Project Overview
Our client is a growing landscaping company operating across multiple regions. They relied on manual processes, spreadsheets, and paper-based documentation for managing employees, scheduling, and project tracking. The client needed a reliable system to streamline operations, reduce time wasted on repetitive tasks, and improve transparency across teams. Outecho team designed and developed: a custom web admin dashboard, a mobile app for employees, real-time data sync and reporting, and authentication and permission management. Tech stack used: .NET, Angular, SQL Server, Firebase
Client
Landscape industry client
Industry
Other
Year
2023
Services
Backend development, Frontend development, Project management, QA & Testing, Infrastructure & DevOps
The Challenge
Here are the key challenges we faced with Landscape industry client:
- Scheduling conflicts: Project managers manually assigned jobs using spreadsheets, often leading to overlapping schedules or unassigned tasks, causing delays and inefficiencies.
- Delays in task updates: Employees reported job progress through phone calls or text messages, leading to miscommunication, lack of timely updates, and increased back-and-forth between teams.
- Lack of real-time visibility into project progress: Supervisors had no centralized way to monitor job statuses, making it difficult to track employee productivity or respond quickly to project roadblocks.
- Data fragmentation: Critical information was scattered across different files, making reporting cumbersome and preventing seamless collaboration between office staff and field teams.
Approach & Solution
Our approach & solution to address these challenges included:
- Automated Job Scheduling: We implemented an intelligent scheduling system that dynamically assigns jobs based on location, availability, and priority, reducing conflicts and manual intervention.
- Seamless Real-Time Updates: A mobile-first approach enabled field employees to clock in/out, update task statuses, and submit job reports instantly, ensuring managers always had up-to-date information.
- Centralized Data and Visibility: We built an integrated dashboard that aggregated all project data, allowing supervisors to monitor job progress in real time, track employee performance, and make data-driven decisions.
- Workflow Automation: By automating repetitive administrative tasks such as timesheet management and reporting, we reduced paperwork and streamlined approvals, freeing up valuable time for operational growth.
Results & Impact
Our solution for Landscape industry client delivered next results and impacts:
- Job scheduling time decreased by 60%
- Admin overhead reduced by 40%
- On-site reporting improved accuracy by 75%
- Team communication streamlined through mobile access
"Partnering with Outecho transformed how we manage our operations. Before, scheduling was a constant headache, and tracking job progress was slow and unreliable. Their custom platform gave us real-time visibility into every project, automated scheduling, and made communication seamless between teams. We’ve significantly reduced admin workload and can now focus on growing our business. Outecho’s expertise in building tailored solutions was exactly what we needed."
Co-founder
