While historically hesitant to adopt new technologies, construction project managers stand to gain significantly from AI’s capabilities. Project managers are often managing disparate data from multiple sources, making it difficult to identify high-priority items. AI can help by automating some tasks, highlighting critical information and helping project managers find and fix everyday problems.
Construction project management programs are already starting to use AI to save time on tedious administrative tasks like drawing management. AI tools can automate data extraction, aggregate information from multiple documents and even analyze daily reports, flagging potential issues and trends much faster than a manual drawing review.
AI can also streamline jobsite reporting through advanced data collection. Rather than manually inputting data, AI can process verbal reports dictated into mobile devices, automatically organizing and quantifying the information for back-office teams. This increased speed and ease of reporting provides project managers with a more comprehensive understanding of project progress.
So what does it all mean? AI helps extract more value from your existing data. Project managers are already drowning in data, but what if it was easier to process and understand what is important to the project? AI can identify trends and patterns, highlighting potential financial or schedule risks. It can also leverage historical data to generate predictive guidance and cost projections.
Imagine AI automatically synthesizing financial data like change orders and job costs to pinpoint overages or flagging RFIs and change orders within daily reports.
While human oversight remains essential, the future of AI in construction will empower project managers by rapidly surfacing critical data, allowing them to focus on strategic decision-making and project completion. The vision for AI in construction goes beyond individual platforms, aiming to help construction professionals with robust, actionable information to deliver projects more successfully.
