What construction delays and disorganisation really cost.

The numbers

14 hrs

lost per worker, every week

Field workers lose roughly 14 hours a week to chasing information, waiting on other trades, conflict resolution and dealing with mistakes and rework.

Source: PlanGrid / FMI — Construction Disconnected (2018)

9%

of project cost burned on rework

Avoidable rework consumes around 9% of total project cost — most of it traceable to poor coordination, late information and miscommunication between trades.

Source: Get It Right Initiative (GIRI) / FMI

80%

of large projects run over budget

Large construction projects typically run 80% over budget and take 20% longer than scheduled — a productivity gap worth trillions globally.

Source: McKinsey Global Institute — Reinventing Construction (2017)

61%

say crew tech-adoption is the biggest barrier

61% of contractors say the hardest part of new technology is getting the crew to actually use it — so tools meant to fix coordination never get touched.

Source: Dodge Data & Analytics (2018)

95%

of captured data is never used again

An estimated 95% of all data captured on a construction project goes unused — insight you already paid to collect, lost to disconnected tools.

Source: FMI / Autodesk — Harnessing the Data Advantage (2018)

13+ mo

to resolve the average dispute

Once a construction dispute lands, it takes more than 13 months on average to resolve — money, focus and goodwill drained the whole time.

Source: Arcadis — Global Construction Disputes Report