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Procore Jobsite Management Digital Transformation Report
Just The Good Stuff, Please, I'm Busy For those of you too busy to read through forty pages, here are the headlines and numbers from the Procore jobsite management and digital transformation latest survey of Owners, General Contractors and Specialty Contractors. (See...
Construction Innovation: McKinsey Lacks New Ideas
McKinsey on AEC Investment Trends, Adoption and Startup Management Perhaps the main reason we hire consultants is to leverage the best practices they learn from other firms in our industry. If that’s the reason an AEC firm might hire McKinsey, I’d say save your money,...
Worksite Management Software Overcoming Resistance
Digital Leadership Tactics in Construction The Many Objections of Jobsite Supervisors ... and How to Respond High experience worksite supervisors are some of the highest paid/most in demand professionals in the industry. Contractors rely on them to make the company...
Worksite Management Software Adoption: Cultural Conflicts
What Is It About Worksite Culture? And why does it matter for worksite management software adoption? As HQ became more digitized, operating through software and data, a cultural gap has opened with field operations. HQ managers use data and collaborate with other...
Heavy Obstacles to Workforce Management Software Adoption
Confront the Conflicts that Delay Worksite Management Software Adoption The nature of the construction industry puts many constraints on digital adoption. But other industries with similar constraints have managed to become more digital, highly automated, safer and...
Small Firm Construction Management Culture
Touching Another Third Rail -- HQ Culture In my prior post, I talked about culture in the field and its inhibiting effect on digital adoption. But not all objections to construction tech come from the field. Construction management culture within HQ has its own...
Construction Culture And Digital Innovation
Touching the Third Rail -- Culture I may be new to construction, but I immediately learned there’s a vast difference in how the industry views technology. In most industries, digital is expected, the new normal, and part of every company’s DNA. In construction, not...
Headquarter’s Objections to Jobsite Digital Management
Headquarters Isn't Pushing Jobsite Digital Either We Are Good Enough – Complacency The company is doing fine, we are making money, so don’t rock the boat. Don’t worry about competition, our customer base is loyal. Our jobsite supervisors don't want to change. Or...
What is Construction Jobsite Management Anyways?
The Many Responsibilities Within Construction Jobsite Management High experience jobsite superintendents are some of the highest paid/most in demand professionals in the industry. Contractors rely on them to make the company money. They are not just technology...
Jobsite Supervisor Objections to Digital
Our List of Jobsite Supervisor Objections to Digital The construction industry has struggled with a shortage of (documented) experienced labor for decades. Especially in the aftermath of the great recession of 2008-10. High experience jobsite supervisors are some of...