by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Jan 19, 2026 | Process
AI has made it easier than ever for contractors to create SOPs, checklists, and process documents. You can generate pages of documentation in an afternoon that would have taken weeks to write a few years ago. And yet, many contractors are running into the same...
by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Oct 29, 2025 | Process
Construction RACI Chart: Who Does What, Who Decides, Who’s Informed A quick story from the field Monday, 7:15 a.m. The electrician is staged. Cabinets arrive at 10. The inspector may show up after lunch. Over the weekend, the owner’s rep requested a finish change. Who...
by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Sep 8, 2025 | Process
Time-Saving Strategies for Contractors In the trades, time management for contractors is often the difference between running a smooth, profitable operation and feeling buried in chaos. Time is the one resource you never get back, and how you manage it directly...
by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Jun 6, 2025 | Process
When a crew isn’t meeting deadlines or rework keeps piling up, it’s tempting to look at personalities or motivation. But more often than not, the real issue isn’t people—it’s process. Three core Lean concepts—waste identification, flow vs. batching, and pull vs. push...
by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | May 2, 2025 | Process, Profit
Margins are under attack—and that’s why adopting Lean jobsite strategies has never been more critical. If you’re a builder, remodeler, general contractor, or project lead, you’re feeling it. Material prices continue to climb, tariffs hit hard and...
by Priscilla Hansen Mahoney | Feb 21, 2024 | Plan, Process
If you are running a small contracting business, maybe it’s just you, or perhaps you and a couple of subcontractors, it can be tempting to keep things small and not expand your business. I hear it all the time… all the fear and trepidation that comes with...
