Based on a survey of 3,466 senior leaders of global enterprises, this report unpacks the stats to give you an up-to-the-minute snapshot of how gen AI and agentic AI are helping organizations deliver highly engaging, personalized, and human-like customer experiences at scale.
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Enterprise AI rapidly went from pilot to production to value. Now organizations are measuring AI’s value against its costs. The question is where does AI deliver the greatest financial returns?
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Stepping into the CFO role is both exciting and daunting. The first 30 days set the tone for long-term success – but with complex entities, global operations, and fragmented AP workflows, the challenges can feel overwhelming. That’s why we created Your First 30 Days as CFO: A Tactical Playbook. Inside, you’ll learn how to:• Diagnose […]
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For decades, quantity takeoff meant printed drawings, highlighters and scale rulers, later replaced by on-screen measurement of PDF sheets. Digital 2D takeoff was a big step forward, but it still relies on estimators interpreting flat drawings, measuring element by element and manually reconciling dimensions across plans, sections and schedules. Model-based takeoff changes that. When design […]
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Preconstruction is where projects are won or lost. It’s where scope is defined, costs are estimated, subcontractors are selected, risks are identified and the plan for delivery takes shape. Yet in many construction firms, the information created during this critical phase lives in a patchwork of spreadsheets, email threads, PDF markups, estimating tools and personal […]
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BIM coordination meetings are where design conflicts are supposed to be resolved before they reach the field. Done well, they prevent costly rework, protect the schedule and build trust between trades. Done poorly, they become long, unfocused sessions where the same clashes are reviewed week after week while issues pile up. Project managers don’t need […]
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Design review has always been a bottleneck in construction. Drawing sets are issued, distributed to reviewers, marked up separately, returned through email or file transfers, consolidated by hand and sent back for revisions. Each round can take weeks. Comments get lost, duplicated or applied to outdated sheets, and nobody has a clear view of where […]
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On many construction projects, the 3D model lives in its own world. BIM managers and coordinators build, federate and maintain it. They run clash detection and lead coordination. Meanwhile, project managers focus on budgets, schedules, contracts, subcontractors and owner relationships, often relying on drawings, spreadsheets and reports rather than the model itself. That division made […]
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A typical construction project generates an enormous volume of information: drawings, models, specifications, RFIs, submittals, change orders, meeting minutes, inspection reports, photos, schedules and closeout documents. That information is created by dozens of organizations, from architects and engineers to contractors, trades, owners and consultants. When it’s scattered across email inboxes, file servers, personal drives and […]
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Ask any superintendent what slows a job down, and you’ll hear about the electrician waiting on an answer about a wall penetration, or the storefront package still sitting with the architect three weeks after it was sent. Individually, RFIs and submittals look like paperwork. Collectively, they decide whether crews keep working or stand around. On […]
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The daily log is one of the oldest habits in construction. At the end of each shift, a superintendent records the weather, the crews on site, the work completed, deliveries, inspections and anything that went wrong. For decades that record lived in a notebook or a spreadsheet emailed to the office, where it was filed […]
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