{"id":83607,"date":"2025-08-01T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/?p=83607"},"modified":"2025-07-30T14:27:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:27:14","slug":"jama-connect-features-in-five-empowering-project-owners-in-the-aec-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/legacy\/blog\/2025\/08\/01\/jama-connect-features-in-five-empowering-project-owners-in-the-aec-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Jama Connect\u00ae Features in Five: Empowering Project Owners in the AEC Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_83608\" style=\"width: 1040px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/video\/jama-connect-features-in-five-empowering-project-owners-in-the-aec-industry\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-83608\" class=\"wp-image-83608 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2025\/07\/Jama-Connect-Features-in-Five-Empowering-Project-Owners-in-the-AEC-Industry-1030x579.jpg\" alt=\"Host of this video shown in a headshot, alongside her dogs, and the theme of this video blog, which is about empowering aec project owners.\" width=\"1030\" height=\"579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/legacy\/media\/2025\/07\/Jama-Connect-Features-in-Five-Empowering-Project-Owners-in-the-AEC-Industry-1030x579.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/legacy\/media\/2025\/07\/Jama-Connect-Features-in-Five-Empowering-Project-Owners-in-the-AEC-Industry-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/legacy\/media\/2025\/07\/Jama-Connect-Features-in-Five-Empowering-Project-Owners-in-the-AEC-Industry-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/legacy\/media\/2025\/07\/Jama-Connect-Features-in-Five-Empowering-Project-Owners-in-the-AEC-Industry.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-83608\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This blog recaps our recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/video\/jama-connect-features-in-five-empowering-project-owners-in-the-aec-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Features in Five video on the topic of empowering project owners in the AEC industry<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>Jama Connect<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> Features in Five: Empowering Project Owners in the AEC Industry<\/h2>\n<p>Managing construction projects can feel like trying to juggle a dozen tasks at once while standing on a tightrope. For project owners in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, the stakes are even higher. Misalignment among stakeholders, inflated risk costs, and compliance challenges can derail even the best-laid plans, causing delays, inflated costs, and unnecessary headaches.<\/p>\n<p>But what if there were a way to simplify the complexity and take control? <strong>That\u2019s where Jama Connect comes in.<\/strong> Designed to tackle the toughest challenges in construction project management, Jama Connect gives project owners the tools they need to streamline processes, align teams, and keep projects on track.<\/p>\n<p>In this Features in Five session, we\u2019re featuring a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/video\/jama-connect-features-in-five-empowering-project-owners-in-the-aec-industry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">must-watch video<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michelle-k-solis01\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michelle Solis<\/a>, Solutions Architect at Jama Software. She breaks down the persistent challenges facing project owners and demonstrates how Jama Connect empowers teams with clarity, accountability, and confidence. Whether you\u2019re managing public infrastructure, real estate developments, or any large-scale project, this is your opportunity to discover smarter solutions for project success. Read on to learn more!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ycMYw8IYZbc?si=giSFtqLI5RBsMHs2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">VIDEO TRANSCRIPT<\/h6>\n<p><strong>Michelle Solis:<\/strong> Hi there. I&#8217;m Michelle Solis, a solutions architect at Jama Software. In this Features and Five video, we break down real problems the AEC (architecture, engineering, and construction) industry is facing, and how smart teams are solving them.\u00a0Today, we&#8217;re speaking directly to project owners. Whether you&#8217;re a public agency, real estate developer, or infrastructure lead, if you&#8217;re responsible for project outcomes, this episode is for you.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re going to cover three of the most persistent challenges owners face: misalignment across stakeholders, risk-inflated bids, lack of accountability and compliance exposure, and, more importantly, how Jama Connect helps you get ahead of them.<\/p>\n<h4><em>Managing construction projects isn&#8217;t easy, and owners face a range of interconnected challenges that can derail success. These challenges include:\u00a0<\/em><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Misalignment across stakeholders:<\/strong> When teams interpret requirements differently, it leads to design errors, miscommunication, rework, RFIs, and change orders. Without a unified system to manage and communicate requirements, projects are prone to scope creep and wasted resources.