Congratulations—you just won the big job.

The client is thrilled. Your team is proud. This is the kind of project you’ve worked toward for months, maybe years. But once the celebration fades, a new challenge appears: the blank sheet problem. Before design begins, you face a long list of manual tasks that stand between you and real progress.

What Is the Blank Sheet Problem?

Every project kickoff begins by defining what will be built, who’s responsible, and how the work will move forward. In our experience, this process is slow, complex, and often unpaid. It requires the principal-in-charge or project manager to take the contract—often a dense legal document—and turn it into something usable: a project plan.

This usually starts with a blank spreadsheet.

That’s the blank sheet problem: the mental load and risk of starting a complex plan from scratch. The team has to rebuild deliverables, create timelines, and assign responsibilities—all by hand. On top of that, none of this work is directly connected to the digital tools your team uses every day. It’s no wonder that momentum slows before it even starts.

Unfortunately, this step is where a lot of waste begins. According to McKinsey, poor coordination and outdated workflows cost the global economy $1.8 trillion every year. The root of that inefficiency often lies in how projects get off the ground.

A Smarter Way to Kick Off

At CONCERT, we believe this phase should be energizing—not exhausting. The contract already holds the key information: the what, who, and how. Rather than starting from zero, you should be able to activate that data instantly.

That’s exactly what we’ve built. CONCERT uses AI to read your contract and automatically generate a project execution plan. No blank sheet. No tedious setup. Just a clear, connected, and coordinated start—ready in minutes.

WHAT: Aligning the Flow of Information

Project teams need access to current, reliable data to understand what they are responsible for delivering. Yet, most project information lives in disconnected cloud systems like Autodesk Build, Procore, or OneDrive. Coordinating and managing these systems takes time and can result in missing information. CONCERT is a platform that brings the information from these tools together. Your team stops guessing where files are stored or which version is correct and works with a single source of truth—automatically synced and always up-to-date.

WHO: Setting Up Your Project Team Fast

Once the information flows, you need the right people in the loop. CONCERT connects to your ERP, CRM, or Autodesk Build to populate your team instantly. You control who sees what, ensuring collaborators like MEP or civil don’t get bogged down in irrelevant files. No more endless user setups or email chains—just a clear, organized project team from day one.

HOW: Turning Contracts into Action

Here’s where CONCERT shines. Instead of manually drafting a project execution plan, upload your contract, and CONCERT will do the rest. We extract all the deliverables and map them to workflows — file requests, read-only reviews, approvals — all based on industry standards. The result? You go from contract to action in minutes, not days.

Less Overhead, More Design Time

Survey data shows that most firms spend 20% of their project time on coordination. Cut that effort by up to 80% when you use CONCERT. You’ll have fewer administrative headaches and more time to do what architects do best—design, lead, and deliver great work.

Ready to kick off better? Sign up for CONCERT and turn your contracts into a plan.