What did you actually do and why was it different?

19 Mar 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief dialogue, two speakers discuss the Gatheron field application and how it improves on traditional paper or spreadsheet methods for on‑site data capture. They explain that Gatheron records richer, deeper knowledge about site activities, allowing users to allocate effort and hours to specific tasks and measure them using standard units rather than vague percent‑complete estimates. Despite the added depth, the app requires less time to record information, making data collection more efficient while delivering higher‑quality insights that enhance project delivery.

It's day one, we've turned Gatheron on, we're a field user on site holding the phone with the app loaded up. There's a bit more to do though, isn't there, than if I was just using paper or spreadsheets?
Yeah, I think there is. We make it easier to do, but we're starting to capture richer, deeper knowledge about what is actually happening on site and everything that goes around that. So yeah, it isn't just the same as having pen and paper, like for like. We're actually now getting richer, more valuable data that actually improves how we deliver projects.
And the net amount of time I'm spending recording things is still significantly less. allocating effort and hours to specific activities and then measuring those activities in accordance with some form of standard measure. So it's not percentage complete, we can actually point at it and add it up.
Exactly that. So the ethos behind Gather is what do you say you're going to do, what did you actually do, and why was it different? And that why was it different is probably the richer, deeper data that you're not used to doing at the moment.