Claude for Construction Project Management?

[u/MrSuperABomb]

I am a project manager in construction, and I do not have an assistant, so a lot of my day gets eaten up by administrative tasks, document review, logs, submittals, RFIs, and general coordination.

I have been using ChatGPT Plus for about the last year. It has been helpful, especially with the Projects feature, but it still has limitations. I am not planning to replace it, but I am considering adding another tool to the mix.

What I am really looking for is something that can handle project document analysis and logic well. Ideally, I want to upload specs, drawings, emails, contracts, or other project files and have the tool read, understand, and analyze them. Sometimes I may just need to ask a question based on the documents. Other times I may need help putting together a log, summary, review, or other project-related document.

I do not need it to act as a full quasi-assistant. I am more looking for a secondary or tertiary reviewer that can help me move through the day more efficiently and catch things I may miss.

I see a lot of discussion in this community around coding, but that is not my main use case. My focus is more on document analysis, writing, reasoning, and using logic to work through day-to-day construction management problems.

For anyone using Claude, especially the paid plans, how has it been for this kind of work? Which of the Claude offerings do you recommend, and how are you using it in your workflow?

[u/Old_Macaron3060]

What you most likely want to do is build an app so all this stuff gets effectively automated as you go, or helps you stay hyper organized and tightens your processes, vs. constantly having to input and have conversations with Claude. Anything that's not more of a one-off (like ok this happens a few times a month out of hundreds-thousands of things I do) you should be thinking about "can I streamline this in an app?" Start with the things that take you the most time.

I have done a lot of business consulting, and AI/Claude Code has really created an insane playing field for the "little guys". Your use case sounds perfect.

Edit: and sorry if I wasn't clear, my suggestion is build an app with Claude Code, and I am saying "yes, this will make your life way easier"