THE STEP-AWAY QUESTION
What continues without Duncan?
ABC has expertise in its people. The challenge is making decisions, work and exceptions visible across the business without asking Duncan to reconstruct the day from separate records.
Capture the work at the point it happens. Preserve professional judgement. Let the system connect the records.
OCTOBER 2026
What the records revealed
On 3 November, the October handwritten timesheets were tested using AI scanning and reconciliation. Reading an entry is not the same as knowing which project, job, piece, time and materials belong together.
Human judgementClarify uncertain writing and resolve exceptions.
Connected captureRecord work against the correct boat, job and piece.
Commercial consequenceReconstruct the invoice from connected evidence, not memory.
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SEE THE OPERATING MODEL
Quote to invoice
The sequence begins with Duncan's inspection and quote, then the captain's acceptance. Only acceptance authorises the proposed automatic creation of the project, jobs and pieces.
1. DuncanInspect, photograph, judge, quote and send.
2. CaptainReview and accept the quote.
3. System · proposedCreate project, jobs and pieces automatically.
4. CraftsmenPhotograph and describe the work; record time and materials on completion.
5. ABCReview exceptions, reconcile and invoice.
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