How to Automate Progress Tracking with Reality Capture

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This episode explores how reality capture technology is transforming progress tracking in construction projects.

In this episode we dive into Automated Progress Tracking. The Challenge Walking the job site with a clipboard. Sitting at a desk while a superintendent reads numbers off an Excel spreadsheet. Logging vague "days remaining" into P6. This is how most teams still update their schedules. It's slow, it's surface level, and it's not grounded in any measurable reality. On the latest episode of Beyond Deadlines, I sat down with Brady Mercer , who leads planning and scheduling at JE Dunn Construction , and Amir Berman , VP of Industry Transformation at Buildots . We went deep on how reality capture technology is changing the way project teams track progress and forecast delays. Continue Learning Check out our book The Critical Path Career: How to Advance in Construction Planning and Scheduling Subscribe to the Beyond Deadlines Email Newsletter Subscribe to the ⁠⁠⁠⁠Beyond Deadlines⁠⁠⁠⁠ Linkedin Newsletter ⁠⁠Check Out Our YouTube Channel⁠⁠ . Connect Follow ⁠⁠⁠Micah⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠Greg⁠⁠⁠ , and ⁠⁠Beyond Deadlines⁠⁠ on LinkedIn. Beyond Deadline It's time to raise your career to new heights with Beyond Deadlines , the ultimate destination for construction planners and schedulers. Our podcast…

People in this episode

Hosts: Micah Piippo, Greg Lawton

Guests: Brady Mercer, Amir Berman

Topics covered

• Automated Progress Tracking
• Reality Capture Technology
• Construction Planning
• Project Management
• Forecasting Delays

Keywords

• progress tracking
• reality capture
• construction technology
• scheduling
• project teams

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: JE Dunn Construction, Buildots

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