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How Construction Project Managers Use ChatGPT
ChatGPT is the first AI tool most construction PMs try, and for a narrow set of tasks, it’s genuinely useful. Meeting minutes, daily reports, email drafts, spec summaries. The documentation side of the PM job, which eats hours every week, gets faster with a capable writing assistant. 61% of construction firms now use AI or…
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Getting Started with AI for General Contractors
If someone on your leadership team just came back from a conference asking why you’re not using AI yet, take a breath. 79% of the construction industry hasn’t moved past early experimentation, and the contractors who are getting real value from AI didn’t start by buying tools. They started by cleaning up their data. That’s…
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Behind Bridgit AI: Cultivating a culture of AI curiosity
This post was written by Vincent Seguin, Bridgit’s Chief Technology Officer Launching Bridgit AI was a huge milestone for our company, and the customer feedback we’ve heard so far has been positive. It has been extremely rewarding to further equip those who rely on our software everyday with additional tools for building project teams and winning…
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Construction AI Implementation Challenges and Success Rates
The entire tech world is buzzing about AI, and construction is no exception. The hype is everywhere, but the results are lagging behind. 95% of enterprise AI pilots see no measurable return (MIT). That’s a cross-industry number, but construction faces similar hurdles and a few of its own. 45% of firms don’t have a formal…
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What Is Experience-Based Staffing in Construction
Experience-based staffing means assembling project teams based on who’s qualified, not just who’s free. Build type experience, market sector knowledge, client relationships, certifications, team chemistry, and commute distance all factor into the decision. It sounds like common sense, and most operations leaders will tell you they already do this. But when you look at how…
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Rookie Ratio and How to Balance Experience on Construction Project Teams
Most contractors track headcount and utilization across their projects. Few track the balance of experienced and newer team members. Rookie ratio, the proportion of seasoned people to newer ones on any given project, fills that gap. It’s not a formal industry metric, and that’s part of the problem. A project can be fully staffed by…
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How Contractors Use Revenue Per Person Per Month to Benchmark Staffing Efficiency
Revenue per person per month divides a project’s total revenue by the number of salaried team members assigned to it. It connects two numbers most contractors already have, revenue and headcount, in a way that makes staffing efficiency visible at the project level. The industry tracks utilization rate and labor cost as a percentage of…
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Why connecting your CRM with workforce planning is a must
You just won three major projects, but operations won’t find out until next week’s meeting. By then, HR will have to scramble to fill positions that should have been posted a month ago. Meanwhile, everyone’s entering the same project data into different systems, creating a maze of spreadsheets that nobody trusts and everybody dislikes. Sound…
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The art and science of construction labor forecasting
You’re at an industry conference, catching up with someone you haven’t seen in years. They’ve just landed three major projects. Good news, right? Except they look exhausted. “We bid these jobs assuming we had the people,” they tell you. “Now we’re scrambling. I have no idea if we can actually deliver.” You win work, but…
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How AI helps contractors build stronger construction project teams
“Team dynamics are really important to us,” says Jamie Miller, Director of Engineering Development at Sellen Construction. “We don’t just throw people on a project without thinking about how they’ll work with each other. We look for strengths that complement each other.” Miller is describing what good team building looks like. The problem is that…
