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1-6 of 6 ideas

  1. #105
    Workflow of the dayToday

    Check a subcontractor's interim application against your valuation

    Line up a subcontractor's application against your own measure and get a clear list of differences, the reasons for each, and the queries to send back.

    Quantity SurveyorCommercial ManagerClaude~2h → 45m typical
  2. #104
    Workflow of the day

    Tidy a messy spreadsheet before you analyse it

    Use Claude Code to turn a messy commercial spreadsheet into a clean table you can analyse, without touching the original and with a log of every change.

    Quantity SurveyorCommercial ManagerClaude Code~1h 30m → 30m typical
  3. #97
    Workflow of the day

    Explain what moved in this month's valuation

    Paste last month's and this month's valuation and get a line-by-line explanation of what changed and why, ready for your CVR or the valuation meeting.

    Quantity SurveyorCommercial ManagerClaude~1h → 25m typical
  4. #51
    Workflow

    Write a Commercial Risk Summary

    Identify and present commercial risks in a structured summary suitable for senior leadership review and decision-making.

    Commercial ManagerClaude
  5. #42
    Workflow

    Generate a Cashflow Forecast

    Create a monthly cashflow forecast with cumulative expenditure profile and S-curve data for construction project financial planning.

    Commercial ManagerChatGPT
  6. #23
    Workflow

    Create a Cost-Value Reconciliation

    Generate a structured CVR report showing contract value, actual costs, forecast to complete, and projected margin for commercial reporting.

    Commercial ManagerChatGPT

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