14 Days Per RFI.
Your Schedule Cannot Wait.
The Challenge
Average RFI response time is 14 days
Architects and engineers take 14 days on average to respond to RFIs. Some take 30+ days. Meanwhile, your crews wait, work around the issue, or guess — all bad options.
Critical path RFIs are not identified
Not all RFIs are equal. Some affect non-critical activities. Others block the critical path. Without connecting RFIs to your schedule, you cannot prioritize escalation.
Delay costs are never attributed to RFIs
When an activity delays because of a slow RFI response, the cost is absorbed into the project. You know RFIs cause delays, but you cannot quantify the financial impact.
RFI status tracking is manual and unreliable
Your RFI log is a spreadsheet updated weekly. By the time you notice a response is overdue, the activity it affects has already been delayed.
The POD Solution Path
Response Time Tracking
Every RFI tracked from submission through response. Automated escalation when response deadlines approach. Average response time calculated by discipline.
Critical Path Integration
RFIs linked to schedule activities. POD identifies which RFIs affect critical path and calculates potential schedule impact of delayed responses.
Delay Cost Attribution
Calculate the cost of RFI-related delays. Track standby labor, idle equipment, and schedule compression costs caused by slow responses.
Escalation Alerts
Automated alerts when critical path RFIs approach deadline. Escalation notifications sent to the design team, owner, and project management.
Key Features
Response Tracking
RFI response times tracked with automated deadline alerts.
Schedule Link
RFIs connected to schedule activities with impact analysis.
Cost Impact
Financial impact of RFI delays calculated automatically.
“We had 96 open RFIs and no idea which ones were blocking critical path activities. POD flagged 12 RFIs that were about to cause $340K in delay costs. We escalated immediately.”
— Project Engineer, Commercial General Contractor
Your Schedule and Budget — In Two Gauges
POD tracks hundreds of KPIs from a 5-minute voice report. Here are just 2 of them.
Earned Value Performance
Both cost and schedule under pressure
Project DNA
PODThese update in real time from a 5-minute voice report. No spreadsheets. No data entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
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