Why Estimating, Scheduling, and the Shop Floor Feel Like Different Companies

by: Jordan IsaacPublished on: 02/05/2026

If your business has ever “won” a job on paper… and then lost it in the building, you’re not imagining things. Estimating is promising one reality. Scheduling is trying to protect another. And the shop floor is living in a third. Same logo. Same payroll. Three different companies. Here’s the hard truth: most owners think this is a “communication problem.” It’s not.