Know which action is most likely to move the project forward.
When production begins to drift, Cornerstone compares practical responses—such as adding labor, resolving readiness constraints, or resequencing work—and estimates which is most likely to improve the outcome under current site conditions.
Incoming field observations
- 07:20 Production at 62% of planned rate
- 09:45 3 of 8 material kits incomplete
- 11:10 Second crew available Thursday
Compare actions — expected schedule recovery
- Continue current plan −4 to −8 days · 18% chance of improvement
- Add crew immediately −1 to +3 days · 46% chance of improvement
- Expedite material, then add crew Recommended +2 to +6 days · 78% chance of improvement
Ranges show likely outcomes, not guarantees. Key assumption: material can arrive within 2 working days.
Illustrative product concept — a simulated multifamily project where electrical rough-in on Floor 4 has fallen behind. Not a customer result.
Seeing the problem is not the same as knowing what to do about it.
Construction teams increasingly have access to schedule analytics, field reports, progress tracking, and reality capture. These tools can reveal that performance is drifting. They do not necessarily determine which response will help under the conditions that exist now.
Current condition
Floor is behind
Possible response
Add another crew
Tradeoff
May improve output — or increase congestion.
Current condition
Material is incomplete
Possible response
Resequence work
Tradeoff
May preserve production — or transfer risk downstream.
Current condition
Productivity is falling
Possible response
Authorize overtime
Tradeoff
May recover time — or reduce later productivity.
Compare the available actions before committing the project.
Cornerstone brings together project and field information, estimates the likely consequences of each response, and makes confidence and assumptions visible.
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Observe
Bring together relevant project and field information: schedule status, field reports, material readiness, progress observations, crew and labor data, inspection and quality information.
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Understand
Estimate the current condition of the work, including what is known, what is inferred, and what remains uncertain.
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Compare
Evaluate practical responses under the same current project conditions, so the comparison focuses on the consequences of the action.
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Act
Present the expected effect, alternatives, assumptions, and confidence for human review. Leaders decide.
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Learn
Use the result of the action to improve future decisions across repeated work.
Forecasting identifies the risk. Decision intelligence compares the response.
Reporting
What has happened?
Dashboards, progress reports, and as-built records describe the past.
Forecasting
What is likely to happen?
Schedule-risk tools project where current performance leads.
Decision intelligence
What is likely to happen under each available action?
Cornerstone compares practical responses under current conditions—so teams can choose, not just watch.
The action associated with poor outcomes may not be causing them.
Historical projects that received additional labor may have finished later than projects that did not. That does not necessarily mean additional labor caused the delay. Additional crews are often assigned only after work is already in trouble.
Cornerstone evaluates the conditions that led to the decision before estimating whether the action was likely to help.
A running example
Floor 4 is slipping. Should the team add another crew?
One scenario appears throughout this site: a multifamily project where the same electrical rough-in package is repeated on every floor. Floors 1–3 ran at plan. On Floor 4, production has fallen to 62% of the planned rate, three of eight material kits are incomplete, and a second crew becomes available Thursday.
The instinctive response is to add the crew immediately. But adding labor to a floor that is not ready may increase congestion without increasing output. Cornerstone compares the options and identifies the conditions under which each action is most likely to help.
| Action | Likely effect | Main consideration |
|---|---|---|
| Continue current plan | Delay may continue | No additional cost |
| Add crew immediately | Limited benefit | Material and congestion constraints remain |
| Expedite material | Improves workface readiness | Procurement cost |
| Expedite, then add crew | Strongest recovery potential | Requires coordinated timing |
| Resequence to another floor | Preserves some production | May transfer risk downstream |
Illustrative results based on a simulated project scenario.
Built to complement the systems teams already rely on.
Cornerstone is intended to operate as a decision layer above existing systems of record, rather than requiring teams to replace them. Use scheduling, project-management, field-planning, progress, labor, material, and inspection information without replacing the underlying systems.
- Scheduling and project controls
- Project-management platforms
- Field planning
- BIM and digital twins
- Reality capture
- Labor and equipment systems
- Procurement and material tracking
- Inspection and quality systems
Recommendations should be explainable, reviewable, and bounded by project requirements.
- Human supervised
- Construction leaders retain decision authority.
- Uncertainty visible
- The platform presents ranges, confidence, and alternative outcomes rather than false certainty.
- Evidence traceable
- Recommendations identify the relevant project conditions and source information.
- Constraints respected
- Approved documents, safety obligations, compliance requirements, contractual responsibilities, and physical feasibility remain boundaries.
- Versioned and reviewable
- Model outputs and decisions can be reproduced and reviewed.
Where teams start
General contractors
Improve recovery planning and production reliability.
See GC use casesSpecialty contractors
Learn which production changes improve crew performance under different conditions.
See trade use casesOwners and programs
Use repeated facilities and projects to improve completion confidence.
See owner use casesProject controls
Extend forecasting into structured comparison of recovery actions.
See controls use casesStart with one repeated, measurable construction process.
Strong initial applications involve a work package repeated across floors, units, facilities, or projects, with observable conditions, decisions, and outcomes.