The cost of guessing: Missed targets. Wasted resources. Lost margin. Your scoreboard is your steering wheel. Email : strategy@obsidianthorne.com to learn more.

Transfer of Knowledge: Estimation to PM Most margin loss happens in the handoff. Not in the field. Not in the final invoice. In the quiet moment where Estimating assumes PM already knows. Email :

If your crew is slammed but profits keep disappearing, there is a leak you are missing. Track margin before the first shovel hits dirt. Tie labor hours to budget weekly. Review variances every

Most construction owners will never do these 4 things. Most construction owners will never do these 4 things: 1️⃣ Track margin daily, not monthly 2️⃣ Fix the real leaks (not the loudest

One theme kept coming up in my last conversations with founders in construction and trades: They’re not short on work they’re short on visibility. Revenue looks strong, but margin tells a

Your Best Player Is Costing You Margin Your best performer might not be the problem, but the way you’ve built around them could be. When everything bends to one person’s success, systems break.

Why “We’re Not Ready” is the Most Expensive Line in Business “We’re not ready” sounds safe. But it is the most expensive sentence an owner can say. The fix? Stop asking if you’re ready.

The cost of guessing: Missed targets. Guesswork feels fast until you see the bill. Every “let’s try this” without data, alignment, or accountability compounds into missed targets, wasted time,

Don’t scale broke. Fix your cost structure first. Most businesses don’t fail because they can’t sell, they fail because they scale on a broken foundation. Every hire, every campaign, every

Profit leaks when no one owns margin. Print the chart, circle the owners, fix the gaps. Profit doesn’t leak from the market. It leaks from management. Every unclear role, every missing KPI, every