Only 2.5% of construction firms consistently complete projects on time and on budget. Not because their people lack skills. Because discipline breaks down under pressure.

In this solo episode, Eric Anderton breaks down FMI's 2026 project management study (Part 2) and shows how your Project Executive drives execution discipline in three areas that directly hit your bottom line.

Key takeaways:

• Firms with accurate cost-to-complete forecasting hit profit targets 92% of the time. Without it, 42%.

• Strong change order discipline means 87% profit reliability for specialty contractors. Weak discipline? 64%.

• Your reputation is as many reputations as you have project teams. Your worst PM sets the floor.

• 61% of contractors skip post-job reviews. The learning disappears with the crew.

• The perception gap between executives and PMs is where margin quietly bleeds.

This is Part 2 of a three-part series on FMI's project management research.

FMI 2026 Study (Part 2): fmicorp.com/insights/thought-leadership/2026-project-management-study-part-2

Part 1: www.constructiongenius.com/only-2.5-of-contractors-finish-on-time.-heres-what-they-do-before-the-job-starts-ep.-375

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How Project Executives Drive Disciplined Execution