{"id":13184,"date":"2021-08-13T11:10:14","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T01:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/?p=13184"},"modified":"2023-01-06T07:04:33","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T20:04:33","slug":"rdcl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/rdcl\/","title":{"rendered":"Logan McLennan \u2014 RDCL"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\" style=\"min-height:250px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-4449\" alt=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accurate-data-helps-RDCL-grow-efficiently-social-share-01-1.jpg\" style=\"object-position:21% 73%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"21% 73%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accurate-data-helps-RDCL-grow-efficiently-social-share-01-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accurate-data-helps-RDCL-grow-efficiently-social-share-01-1-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accurate-data-helps-RDCL-grow-efficiently-social-share-01-1-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accurate-data-helps-RDCL-grow-efficiently-social-share-01-1-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Accurate-data-helps-RDCL-grow-efficiently-social-share-01-1-1200x600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"content-row row \" style=\"border-color: #fafafa; background-color: #fafafa;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row-bounds\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single ww \">\n\t\t\t\t<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13053\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/RDCL-Logo-300x95.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"95\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/RDCL-Logo-300x95.png 300w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/RDCL-Logo.png 466w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">Resource Development Consultants Limited (RDCL<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">)<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\"> specialises in geotechnical engineering and consult<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">ancy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">Their team of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">geologists, geophysicists, engineering geologists and geotechnical engineers bring<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\"> project experience <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\">spans a wide range of<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun  BCX4 SCXW139562541\"> engineering projects across New Zealand and Philippines<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Number of staff<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n35+<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nNew Zealand, Philippines<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Follow<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdcl.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Website<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RDCL_Geotech\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/rdclgeospecialists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/rdcl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/rdclgeospecialists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vimeo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Synergy product<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nSynergy cloud \u2014 Enterprise<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1>How RDCL engineering consultants use Synergy to grow through a labour shortage<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Resource Development Consultants Limited (RDCL)\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/587702778?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963&amp;h=ebe42e84b6\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"content-row row no-padding-bottom\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #fff;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row-bounds\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single ww \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3>Challenges<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Old, unlinked systems meant an inability to clearly see which projects and employees were performing effectively and efficient <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Generalist planning software making it difficult for everyone to see progress through stages, tasks, and deliverables on projects <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Clunky, outdated software wasting specialists\u2019 time on administration <\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Disparate, siloed management systems making the integration of critical business-wide data impossible <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:true}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Benefits<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Real-time dashboards present project and resource progress at a glance, for quick, well-informed decisions<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Industry-specific planning boards, Kanban boards, and to-do lists mean everyone has clarity over project progress<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">A software platform built specifically to save AEC professionals\u2019 time on admin, so they can do what they\u2019re truly good at<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"3\" data-aria-posinset=\"5\" data-aria-level=\"1\">AEC-specific features and add-ons that cover data for financials, projects, CRM, HR, and more, allow an integrated and complete view of the business<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:30% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/Logan-McLennan2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13186 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Logan-McLennan2.png 500w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Logan-McLennan2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/Logan-McLennan2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 85vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rdcl.co.nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Logan McLennan<\/b><br>\nOperations and BD Manager<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:14px\">Logan\u2019s key skills and responsibilities at RDCL centre around operations management, business development, and oversight of geophysics department and operations in Philippines.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:65px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2><span style=\"color: #27b5b7;\"><i>\u201cThere&#8217;s lots of different project management type software out there,\u201d says Logan, \u201cbut we use the flexibility of Synergy to see an incredible level of detail or just as a broad-brush view \u2014 that side of it is really easy and user-friendly. It fits into the industry that we&#8217;re working in.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/h2><h2><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"content-row row \" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row-bounds\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"single ww \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW240827162 BCX4\" lang=\"EN-AU\" xml:lang=\"EN-AU\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW240827162 BCX4\">Situation<\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RDCL\u2019s operations and business development manager, Logan McLennan, says the RDCL team \u201care one big <\/span><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">whanau<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> &#8211; which is the Maori word for extended family (it&#8217;s much deeper than that, it\u2019s a cultural understanding, but that&#8217;s the easiest translation for non-New Zealand-based people)\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What this whanau means for RDCL, is a group of geotechnical engineers, geophysicists, and engineering geologists who aren\u2019t just there to work, but to collectively use their expertise to create the best possible outcome in solving their clients\u2019 problems.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">That\u2019s a family that makes sense to us at Total synergy, and one we\u2019re pleased to be helping.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13190 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/36-Gully-Motorway-progressing-770x470-770x470-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/36-Gully-Motorway-progressing-770x470-770x470-1.jpg 770w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/36-Gully-Motorway-progressing-770x470-770x470-1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/36-Gully-Motorway-progressing-770x470-770x470-1-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">BENEFITS<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With the government\u2019s investment drive into new infrastructure to bolster the covid economy, it\u2019s very difficult to keep the economic train moving with a closed border, pandemic provoked labour shortage. The building and civil industries in New Zealand are busy. Really, really busy.