes as possible as quickly as possible. But with funding tight, housing associations need to launch cost-effective building programmes.<\/p>\n

Cutting costs without compromising on quality<\/h3>\n

Building more homes on a tight budget is not the only challenge for UK housing associations. In recent years, building safety standards have come into the spotlight. Nobody wants a repeat of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. And it\u2019s not just high-rise cladding regulations.<\/p>\n

New initiatives are encouraging housing associations to improve building safety across the board. For example, building a Safer Future recently launched its assessment pathway for reducing risk in social housing.<\/p>\n

Housing Associations benchmark their building safety culture, processes and procedures. Any organisations that pass the assessment will be given Building a Safer Future Champion status.<\/p>\n

So, how can housing associations enhance safety standards while on strict spending limits? Construction project management software<\/a> like Powerproject<\/a> could provide the solution.<\/p>\n

Making savvy project management choices<\/h3>\n

Programme management software is commonplace in commercial construction but not in social housing. Some housing associations think they can\u2019t justify spending on new technologies. But the benefits quickly outweigh the expense.<\/p>\n

Project management software can help organisations meet targets by providing:<\/h3>\n