Variation & Change Management

Keep every variation request documented, costed, and approved before it quietly blows your project budget.

45 hrs
Time saved/month
6
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Variation and change management tracks requests from clients and site supervisors, assesses their financial and schedule impact, collects approvals, and updates project records. Manual handling across email, spreadsheets, and documents creates delays, lost requests, and inconsistent data.

Automation routes variation requests to the right approvers based on cost thresholds, calculates impacts automatically, tracks approval status in real time, and updates all project systems at once. The result is faster approvals, fewer errors, and a complete audit trail.

Key features
Route variation requests automatically to approvers based on cost and project type
Calculate cost and schedule impact using historical project data and current rates
Track approval status and escalate overdue responses in real time
Generate and collect digital signatures on change orders without manual printing
Update project budget, schedule, and records in one step once approved

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Variation Request Submittedtrigger

A new variation request is logged or received via email and automatically captured by the automation platform.

2. Create Variation Record

The automation creates a new variation record with requestor, description, date, and initial scope details automatically populated from the submission.

3. Cost & Schedule Impact

The automation reviews historical project data, material costs, labour rates, and the project schedule to calculate cost and schedule impacts. Results are logged in the variation record.

4. Route to Approvers

The automation sends a structured approval request via email and to the client, contract administrator, and internal approvers with all cost and schedule data embedded.

5. Collect Approvals

Approvers respond via email or a linked approval form. Responses are automatically logged and tracked in real time.

6. Generate & Sign Change Order

Once all approvals are received, the automation generates a formal change order document and sends it for electronic signature collection from the client and stakeholders.

7. Update Project Records

The signed change order is automatically filed, and the variation details are pushed, the budget spreadsheet, and the project schedule in real time.

8. Notify Project Team

A confirmation message is sent to the site team and relevant departments with the approved change, new budget allocation, and any schedule impacts.

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Estimated Time Saving
45hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

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