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Risk-inflated bids:<\/strong> During bidding, contractors often pad their numbers due to unclear expectations. This results in risk premiums, vague assumptions and inconsistent comparisons, forcing owners to choose between suboptimal options and inflating costs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lack of accountability:<\/strong> Without clarity on who owns specific requirements, you&#8217;re left exposed to safety risk, regulatory penalties, and liability due to non-compliance. Invisible accountability creates confusion, finger-pointing, and increased project risk. Together, these problems affect your ability to deliver projects on time, within budget, and with confidence. Addressing them requires a solution that brings clarity, alignment, and accountability to every phase of the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/whitepaper\/five-key-challenges-aec-project-owners-face-and-how-to-solve-them-with-jama-connect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener\">Five Key Challenges AEC Project Owners Face and How to Solve Them with Jama Connect<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Solis: <\/strong>Jama Connect empowers project owners with comprehensive solutions to streamline construction projects, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/solutions\/risk-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reduce risk<\/a>, and improve outcomes. <strong>Here&#8217;s how it addresses key challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Stakeholder alignment:<\/strong>\u00a0By providing a shared source of truth for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/solutions\/requirements-management\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">requirements,<\/a> from design to regulatory to contractual, Jama Connect ensures that everyone is on the same page. Requirements are traceable, version controlled, and validated, allowing teams to see who authored a requirement, what changed and why. This proactive alignment helps catch gaps early and prevent costly mistakes.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clear scope for competitive bids:<\/strong> Jama Connect eliminates ambiguity during the bidding process by clearly defining scope and acceptance criteria. This clarity gives contractors the confidence to price jobs accurately, reduce inflated risk premiums, and ensure you&#8217;re comparing apples to apples. The result; faster bids, competitive pricing, and a smarter use of project budgets.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Built-in accountability:<\/strong> Accountability is made seamless with Jama Connect. Every requirement is assigned to an owner and tracked in real-time, ensuring comprehensive oversight. Requirements are also linked to compliance standards, contracts, or codes, providing audit-ready documentation whenever needed. If issues arise, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/solutions\/requirements-traceability\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">traceability tools<\/a> help resolve them quickly and transparently. Together, these capabilities equip you with the visibility, clarity, and confidence you need to deliver successful construction projects.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>RELATED: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/ebook\/aec-buyers-guide-selecting-requirements-management-and-compliance-management-solution-for-complex-projects\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener\">AEC Buyer\u2019s Guide: Selecting a Requirements and Compliance Management Solution for Complex Projects<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Solis: <\/strong>Let&#8217;s quickly look at Jama Connect in a project owner dashboard. Jama Connect dashboards are a visual tool to help with the three problems we just explored.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Accountability.<\/strong> This bar graph shows us who&#8217;s assigned to each of these stakeholder requirements. If multiple PMs are working a project, you can manage them all in one place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stakeholder alignment.<\/strong> This list of owner requirements is easily configured to show the data owners might be tracking daily. We have the priority column that shows us how the requirement has been categorized and the percent of downstream completed requirements. Owners are able to see all of this information in one place.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Clear scope.<\/strong> This last widget is a pie chart that separates the project requirements by their status. I can quickly see which are being worked on, have cost implications or schedule delays. These are all interactive, so I can click into the section like the schedule delay and see the specific information for those requirements.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the takeaway for project owners. Construction is complex, but you don&#8217;t have to lose sleep over scope creep, inflated cost, or compliance headaches. Jama Connect gives you the visibility, control, and confidence you need to deliver successful projects from planning to handover. Thank you for watching this demonstration of how Jama Connect empowers project owners in the AEC industry. To learn more about optimizing your projects, visit our website at jamasoftware.com. If you&#8217;re already a Jama customer, your success manager, or Jama software consultant, can provide you additional insights. Together, we can build better outcomes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>To view more Jama Connect Features in Five topics, visit: <\/strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/jama-connect-features-in-five\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\u201cnoopener noopener\">Jama Connect Features in Five Video Series<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/platform\/jama-connect\/trial\/?utm_source=promotion&amp;utm_medium=website&amp;utm_campaign=features-in-five-cta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-58664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2021\/12\/Trial-Banner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/legacy\/media\/2021\/12\/Trial-Banner.png 894w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/legacy\/media\/2021\/12\/Trial-Banner-300x51.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jama Connect\u00ae Features in Five: Empowering Project Owners in the AEC Industry Managing construction projects can feel like trying to juggle a dozen tasks at once while standing on a tightrope. 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