Data-Powered Construction

"Chris? Not known for his brevity..."

A friend recently told me: 'I love these lessons, but I can't finish any of them!'"

Ouch.

Today, let's skip the long trails and get straight to the point—quick and impactful.

Want to skip reading altogether? Check out this 15 minute conversation based on the Data-Powered Construction sprint.

*Check of the PS at the bottom of this note.

Do You Want to Improve Your Construction Operation?

Duh! If "no", best move along.

Yes, Captain Obvious, I want to improve my construction company. Next.

Less Obvious: Technology Does Not Equal Better

Technology doesn't guarantee improvement. Often slamming a piece of tech into the mix can result in unexpected consequences that are worse than the issue we were trying to address.

Unaligned ConTech is like giving a toddler a power tool: risky and chaotic.

The Key Shift: Business Outcomes Over Tech Hype

Forget shiny gadgets—focus on business outcomes.

Information drives value, not tech. Think I > T (Information over Technology).

The unlock is to think about the "information" creating improved business outcomes:

• Reducing manual data entry;

• Streamlining data flows;

• Improving insight for better decision-making.

Business outcomes are galvanizing as the potential impact can be assessed in $$.

Data Elevation: From Bottlenecks to Breakthroughs

So how do you make tech work for you?

By recognizing that you have an abundant resource available for your to harness: raw data. The challenge is that this data is messy, scattered and trapped throughout your operation.

Data Elevation turns messy, scattered data into a valuable asset. It moves data from being a cost to an asset that highlights risks and opportunities—helping your bottom line.

Data-powered construction.

Key Principles for Data-Powered Success:

1. Clarity as a Superpower: Clear problems, outcomes, and a path forward—clarity is a game-changer.

2. Worthy Problems: Identify challenges, inefficiencies, and chokepoints that, once solved, unlock opportunities to move forward. These problems are gifts.

3. Impact Horizon: Confidently know the value of your tech and data investments. The "payback"

4. The TrailMap: A plan to get from where you are to where you want to be—your TrailMap creates your outcome.

5. Data-Elevation Team: You need strategy, business, and technical experts to turn the TrailMap into action.

6. Leadership: That's you—the Trailblazer who leads the team toward a better future.

The End of the Sprint - The Beginning of Your Journey

Data-powered construction is the promise.

Ditching the ConTech frustrations. Getting unstuck. Stacking wins and creating unstoppable momentum.

It's your choice—take the leap or stay where you are.

Ready to embrace data-powered construction? We'd love to join you on that journey. Contact us.

What to Expect Next from Aedo?

More. We're at the end of the Data-Powered Construction sprint. But I believe we're still at "starting line" of the data-powered construction movement.

At Aedo, we aim to 'arm the rebels' in this movement.

Stay tuned for more of our best thinking on the topic.

Join us in our upcoming workshops to harness data and turn these concepts into action.

Finally, we've been fine-tuning our consulting offering - Aedo Blue - in order to best serve our Trailblazers. Understanding their operational realities and meeting where they are.

We are currently testing the new approach with current clients. We're planning the market launch in early 2025. Contact us to join the waitlist if you are interested in early access.

Happy Thanksgiving to our US audience.

Here to catching our breath - and then crushing the rest of 2024!

Best,

Chris

CEO of Aedo

You Data Team, On-Demand

PS. The conversation was generated by AI (NotebookLM) based on the DPC Sprint content [mind blown]