https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ Practical thinking on AI implementation for trades and construction companies in the Okanagan. en-ca sjarvis@jarvisstrategies.com (Scott Jarvis) https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-implementation-timeline Two weeks or six: what actually determines the timeline, and why it's a scope decision, not a technology one. Thu, 06 Aug 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-implementation-timeline https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/assessment-cost The assessment itself is free. Here's what actually drives the cost of what comes after it, and why the number varies so much between businesses. Wed, 29 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/assessment-cost https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-consultant-vs-in-house Before you post a job listing for an in-house AI hire, work through what the role would actually do all year. For most trades and construction businesses, the math doesn't favor it. Sun, 26 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-consultant-vs-in-house https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-subcontractor-coordination Daily site summaries, RFI triage, and schedule impact analysis eat hours from PMs and supers every day. Here's where AI helps GCs coordinate subs, and where it shouldn't touch the relationship. Thu, 23 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-subcontractor-coordination https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-engineering-documentation One manufacturing client spent 80% of engineering time on documentation, not engineering. Here's how AI cut documentation time 30-40% without breaking the audit trail. Wed, 15 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-engineering-documentation https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-construction-estimating Construction estimating is six jobs stacked together. Here's which ones AI genuinely helps with, which ones it can't touch, and the workflow pattern that keeps accuracy intact. Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-construction-estimating https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-proposal-turnaround Five RFPs a week can eat a full-time estimator's schedule. Here's the AI-assisted proposal workflow that cut turnaround from three days to 90 minutes without losing pricing judgment. Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-proposal-turnaround https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/gvbot-ai-report-bc-trades-construction The GVBOT AI report says 69% of BC businesses can't find an AI use case. For trades and construction, that number is misleading — here's what the survey actually missed. Mon, 23 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/gvbot-ai-report-bc-trades-construction https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-adoption-bc-construction-okanagan BC construction lags every sector in AI adoption and the Okanagan trails the Lower Mainland. What the gap means for trades contractors in Vernon, Kelowna, and across the Interior. Mon, 16 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-adoption-bc-construction-okanagan https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/where-ai-fits-in-a-trades-business Most AI tools are built for tech companies. Here's how to find the handful that genuinely work for estimating, scheduling, and client communication in the trades. Tue, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/where-ai-fits-in-a-trades-business https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/is-ai-going-to-take-your-job The WEF projects 92 million jobs displaced by AI and 170 million created. Here's what the numbers actually mean, and who's most at risk. Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/is-ai-going-to-take-your-job https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/where-do-you-actually-start Most businesses start with the technology and work backward to the problem. Here's why that tends to go badly, and what to do instead. Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/where-do-you-actually-start https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-agent AI assistants answer questions. Agents handle the whole thing. Here's what that distinction means, and why one in ten small businesses is already using them. Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/what-is-an-ai-agent https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/world-models-distillation-wars While Western and Chinese AI labs fight over distilled model outputs, the actual next frontier requires something no single country can build alone. Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/world-models-distillation-wars https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-roi-early-movers A Google Cloud survey of 3,400 business leaders found 74% of companies using AI are already seeing a return. What that means for Okanagan businesses. Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/ai-roi-early-movers https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/bc-ai-adoption-gap 73% of Canadian small businesses haven't considered AI yet. Here's what the ones that have are doing with it, and what that means for Okanagan businesses. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/bc-ai-adoption-gap https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/dont-trust-the-robot AI sounds confident even when it's making things up. Two habits that keep you from relying on bad answers. Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/dont-trust-the-robot https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/getting-started-with-ai Opening your first AI account takes five minutes. Here's what to do once you're in, and how to have a conversation that's actually useful. Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:00:00 -0800 https://jarvisstrategies.com/blog/getting-started-with-ai