Create your ideal business with Next
The Next platform provides everything you need to manage your projects. Try the fastest, and most easy-to-use tool on the market today.
Tailored for the construction industry
Mobile and field-ready capabilities
Advanced analytics and reporting
Seamless integration and compatibility
Customisation and scalability
Everything you need for managing the finances of your projects
Budget and forecast
Next budget and forecast feature eliminates manual pre-work for budgeting and forecasting. It integrates with accounting systems and allows real-time project economy tracking. Key features include importing budget from calculation tools, tracking work time on various levels, managing alterations and additional work (AAW), and providing a comprehensive project overview for financial monitoring:
- import budget from calculation tools
- track work time on various levels
- manage alterations and additional work (AAW)
- automatic updates in budget and forecast as AAW updates
- multiple prognoses for different versions and periods
- integration with project overview for financial monitoring
- support for quantity-related contracts.
Next Insights
Next Insights gives you a visual view of financial key indicators (KPIs) for all your projects in real time. By simplifying the process of collecting data from multiple projects, you save time. At the same time, you get an overall and overview view of your business. Explore project information, evaluate the quality of the projects and identify areas for improvement.
Functions of Next Insights:
- Visualizations of financial key figures in real time
- User-friendly interface with powerful, out-of-the-box KPIs
- Find anomalies with unique filter (drill-down) functionality
- Understand the reasons behind why things are going well or poorly
- Instant insights into your billable time
- Overview of budget and time monitoring.
Payment plan
The payment plan module in Next offers flexibility and detailed insights into invoiced and upcoming payments. It includes built-in version management for tracking revisions and dates, ongoing control of all amounts, and easy setup guides. The module facilitates clear communication with clients, supports both standard and performance-based payment plans, and integrates with project overviews:
- detailed versions management for revisions and dates
- overview of all amounts, including invoiced and remaining payments
- guide for easy setup of new payment plans
- email communication directly from the module
- flexibility in designing invoice documentation
- integration with project overview for accumulated values tracking.
Invoicing
Next’s invoicing module streamlines the invoicing process, compiling hours, machinery, and material costs in one place. It allows for automatic lifting of billable items to the invoice draft, which can be adjusted before finalising. The module supports easy billing for small service orders and AAW, includes tax deductions, and automates document attachments. Invoices can be sent via various methods and are automatically recorded in the accounting system:
- consolidation of hours, machinery, and material costs
- automatic transfer of billable items to invoice drafts
- customizable invoice creation
- tax deduction support
- automated invoice attachments
- various methods for sending invoices
- automatic recording in accounting systems.
Project overview
The project overview feature provides a real-time overview of project economics at both project and business levels. It aggregates hours, materials, invoices, purchases, payment plans, and forecasts for a fact-based overview of each project. The system is adaptable to various industries and automatically generates post-calculations for strategic business insights.
- real-time financial overview at project and business levels
- aggregation of all financial details in one place
- adaptability to various industries and processes
- automatic post-calculation generation
- strategic insights for business development and profitability.
Project management
Revolutionise the way you manage your construction projects with Next. Our platform offers a seamless integration of planning, resource allocation, and timeline management. Tailored for the dynamic needs of construction projects, Next empowers you to oversee all aspects of your projects. Experience enhanced control, visibility, and efficiency in every project with Next’s comprehensive project management solutions.
Site execution
Optimise on-site operations with Next’s site execution tools. Designed for precision and efficiency in construction project execution, our platform offers a robust set of features for task management, resource allocation, and real-time progress tracking. Enhance your site productivity and maintain project timelines with Next’s intuitive and powerful site execution solutions.
Customer invoice distribution
Next can manage the distribution of customer invoices, offering options for paper, PDF, or EDI invoicing. It automates the export of invoices to a partner for distribution in the chosen format and updates the accounting system with invoice copies for customer ledger and accounting.
- options for paper, PDF, or EDI invoicing
- automated invoice distribution in chosen format
- integration with accounting systems for ledger and bookkeeping updates.
Supplier invoices
Next can ensure full digital management of incoming supplier invoices. It eliminates paper handling and automatically directs invoices to the correct project inbox and project manager. Approved invoices are processed for both accounting and project reporting, with invoice images accessible in Next for reference.
- digital management of incoming invoices
- automated project inbox and manager allocation
- seamless integration with accounting and project reporting systems
- access to invoice images in Next for reference.
Time and material costs
Efficiently manage time and resources on each project with a mobile-friendly system that significantly reduces the administrative load. This tool allows for quick and accurate logging of hours worked and materials used, ensuring that all efforts are fairly compensated and accurately recorded.
- log work hours on mobile for instant project and payroll updates
- track inventory, materials, and equipment hire per job
- save diary entries, photos, and documents easily
- submit timesheets quickly from anywhere
- ensure accurate project tracking with real-time reports
- centralise invoice and payroll data in one system
- cover working hours, overtime, travel, and material use in reports
- improve project margins with efficient reporting.
