Posts on cross-tenant construction software.
The strategic differentiator of AOS isn't a better PM tool or a better accounting system. It's that when both the GC and the sub on a project are on AOS, they share the same project record — and the document handoff seam between them disappears. These posts cover what that actually changes, workflow by workflow.
When the GC and the sub share a record: what actually changes on a commercial project.
The strategic differentiator of AOS isn't that it's a better PM tool, or a better construction-accounting system, or a better field-ops app — though we work hard on all three. The strategic differentiator is that when both the GC and the subcontractor on a project are on AOS, they share the same project record. The document handoff seam between them disappears. This is a walk-through of what that actually changes, workflow by workflow, on a real commercial project.
Why GCs should care about their subs' tech stack.
If you're a general contractor, you've probably never asked a sub at qualification what software they use. It's none of your business, in a contractual sense. But operationally, it's some of your business — because the sub's tech stack determines how much office labor your GC team spends on every project. Here's a frank look at the four specific places the sub's tech stack hits the GC's P&L, and what GCs should actually do about it.