Travkin Andrey Leonidovich

Interview of the CEO of ALTIUS SOFT company Andrey Travkin

1. What do pluses and minuses of self-regulation from a position of effective business consist in?

If to speak about the construction industry, then canceling of licensing and transition to self-regulation were initially directed to streamlining of activity of construction companies, quality improvement of their work. Reflecting on this subject, It is necessary to tell that creation of self-regulatory organizations – an effective measure. But in everything there are the "but". First, for construction business in Russia self-regulation is an innovation, and activity of SRO long time was not absolutely regulated. Now both builders, and SRO gradually got used to this innovation. It is probable that further everything will be stabilized even more actively. ^[1]

2. In what an essence of use of the principles of automation in SRO?

The principle simple – to achieve the maximum effect with the minimum costs. And it is not only about purchase costs also implementation of the software solution, but also on training of employees. The program for SRO should be simplest in mastering since work amounts in construction SROs, really, big (participants maybe of several hundred, and it is necessary to control all of them). Also the functionality of the program, logicality of its structure, width of opportunities is important: from accounting of documents, before the subsequent control of charges and payments. Parts weight.

3. How can process automation in construction company or SRO optimize work?

On the one hand, automation of construction companies and construction SROs – concepts different, but, at the same time, between them much in common. Both in the first, and in the second case the company spends much less time for accomplishment of scrupulous, mechanical work. For example, can receive different reports for shares of seconds, create documents. Using such programs it is simpler to control work of employees and partners. In this case, for construction companies it is about the ALTIUS — Construction Management program, and for construction SROs about the program "ALTIUS is Accounting in SRO".

4. Whether work with a specialized software (software) can help to minimize emergence of construction risks?

Looking what program … For all it is difficult to speak. Sometimes the program for construction companies is done low-useful. For example, it can be too difficult for perception and sometimes is implemented for months if not for years. Similar software, on the contrary, will only aggravate risks, will provoke their emergence. Here construction companies need to get acquainted with examples of implementations which came to the end, but not which began attentively. It is not necessary too to react positively to messages under a signature stamp "Such program such company purchased". Still nothing means.

If to speak about the ALTIUS — Construction Management program, then here it is not necessary "to redden". The program really minimizes unplanned costs and risks. It initially became under construction companies and is focused on the construction market. Financial, calendar, resource planning in the program is delivered in full. However, anyone can glance on our website and get acquainted with a customer feedback.

5. What problems does software which you offer the clients allow to solve?

At all there is a lot of problems. Main – lack of an order under the authority of management accounting and document flow. It is possible to list in details functionality of each module of this or that program long. But main advantage of the programs "ALTIUS SOFT" - efficiency and simplicity of mastering. Each our software solution is directed to minimization of monetary and time expenditure of construction company (if to take the ALTIUS — Construction Management program as an example). It would not be desirable to tell many abstract words. Everyone can order the free presentation of our software (both Moscow, and regions). We are completely open for communication.

6. What target audience first of all it is expected given software?

I will repeat that the ALTIUS — Construction Management program is directed to construction companies. They can be absolutely different number, an activity profile, etc. The main thing – desire of construction company to automate management accounting, to treat it seriously. Generally heads of divisions are interested in purchase of the program. People who have leadership skills, are directly interested in that their company or department were the most successful. Besides, this category of managers does not wish to make mistakes in planning which often cost much.

7. Tell readers of EstateLine.ru what positive results can achieve by automation of management accounting?

In general, the effect of implementation of the program for automation of management accounting in construction will be notable already in few months. He says as I already spoke, in reduction of unplanned costs and minimization of time expenditure. Speaking to more available language, in the company there will be less works involving all hands, inappropriate use of means and resources. In general, those problems which accomplishment took many days of weeks (for example, drawing up reports) will be automatic using several clicks of a mouse. Of course, you should not perceive software as something fantastic. There are no "brothers from a chest" in it. It is necessary to enter data into the program correctly, to actively use the program, to consider technical requirements.

8. How did you come releasing software for construction companies and SRO?

Construction industry very interesting and large-scale. Develop the uniform program satisfying requirements of all types of construction companies was case very difficult. It is connected with the fact that internal management accounting in construction companies is not standardized, i.e. each enterprise conducts it as finds necessary. But, after all, many construction enterprises, anyway, aim at streamlining of the work. Respectively, at some point it became clear to us that construction companies will want to automate the activity since the number of regulations, the principles of work, standards is very high. Besides, experience of the western construction companies which keep all account in specialized programs for a long time played a role. In general to undertake this task was case very courageous. It is good that the determination and aiming at result did not fail. And if to speak about the program for SRO, then here too it was clear that it will be very difficult to keep account manually to these organizations. Respectively, the decision to begin development of the specialized automation equipment was also made.

9. Whether many users select given software today? As far as the product is demanded?

Everything depends on a situation in the market. If to take the pre-crisis period on which the construction boom in Russia fell then to software it was very demanded. As soon as there was a world financial crisis, sales volumes decreased a little. The construction industry was in waiting. Now we manage to come to close to pre-crisis indicators. If to speak about the number of construction companies which implement the ALTIUS — Construction Management program then their quantity steadily grows. It is connected also with desire of clients to arrange the activity, and with the fact that we tried to construct work with potential customers most effectively. We actively hold webinars and the presentations of software, we answer questions of users of our website, we suggest to get acquainted with our analytical materials, we expand customer services. In a word, we work on improvement of customer service quality. The product, certainly, is demanded. Of course, I will not begin to provide a phrase "sort as hot pies" but to say that the product is interesting I can without any doubt. The program cannot be compared to goods of the class FMCG. Here it is important to understand a difference. Before us do not cost the purpose just to sell the program, to us it is important that it was implemented, brought benefit and that about ALTIUS SOFT company there were most favorable impressions.