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- November 28, 2023
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Don’t Fall Into the Apples-to-Apples Trap0
- Best Practices, Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends
- October 28, 2025
By Chad Prinkey, Well Built Construction Consulting Buyers of all types have been using the term “apples to apples” for several decades; however, the term is unrealistic for use in selecting contractors due to the inherent differences between products, such as apples, and services, like construction. And yet, how often are you confronted by buyers
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Top 10 Billing Best Practices for Subcontractors0
- Best Practices, Cash Management, Documentation, Improving Productivity
- October 28, 2025
By Claire Wilson, Siteline Billing is the heartbeat of every subcontractor’s business. Yet for many companies, it’s also the source of their greatest stress. Slow payments, complex GC requirements, and compliance oversights all create challenges that ripple from the back office to the field. According to Siteline’s State of Subcontractor Billing in 2025, subcontractors wait
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Confidence in Every Phase: The Power of Mid-Project Construction Audits0
- FINANCE, Improving Productivity, Payment
- October 28, 2025
By Patrick Gahagan, SC&H Group, Inc. Procurement leaders and capital project executives know this well: on large-scale construction projects, clarity and control are everything. Budgets are tight, schedules are aggressive, and small mistakes can quietly ripple across thousands of line items and subcontractor invoices. One of the most efficient ways to stay ahead – without
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Getting the Best Results from AI Bots: Key Settings to Use0
- Improving Productivity, Outlook & Trends
- August 28, 2025
By Mary Klett, ASA Communications Team Artificial intelligence bots can draft reports, generate creative ideas, and answer complex questions—but only if they’re guided well. The key lies in setting clear parameters. Here are the most important settings, along with examples to illustrate weak versus strong prompts. 1. Define Clear Objectives Vague: “Summarize this report.” Better:
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Discipline and the Science of Resource Allocation 0
- Best Practices, HR, Improving Productivity, Workforce & Professional Development
- July 22, 2025
An examination in how to return to profitability By Gregg Schoppman, FMI Corp. Construction demonstrates the ultimate in extreme comparisons. Gluttony or starvation. For what seems like the better part of the last 10-15 years – minus a short COVID holiday – the industry has seen unbridled growth in just about every sector. Construction organizations
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Monitoring the Invisible: The Oversight That Protects Your Work0
- Best Practices, HR, Improving Productivity, Leadership
- July 22, 2025
By Patrick Hogan, handle.com Subcontractors are used to tracking what’s happening on the ground. Crew schedules, material deliveries, equipment on site, and daily progress. Those are the moving parts everyone sees. But some of the biggest risks to your payment and protection come from what doesn’t show up in plain sight. Gaps in documentation, missing
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