25 years of industry experience and
over 3,000 customers
Tailored for the construction industry
Powerful impact on construction, contracting, and service industries. Explore real-world examples and unlock your organisation’s potential.
Your one-stop hub for industry expertise
Manage your construction projects seamlessly with Next. Save time and money while boosting the efficiency and coordination of your team.
Our team is here to assist you
Book an unconditional demo for more information about our solutions.
Create your ideal business with Next
The Next platform provides everything you need to manage your projects. Try the fastest, and most easy-to-use tool on the market today.
Tailored for the construction industry
Mobile and field-ready capabilities
Advanced analytics and reporting
Seamless integration and compatibility
Customisation and scalability
Everything you need for managing your sites effectively
Deviation handling
Effectively manage deviations in construction projects with Next’s comprehensive deviation handling module. Ensure proper compensation and effective project management in the complex and unpredictable environment of construction.
- complete reports
- digital traceability
- centralised data management
- seamless conversion to AAW
- comprehensive coverage
- centralised management
- mobile access and documentation
- one-click conversion to AAW
- efficient communication with email templates
- integrated document and attachment linking
- standardised reporting
- enhanced oversight with marking fields.
Inspections
Move away from the chaos and administration of paper-based methods. Transition to a digital process with increased accuracy and ease in everything from preliminary checks to final approvals. Our digital inspections allow you to conduct all aspects of your inspections on-site with just a smartphone or tablet, ensuring everything is accurately captured, stored, and easily manageable.
- comprehensive inspection overview
- paperless inspections
- integrated digital documentation
- delegation of tasks
- real-time inspection reports
- enhanced control and accountability.
Journal
Efficiently manage work hours, personnel activities, and financial aspects with our journal, an essential tool for project management and workforce planning. This system not only streamlines reporting and record-keeping but also integrates seamlessly with financial systems for optimal labor cost control, enhancing both transparency and decision-making capabilities.
- intuitive time reporting system
- comprehensive personnel ledger
- integrated financial tracking
- automated compliance checks
- real-time data access and analysis
- customizable reporting options
- secure data management.
Checklists
Revolutionise inspections and quality checks in construction with Next’s checklists. Enhance quality assurance and compliance, and use standard templates for thorough quality control and safety adherence.
- standardisation with digital checklists
- pre-defined standard checklists
- customisable checklist creation
- digital signing and storage
- comprehensive use cases
- real-time checklist updates.
Financials
Effortlessly manage your business’s financial aspects with Next. Our comprehensive suite of tools encompasses everything from invoicing and budget management to sophisticated forecasting. Ideal for supporting the financial intricacies of your construction projects, Next’s financial features streamline financial planning and tracking, ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
Project management
Revolutionise the way you manage your construction projects with Next. Our platform offers a seamless integration of planning, resource allocation, and timeline management. Tailored for the dynamic needs of construction projects, Next empowers you to oversee all aspects of your projects. Experience enhanced control, visibility, and efficiency in every project with Next’s comprehensive project management solutions.
Time reporting
Elevate time tracking efficiency and accuracy in your projects with our time reporting feature. Simplify time logging and enhance project time analysis and get real-time insights and flexibility to your project management.
- user-friendly time logging
- comprehensive project time analysis
- seamless integration with project management tools
- real-time reporting and analytics
- customizable time tracking categories
- automated alerts and reminders
- secure and reliable data storage.
Photos and documents
Effortlessly manage your project’s photos and documents with Next. The feature enhances project documentation efficiency, providing seamless organisation, accessibility, and collaboration.
- easy upload and organisation of photos
- enhanced document accessibility
- customizable document templates
- real-time collaboration and sharing
- advanced search and filtering capabilities
- secure storage and backup
- integration with other project management tools
- mobile access and management.
Work orders
Elevate project management for maintenance companies and craftsmen with a streamlined, paperless approach. Our work order feature, compatible with iOS and Android, enhances job tracking and order management. It supports real-time updates, easy retrieval and submission of orders, and attachment of various materials including photos and drawings for detailed and efficient handling of work tasks.
- mobile application for iOS and Android
- register, plan, and issue work orders
- mobile work order list
- customer access to orders
- comprehensive documentation with checklists, documents, and photos
- on-site invoice specification preparation.
Tasks
Efficiently document, manage, and delegate tasks and issues in construction or property projects with Next. Accessible on mobile devices, the task feature allows for effective monitoring and management of tasks from start to finish, with colour-coded status indicators for ease of tracking.
- comprehensive task details
- mobile accessibility for all roles
- colour-indicated status tracking
- task management features.
25 years of industry experience and
over 3,000 customers
Tailored for the construction industry
Powerful impact on construction, contracting, and service industries. Explore real-world examples and unlock your organisation’s potential.
Your one-stop hub for industry expertise
Manage your construction projects seamlessly with Next. Save time and money while boosting the efficiency and coordination of your team.
Our team is here to assist you
Book an unconditional demo for more information about our solutions.
Construction scheduling
Create professional schedules that you can include in your bid in record time. And share the schedule online with your client.
