Your schedule isn’t behind — it’s been lying to you from day one.
In this ConTech Exec episode, Robert sits down with Alex Teplitxky of SmartPM to dismantle one of construction’s biggest myths: that our schedules are accurate, honest, or even interpretable without serious help.

SmartPM analyzes schedule data at a forensic level—revealing compression, risk, integrity issues, rework indicators, and the optimism bias that quietly destroys profit. If you’ve ever stared at a CPM update and thought, “This feels like creative writing,” this episode is for you.

• Why 88% of baseline schedules fail basic quality checks

• Why CPM isn’t the problem—our inputs are

• How SmartPM surfaces delay risk before it becomes expensive

• Why optimism bias is the most expensive drug in construction

• What executives should be asking when reviewing schedule health

• Why “bad data” is the real reason tech adoption failed for years

• How contractors can start fixing scheduling culture one metric at a time

• Groundbreak conference stories, AR safety demos, and the “pucker factor” at 300 feet

• Why incremental improvements matter more than moonshot claims

• The unicorn-fart test of schedule realism (yes, it came up)

This is a tactical, practical deep dive into the real-world messiness of schedules, data hygiene, project controls, and the future of digital construction.

SmartPM: https://smartpm.com
Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexteplitxky/

Construction. Technology. Real talk—without the buzzwords.
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