Roadmap for AI
Find out where your company stands on technology and AI, and what to do next.
- 3 min
- Free readiness assessment, tailored by role and revenue tier
- 5 levels
- From Foundation to Innovation
- 43
- Construction trades and roles covered
- EN · ES
- Available in English and Spanish
Why it matters
The problem: starting with the wrong question
Most contractors start their technology and AI conversation by shopping. The demo looks great, the purchase gets made, and the same broken handoffs are still there a year later.
“The question I keep hearing: ‘Which AI tool should we buy?’ The question that actually matters: ‘What does our data look like when it gets there?’”
Tool-first buying
“Which AI tool should we buy?” comes up before anyone has looked at how information moves through the company.
Analysis paralysis
So many options that nothing gets decided, and the company falls further behind while it waits.
Fear of a failed rollout
Everyone remembers the last implementation that didn’t stick, and nobody wants to own the next one.
Office versus field
What works at a desk has to work on a jobsite too, or the field quietly goes back to the old way.
Who it’s for
Leaders who own the technology decision at a construction company:
Coverage spans 43 construction trades and roles and four revenue tiers, in English and Spanish.
- Owners, presidents and COOs
- Operations and technology leads
- General contractors and construction managers
- Design-builders
- MEP and specialty contractors
Step by step
How it works
Five steps, from a three-minute check to a plan you can take to your team and your peers.
Step 1: Take the free readiness assessment
About three minutes. The questions are tailored to your role and your company’s revenue tier.
Step 2: See your level on the five-level ladder
Your result places the company on the CLN maturity ladder:
- Level 1Foundation
- First prompts with AI, with no business context yet.
- Level 2Adoption
- Role-specific tools that know your business.
- Level 3Integration
- Connected workflows across your industry tools, with real-time data.
- Level 4Optimization
- Automations that run across workflows and integrations around the clock.
- Level 5Innovation
- Custom apps and AI agents built for your specific needs.
Step 3: Audit the stack you run today
A 7-question Technology Maturity Assessment covers ERP, project management, estimating, field, documents, BI and safety.
Step 4: Build your stack blueprint
The Roadmap Intelligence™ Stack Builder lays out a blueprint across ERP, project management, estimating, field operations, BI and AI.
Step 5: Map your people, then bring it to your peers
Use AIRE to see how your team approaches AI, then take the plan to CLN’s Technology & AI Virtual Peer Group.
What you walk away with
Your level
Where the company sits today on the five-level ladder.
Tailored next steps
What to work on next for your role and company size.
A stack blueprint
The systems your company runs, and what belongs where.
Training and policy pointers
Where to point your people next, and the policies to put in place.
Start small
“Assess where you are today, identify one painful workflow, prove the value, and then adopt and scale what works.”
Questions
Is it free to start?
Yes. The three-minute readiness assessment is free, and so is the 7-question Technology Maturity Assessment.
Who runs Roadmap for AI?
Roadmap for AI is operated by the Construction Leadership Network (CLN).
Does it recommend specific vendors?
It includes tool recommendations by trade and by maturity level. Treat them as a starting list for your own evaluation and reference checks.
Is it available in Spanish?
Yes. The assessments and reports are available in English and Spanish.
Find your level. Then pick your next step.
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Roadmap for AI and AIRE are operated by the Construction Leadership Network.