Free tool - Video 4
Calculate what a false start really costs.
Starting an unready job does not create progress. It creates travel, waiting, rework, and delayed billing. Put a real number on it.
Lost labor
People multiplied by hours and burden rate.
Extra trips
Return visits and delivery runs.
Rework
Materials and labor used twice.
Delayed cash
Days added before completion and billing.
Use it with the system you already have.
Keep the language simple and use real jobs. The goal is a better decision, not a perfect spreadsheet.
Name the false startUse one real job the team remembers.
Count the people and hoursInclude everyone whose time was lost.
Add the burden rateUse the true hourly labor cost.
Add trips and reworkInclude travel, delivery, and replacement material.
Record the totalUse the cost to improve the release decision next time.
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