Small Builders Finishing On Time and On Budget
- Customer
- A contractor or lead tradesperson taking on residential work
- Context
- Every job is a one-off, built somewhere new, with a different crew
The Jobs of someone quoting for a thing that does not exist yet — where the biggest error always sits in what nobody discussed at signing.
5 Jobs
- 01When I quote a job, I want the number to be close to the real cost, so I am not choosing between a loss and an argument halfway through.5 Pains · 5 Desired Outcomes · 5 Existing Solutions
- 02When my best tradespeople take work elsewhere, I want to keep them with the crew, so quality does not depend on who happens to be free this week.5 Pains · 5 Desired Outcomes · 5 Existing Solutions
- 03When the current job is nearly done, I want the next one already lined up, so I am not taking whatever comes just because the crew is free.5 Pains · 5 Desired Outcomes · 5 Existing Solutions
- 04When I run three sites at once, I want to know where things are going wrong without being at all three, so I do not find out when it has to be torn out and redone.5 Pains · 5 Desired Outcomes · 5 Existing Solutions
- 05When I present the plan to a homeowner, I want them to genuinely picture the result, so they do not say at the end that this is not what they imagined.5 Pains · 5 Desired Outcomes · 5 Existing Solutions