Most construction mistakes don’t happen in the field.
They happen upstream — long before anyone picks up a tool.

In this episode of The ConTech Exec Podcast, Robert Zimmerman sits down with Christopher Mouflard, founder of Marked Up AI, to talk about a problem the industry has quietly normalized: incomplete drawings.

This isn’t a discussion about software features or faster workflows.
It’s a conversation about decision risk, governance breakdowns, and why responsibility keeps sliding to the least experienced person on the project.

We cover:

• Why rework has become “acceptable”

• How incomplete drawings create executive-level exposure

• What happens when teams are stretched thin and oversight disappears

• Why more tools don’t fix sequencing problems

• Where technology actually should be applied — and where it shouldn’t

If you’re accountable for outcomes, margin, and risk — this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar.

If you’re looking for tools, tactics, or implementation advice, this is not for you.

Most construction executives think their back office is “fine.”

It’s not.
It’s quietly bleeding money — and AI is only exposing the damage.

In this episode, I sit down with Rishi Srivastava, founder of Being Human, to talk about why accounts payable is where financial control starts breaking down long before anyone notices.

We cover:

• How redundant AP work compounds cash risk

• Why unstructured invoices and approvals destroy visibility

• Why AI doesn’t fix broken workflows — it exposes them

• Why governance failures show up in finance first

• And why chasing tools instead of control makes things worse.

This is not about automating invoices faster.
It’s about leaders losing control without realizing it.

If you’re responsible for cash flow, risk, or outcomes — this episode will feel uncomfortably familiar.

🎧 Listen if you own the decision.
🚫 Skip it if you’re looking for tools or tactics.

Connect with Rishi:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rishi-srivastava-automation/

Website: https://beiinghuman.com/

It’s 2026. Trillions are being poured into data centers, power grids, and infrastructure.
AI is everywhere.
But somehow, we’re still 30% less productive than we were in 1990.

The problem isn’t labor. It’s not technology.
It’s the system.

In this kickoff episode, I sit down with Todd Zabelle, founder of Strategic Project Solutions and the Project Production Institute, to unpack the truth behind construction’s productivity flatline — and why we’ve been managing projects with 1916 playbooks in a 2026 world.

We cover:
🔹 The 3 eras of project delivery — from Taylorism to today
🔹 Why “working harder” kills flow
🔹 The real cost of WIP (work in process)
🔹 Bottlenecks, variability, and how to control them
🔹 Why AI can’t fix chaos — it just measures it faster

Construction isn’t broken. It’s mismanaged.

👉 Follow the series: The Flow Problem | Part 2: The Hidden Factory on Every Jobsite drops next month.

🎙️ Hosted by Robert Zimmerman, ConTech Exec.

Check Out

PPI - Project Production Institute: https://projectproduction.org

SPS - Strategic Project Solutions: https://www.strategicprojectsolutions.com/index.html

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