Paper allocation sheets are a liability

27 May 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube segment, speakers A and B discuss the longstanding industry reliance on paper documentation, specifically paper timesheets and allocation sheets. They highlight that these paper-based processes consume excessive time, generate numerous mistakes, and hinder the ability to quickly identify and address on‑site problems. Because records are not easily searchable or analyzable, it can take months to review past data, making it difficult to inform planning cycles or implement timely improvements.

Historically, we've had a problem in the industry where we use a lot of paper documents. So we had paper timesheets and paper allocation sheets.
And it was taking up a lot of time. There was a lot of mistakes. And when there was something that was going on on site that needed to be improved, or you were trying to say, what's the real problem here? You couldn't get it. It would take you months to try to go back, have a look. So when it comes to the planning cycle, you couldn't have a look to see what needed to be changed.