By Doug Segrest doingmoretoday.com Necessity is the mother of invention. But in Birmingham, a father-and-son team has devised an innovative app to help businesses effortlessly manage ongoing construction and facilities maintenance projects. KMS, formerly Kemp Management Solutions, has spent the past decade growing the company while helping much larger businesses flourish, including Regions Bank and peer banks. When the global pandemic hit, KMS didnât miss a beat. âWhen we went remote on March 13 [2020], it was literally a non-event for us,â said CEO Mike Kemp. âWith our new project management system, we were able to continue to do business, and manage our schedules, costs and collaboration. We have a live platform providing real-time data. It was a tremendous asset.â