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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
From Pandemic Directives to Jobsite Management Safe Site Check In was founded to provide an easy and affordable solution to the pandemic and keep jobsites open. As technologists, we had to quickly learn about jobsite management. We quickly discovered it's a very hard...
Construction Productivity Has Stagnated Earlier this month, an op-ed in the New York Times, “The Story Construction Tells About America’s Economy Is Disturbing” states that productivity in the construction industry began to decline in 1970. A construction worker in...
Reasons for the Construction Productivity Decline To sum up our analysis, here are some potential causes of construction's productivity decline over the past fifty years, and why construction technology adoption has been so slow: Ever increasing number of stakeholders...
