Stepping Up Technology.
Steel Toe Consulting
Steel toe consulting specializes in technology consulting that bridges the gap between virtual design and the realities of manufacturing and construction. Specializing in MEP trades STC draws upon industry experts and years of experience to both select and implement the construction technology’s that best fit the way you want to build and reflect the best practices for the types of projects you take on. We also work with your shop and field teams to leverage technology and data to enhance efficiency.
Services for Software Providers
Steel Toe Consulting offers software providers consulting services to help and extend their current customer success services and better align these services with industry standards and practices.
White-Glove Services- Work directly with your clients to integrate your software into their existing software stack and align it to existing workflows.
Software Stack Alignment Services - Aligning your software’s workflows to integrate with other software common to the industry and to extend the capability of the software.
Software Integrations Services - Work with your software and other software suppliers to create custom integrations.
Ideation and Roadmaking- Act as a partner in ideation and outline road maps that focus on extending capabilities to address specific problem areas in the industry.
Services for the Contractor
Whether you are starting up a modern fabrication shop, Virtual Design & Construction, BIM, extending technologies to the job-site or just looking at digitizing some of your processes, the first steps are critical to achieving success. SteelToe Consulting offers first step services to help you select and implement the technology that is best for your company, and offer clear returns on your investment.
Beyond the first steps, SteelToe can help your company refine and add-on to the technologies already in use at your company with a wide variety of next step services.
Assessment
To implement technology takes more than a budget, your business needs to be ready for the technologies you want to implement. By studying your workflows, processes, manpower and equipment, STC can help your business select technologies that match your business technology readiness level. STC will also work with you to develop a training and investment strategy to raise your businesses ability to adapt to and implement higher level technologies.
Technology Implementation
Finding the right software does not mean that the work is over. STC can help you in adapting and setting up that technology to work with your systems and training staff to use the technology effectively.
Tech Stack Development
Selecting Technology solutions that work together and build on one another is critical to finding the real value of technology to your business. With so many new technologies on the market, making those decisions can be harder than ever. STC can help you cut through the marketing and find technologies that will have measurable value in your business, and help you build a road map to finding good solutions moving forward.
Training and Education
The landscape of construction technology is constantly changing, and staying on top means more than attending conferences. STC offers personalized education programs that help your business build agile development workflows, and employee development programs that will enable your business to be ready to take advantage of changes in technology.
With all the new technology solutions flooding the market, it can be tough to know what technologies are ready to use, and how they will perform in the field. The MEP Innovation Lab tests and reports on construction technologies with a focus on applying them to real construction problems and workflows, working with industry organizations and solution providers to look beyond the specifications and marketing to whether the technology can provide the real solutions needed in modern construction.
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