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Their average of six jobs a day and more than 35 staff, mean RDCL is no exception to this regional rule. More work, less labour resources. Logan says the team there are always expanding their use of Synergy software\u2019s functions to increase their clarity on business and <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/features\/project-performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">project performance<\/a>, to forecast revenue and capacity. Especially during times like this, the benefit of <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/features\/dashboards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">identifying future risk and current performance<\/a>, in real time, is critical.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201c<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">There&#8217;s lots of different project management type software out there,\u201d says Logan, \u201cbut we use the flexibility of Synergy to see an incredible level of detail or just as a broad-brush view \u2014 that side of it is really easy and user-friendly. It fits into the industry that we&#8217;re working in.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">SOLUTIONS<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Elastic planning and Kanban boards \u2013 \u201ceveryone can see what\u2019s happening\u201d<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Growing from a smaller team of 15 where a single engineer took a single project all the way through to completion meant that a lot of project information was staying in managers\u2019 heads. \u201cNow, we&#8217;re three times the size,\u201d says Logan, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cwe can\u2019t interact with every staff member that may be involved in a job anymore \u2014 that&#8217;s where Synergy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/the-beautiful-view-of-to-dos-in-synergys-august-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to-do lists<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/kanban-calendar-view-synergy-november-2020-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kanban<\/a> boards, and <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/features\/resource-planning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">capacity planning<\/a> come in, so that everyone can see what&#8217;s happening, when it&#8217;s been completed, and we\u2019re able to ensure we meet deliverables and targets.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Simple project financials<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">RDCL used to use another workflow software that wasn\u2019t industry specific. Their old system was good for tracking hourly rates, and not much else. For many practices this means they need to create multiple projects for the one job in order to cover the varying fee types.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWith Synergy software, the ability to use a combination of capped fees, inspection rates, day rates, hourly rates and whatever else we need, on a single project allows us to be a lot more flexible, which is great \u2014 and then we can look at the project financials really easily.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Beyond minimum safety requirements<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With earthquakes occurring daily in New Zealand, and the heart-wrench of the 2011 quake that destroyed much of Christchurch still fresh, the safety requirements of RDCL\u2019s work remain at the heart of what they do. This makes the balance between effective <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/features\/advanced-forecasting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">budgeting and high-standard delivery<\/a> on their projects pivotal.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cIf everyone just builds to the absolute minimum level, not to the best level,\u201d Logan says, \u201cthen the next earthquake that rolls through could be different, it could affect buildings and infrastructure in a different way, and everything will come crumbling down again. New Zealand just can&#8217;t afford that. So, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">we make sure we can do things better \u2014 spend the right money in the right places. What RDCL wants to do is reduce societal loss, not only because doing good engineering works, but also because without it the economy of the nation and families won\u2019t survive the next big shake.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Letting staff do what they do best<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The RDCL family believe in making it as easy as possible for their highly skilled employees to do what they do best. They use Synergy cloud software to spare their staff from wasting hours in administration.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe just want to allow the staff to be engineers, geologists, and geophysicists,\u201d says Logan, \u201clet them do that part of their job and not have to worry about figuring out who&#8217;s available to do something, or when something&#8217;s due, or how much money\u2019s left on a project \u2014\u202f<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">with Synergy we&#8217;ve got a really simple, robust system in the background that is a few mouse clicks away, that allows people to focus on what they&#8217;re good at.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Attaching project data to site locations<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Because Synergy is built with and for the AEC industry, one of the features of the software is that it generates latitude and longitude coordinates from a project site address. At RDCL they take those site coordinates then geotag information on their project server file that relates to that site. What\u2019s so good about that?<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThat\u2019s huge!\u201d says Logan. \u201cIt means we can pump out everything on a map and look at an area of New Zealand where we\u2019ve worked and start to generate heat maps\u201d. This means the RDCL team see not only where they&#8217;ve worked, but what type of work they&#8217;ve done there, and even filter that intel by project manager. It\u2019s all about small things that make the day easier. Things are moving faster and faster; data needs to be immediately accessible in order to keep pace with the evolving world.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThen you could add the monetary value or assets assigned to that project with that unique latitude and longitude ID. You can start to see where more time and assets are involved, which translates to more engineering. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The data is all there, it\u2019s all about developing the metrics into useable and sensible trends to help you understand things better.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> For us, location data is a large driving force of what type of work we are getting involved with.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13191 size-full\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/remote_work_helicopter_access600pxwidev2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"797\" srcset=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/remote_work_helicopter_access600pxwidev2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/remote_work_helicopter_access600pxwidev2-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">A new perspective on HR<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The massive labour shortage in NZ means new horizons for RDCL\u2019s hiring processes. They\u2019ve had to reassess the way they employ people. To do this, the team are taking a more community-based approach to the recruitment drive.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cOne of the biggest aspects for the company to grow,\u201d says Logan, \u201cis that we still need the qualified engineers, and we&#8217;ll still employ them when they come around, but we are focusing on bringing new people, with diverse mindsets, from all backgrounds on board, training them up, working with our engineers to the highest standards. It\u2019s about developing and growing a community around you.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It&#8217;s a new way of approaching how AEC businesses will be run in the future. Asked if RDCL would be using the SynergyHR add-on to manage that process, Logan said \u201cwhy wouldn\u2019t we, it\u2019s the same with <a href=\"https:\/\/totalsynergy.com\/synergycrm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SynergyCRM<\/a> \u2014 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">we&#8217;ve got a platform that people understand and if it makes life easier, then let&#8217;s go for it. 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