Document Management
Next Docs is a cloud-based document management tool that allows the opportunity to save, work on, and store project-related documentation.
Resource & Activity
Now you can have 100% control of the resources with the Next’s construction resource management software. Get a quick overview of the project, allowing you to see which areas need more manpower, equipment, etc.
Procurement
Discover the power of streamlined procurement in your construction projects with Next Project. Our procurement module simplifies the complex process of sourcing suppliers and subcontractors, transforming the way you plan, execute, and manage your procurement strategy.
HSQE management
Digitalise and streamline your HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) management in construction with Next. Manage safety inspections, checklists, or deviations directly on your mobile. Issues that arise are documented in text, with photos, and preferably with a tag on the digital blueprint. Delegate to the right staff immediately on-site.
Automatic version control
Minimise the risk of costly construction errors by always fetching the latest version of the drawings. Drawings are layered on top of each other, and the latest version is always displayed directly in the file list. If you want to view an older version, you can easily click the icon to open the version history. There are also appreciated features for comparing versions of drawings where changes are colour-marked.
Bidding & quotations
Digitalise your management of bids, quotations, and contracts with Next Project and ensure that all details, such as specifications, terms, delivery times, and others, are always accurate and up-to-date.
Variation orders
WithNext, you can document your AAWs in real time using both text and photos. The difference is significant – you simply get paid for the work you actually perform.
Merge and Print PDFs
Need to quickly print several drawings for a meeting? Easily merge multiple PDF files directly from your project and print them at once. Uncheck pages or files you don’t need, rearrange them with drag-and-drop, or add a cover page with a table of contents. Then create a new merged PDF file that you can retrieve or save directly in your project.
External access
Next Portal empowers you to share selected Next Project information, like project details and work orders, with external parties through a dedicated web portal, enhancing transparency and collaboration in real-time. You retain full control over the accessible information, driving better decisions and reducing production costs.
Budget and forecast
Next’s budget and forecast module is engineered to simplify and enhance the financial management of construction projects. It offers tools for tracking, analysis, and forecasting, ensuring that your project stays financially sound and efficient from start to finish.
Payment plan
Design your payment plan based on your and the client’s needs with great flexibility. With our payment plan module, you get a good insight into invoiced as well as upcoming payments. Add clear version management where revisions and associated revision dates can be tracked in detail, and we reach the goal of a complete module where you are unlikely to miss any functionality regarding your payment plan in construction.
Invoicing
Discover the ease of managing invoicing tasks with Next. This feature is designed to handle the complexities of the construction industry, accommodating everything from small maintenance orders to large project billings.
Project overview
Gain complete overview and control over your project finances in construction, groundworks, or contracting for each project. Do you have trouble following the project’s ongoing finances in real time and find it difficult to keep up with post-calculations? Are you making manual compilations or calculations in Excel? Try Next and discover the advantages of our cloud-based project tool.
Time and material costs
Next’s time and material costs feature streamlines the time reporting and inventory management processes in construction projects. It significantly reduces the administrative burden, offering a mobile-compatible solution for field time and material reporting, ensuring accurate and efficient project tracking.
Business inteligence
Analyse the project data from your construction projects with Next Insights and explore deeper insights and actions with your data.
Deviation handling
Manage deviations effectively in your construction projects with Next to ensure proper compensation for the work done.
Inspections
Next’s digital inspections eliminate the chaos and administration associated with manual inspection processes, streamlining everything from preliminary checks to final approvals.
Journal
Streamline the process of managing work hours, personnel activities, and financial tracking with Next.
Checklists
Create custom checklists or use a variety of templates, ensuring consistent quality control and adherence to safety and quality standards with Next.
Time reporting
Streamline the process of logging and managing work hours with Next to enhance the efficiency and accuracy of time tracking across all your projects.
Photos & documents
Next’s photo and documents feature offers a comprehensive solution for managing project-related imagery and documents. It streamlines the process of storing, accessing, and sharing vital information, ensuring efficient and effective project documentation.
Work order
Keep track of all your projects with Next’s work order system. With a well functioning work order system, you can avoid unnecessary paperwork, where all reporting of time and material suddenly becomes very simple.
Tasks
Document, administer, and delegate the multitude of tasks and issues arising in building or property projects efficiently with Next’s task management feature. Streamline task handling in both production and management phases, from inception to completion.
Create your ideal business with Next
The Next platform provides everything you need to manage your projects. Try the fastest, and most easy-to-use tool on the market today.
Tailored for the construction industry
Mobile and field-ready capabilities
Advanced analytics and reporting
Seamless integration and compatibility
Customisation and scalability
Tailored for the construction industry
Powerful impact on construction, contracting, and service industries. Explore real-world examples and unlock your organisation’s potential.
Your one-stop hub for industry expertise
Manage your construction projects seamlessly with Next. Save time and money while boosting the efficiency and coordination of your team.
Our team is here to assist you
Book an unconditional demo for more information about our solutions.
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