With An Average Tenure Of 5+ Years, ~40% Time Savings Realized Already, Quire’s Largest Customers Continue to See Incremental Efficiencies & Savings Beyond Their Initial Gains
To understand the impact of its Technical Report Management™ (TRM)™ platform on large-scale engineering and consulting firms, let’s explore a handful of Quire customers ranked in the top 100 ENR. This overview examines how five industry leaders have leveraged Quire TRM to enhance their deliverable process, improve efficiency, and maintain their advantage in an increasingly demanding market.
The industry faces unprecedented challenges, including all time high backlogs, rising labor costs, and a persistent talent shortage. In this context, the ability to streamline technical report management, and maintain high-quality deliverables is paramount. Quire's TRM platform has emerged as a key solution for industry leaders looking to address these challenges.
By the Numbers: Quire’s TRM Impact
Efficiency Gains
- 14.6% average reduction in edit time (YOY)
Time & Cost Savings
- 2,952 average hours saved per company annually
- $161,445 average annual savings per company
User Productivity
- 5.22 reports per user/month average
- 5.45% improvement over 2023
- Top performer: 14.93 reports per user/month
Throughput Boost
- 19.6% average increase in report volume
Report Diversity
- 60% of firms added new report types this year
Quality & Scalability
- Repeatable, standardized processes
- Confirmed scaling with increasing report volumes
ROI & Longevity
- $871,803 in cumulative savings per firm
- Average partnership: 5.4 years
At the company level, Quire TRM is delivering specific benefits that are having a positive impact on growth, profitability and quality.
Here are five examples:
Leveraging Long-Term Partnership for Continuous Improvement
This top 75 ENR company, with over 90 offices and 2,500 employees, has been utilizing Quire TRM since 2015 to revolutionize its approach and generate high-quality, fee-based deliverables. Their experience exemplifies how long-term adoption of TRM can drive sustained improvements in efficiency and report quality. After nearly a decade of TRM, the firm continues to see remarkable results in the current year:
- 15.7% increase in report volume
- 14.8% reduction in average edit time
- 8,701 estimated hours saved annually
What sets this customer apart is its sophisticated use of Quire's analytics capabilities?
By meticulously analyzing performance data across every process stage and service line, the firm has been able to identify and eliminate bottlenecks, optimize workflows, and make data-driven decisions about resource allocation.
Rapid Efficiency Gains Through Strategic Implementation
A publicly-listed global provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions who has partnered with Quire since 2020, demonstrates how a strategic implementation of the TRM platform can yield significant results in a relatively short time:
- 21.5% increase in report volume
- 12.4% reduction in average edit time
- 14.93 deliverable reports generated per user per month
This top 25 ENR company’s success with Quire showcases the platform's ability to drive efficiency gains across service lines. The company has effectively leveraged Quire's capabilities to standardize report structures, improve consistency in report quality, and enhance collaboration between team members.
Rapid Adoption Driving Accelerated Growth
As the newest Quire partner in this group, joining in 2022, this top 100 ENR provider of engineering, design, and consulting services with over 2,600 employees, demonstrates how rapid adoption of TRM can support growth. In just two years, the firm has achieved impressive results:
- 62% user growth (adoption) since inception
- 30.3% increase in report volume year over year
- Introduction of new report types including Geotechnical Investigation
The company’s quick embrace of Quire's flexible report structure and workflow automation has been crucial in efficiently scaling its operations.
Driving Efficiency Through Standardization
A top 50 ENR provider of professional testing, inspection, engineering, environmental, and consulting services and a Quire partner since 2021, has rapidly harnessed the power of the TRM platform to drive substantial improvements in its report generation process. In just three years, the company has achieved:
- 22% reduction in average edit time
- 10 unique report types including recent introduction of Geotechnical Investigations
- 4,756 estimated hours saved annually
The firm’s success with Quire demonstrates how standardization can drive significant efficiency gains in a short period.
Enhancing Collaboration and Consistency
Another long-term Quire partner since 2015, this top 100 ENR company has fully integrated the TRM platform into its operations, achieving:
- Continued edit time reduction after nearly a decade with a 2024 reduction of 1.9%
- Improved efficiency across diverse service offerings
- 12 unique technical report types regularly generated
The company has leveraged Quire to foster improved coordination between various departments and maintain consistency across a wide range of report types.
Conclusion
The experiences of these five top 100 ENR companies demonstrate the significant impact that Quire's Technical Report Management platform can have on large, complex engineering firms to drive their deliverable process. From driving efficiency and standardization to enabling growth and improving collaboration, Quire has proven to be a versatile and powerful tool for these industry leaders.
With average cumulative savings of over $870,000 per company, Quire TRM proves to be not just a productivity tool, but a major contributor to these firms' bottom lines. Moreover, the non-financial benefits, such as improved deliverable quality, increased report diversity, and the ability to take on more projects, further enhance the value proposition of Quire TRM.
As the engineering industry continues to face challenges such as increasing project complexity, talent shortages, and pressure to improve productivity, solutions like Quire TRM will likely play an increasingly crucial role. The ability to efficiently generate high-quality, consistent reports while saving thousands of hours annually provides these top ENR companies with a significant competitive advantage.
The varied experiences of these companies– from long-term partnerships yielding continuous improvements to rapid adoption driving accelerated growth– showcase the flexibility and scalability of the Quire platform. As these industry leaders continue to evolve and adapt to market demands, their strategic use of Quire TRM positions them well to maintain their competitive edge and drive continued success in the engineering sector.