Steps to find software solutions

William Schwartz was having trouble keeping track of how much time his crews were spending on jobs. As the staff at Schwartz Lawn Care in Springdale, Connecticut, grew from six to 40 seasonal employees, he had to find a better way to keep track of his crews.

That’s where software came to his rescue. After researching and purchasing a new GPS and job ticketing system in April of 2017, he says he has a better handle on how much time his residential maintenance jobs really take to do.

1. Pick the right features.

Not all software is created alike, Schwartz says. For a company his size, paying for all of the bells and whistles wasn’t necessary. He says he and his operations manager looked at six or seven different options before settling on the right one for them.

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