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The construction industry has seen a significant increase in the adoption of new technologies, including construction software, drones, robotics, and other innovative solutions.

There’s one powerful, but often-overlooked secret ingredient to unlocking a construction project's full potential and maximizing return on investment: the training that happens after your team adopts a new technology.

This essential element ignites the successful adoption of new systems or processes, so you get a quick return on your new technology investment—and cultivate a culture of performance. Without proper training, these investments can quickly become wasted resources.

Common Roadblocks to Software Adoption

Companies may run into an array of challenges post-installation. These are three common roadblocks to construction software adoption:

1. Underutilization of the system: Users often fail to harness the full capabilities of the new technology, which hinders the potential benefits and effectiveness.
2. Knowledge gaps: You don't know what you don't know! There are blind spots in the user’s understanding, so they don’t make the most of the new tool.
3. The costly 10%: Even if the installation is 90% correct, minor installation errors can sabotage productivity and cause users to lose trust in the new system.

How can you avoid falling into software adoption potholes and pave the way for success? Training.

How Does Software Training Increase Adoption?

1. Employee buy-in: Imagine if your employees were actually eager to adopt new technology. Comprehensive training demonstrates the value of the system, sparking a sense of enthusiasm and commitment among employees. As employees grasp how technology can revolutionize their work, they'll become champions of change.
2. Building culture through empowerment: A carefully crafted training program is a commitment to employee growth and development. This in turn fosters a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, problem-solving, and a more agile workforce.
3. Leverage new capabilities: When employees are fully trained on the new tool, they can use it in new ways to solve their unique problems—and you can ensure you’re getting the full benefit.

Ongoing support and coaching can help employees overcome challenges they may encounter during the adoption process.

CDP Software Training:

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