Know a Job Is Slipping in Units, Not at Closeout
A job rarely blows up all at once - it drifts, one under-producing cost code at a time. Field productivity tracking on Fintra would compare planned versus actual production by cost code, so a crew falling behind on units per hour surfaces while you can still crew up or re-sequence.
Illustrative - product direction (roadmap)
Production, measured against the plan
Cost tells you what you spent; productivity tells you what you got for it. A cost code can be on budget in dollars and still be losing, because the crew is producing fewer units per hour than the estimate assumed, and the gap only compounds. Field productivity tracking on Fintra would put installed quantities against the plan by cost code, so under-production is a number you see mid-job, not a surprise at closeout.
What field productivity tracking would do
- Compare planned versus actual production by cost code, in units per hour
- Use installed quantities from the field against the estimate
- Flag under-producing cost codes before they overrun in dollars
- Project the overrun so crewing and sequencing decisions are informed
- Feed the same job-cost and WIP picture, not a separate tool
Productivity on the same governed record
Field productivity would build on the connected field hours and installed quantities the Fintra ledger already tracks for job cost and WIP. Because production and cost read the same record, a productivity flag is not a hunch from a separate app - it is grounded in the same hours that drive the pay run and the pay application. A decision to crew up or re-sequence, and its outcome, would be governed and sealed like every other consequential action.
Where this is today
Frequently asked questions
What is field productivity tracking?
It is measuring actual field production - installed quantities per labor hour - against the plan by cost code, so a crew producing fewer units per hour than estimated shows up mid-job, before it becomes a cost overrun at closeout.
Does Fintra track field productivity today?
No. Planned-versus-actual productivity tracking by cost code is on the roadmap. The connected field hours, job cost, and WIP it would build on are live on the governed ledger today.
Why track units per hour instead of just cost?
Because cost is a lagging indicator - by the time an overrun shows in the books, the labor is spent. Units per hour moves first, so it is where a slipping job appears early enough to fix by crewing up or re-sequencing.
How would it relate to job cost?
It would build on the same field hours and installed quantities the ledger tracks for job cost and WIP, so a productivity flag is grounded in the same record that drives the pay run, not a disconnected app.
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