Construction & Energy Leaders Report: The Business Impact of Real-Time Field Data
The 2025 results of the construction and energy leaders report
When field operations move faster than your data visibility, you are managing by lag. In Construction and Energy, that operational blind spot costs margin, delays revenue, and increases compliance exposure.
To better understand how organizations are addressing these challenges, GoFormz analyzed results from its 2025 Annual Customer Survey, focusing exclusively on Construction and Energy companies operating across 7 countries. The findings reveal how teams are modernizing field workflows, replacing manual processes, and gaining faster access to the data leaders need to manage risk and performance.
Below, we break down the most important insights from this year’s survey, from the true cost of manual field operations to the measurable business impact of real-time field data visibility.
2025 Survey Highlights
Respondents operate in high-complexity environments, managing distributed teams, compliance requirements, and high volumes of field data
Nearly half of Construction and Energy respondents replaced paper-based processes, marking a critical step toward digitizing field operations
The majority reported productivity gains exceeding 20%, with many seeing improvements above 35% and even 50%
61% achieved ROI within six months, and 46% realized returns in just 1–3 months, demonstrating fast value from operational modernization
Field data is increasingly flowing directly into reporting and downstream systems, improving consistency, visibility, and execution across operations
Who Took the 2025 GoFormz Customer Survey?
This year’s survey provides insight into how Construction and Energy organizations with complex field operations are using digital tools to improve visibility and control.
Construction and Energy professionals accounted for 100% of respondents, industries where manual field processes create the highest operational and compliance risk
Respondents operate in environments where standardization, audit readiness, and real-time reporting are critical to day-to-day performance
31% have used GoFormz for more than five years, with nearly half using the platform for over three years, signaling long-term strategic value rather than point-solution adoption
Respondents span 7 countries, reflecting consistent challenges and use cases across global field operations
Together, these results reflect how Construction and Energy teams are standardizing execution and improving visibility across projects, assets, and regions.
The True Cost of Manual Field Operations
Before implementing GoFormz, Construction and Energy respondents faced the operational visibility challenges common across field-driven industries.
78% relied on pen and paper, leaving critical job data trapped in the field and delaying reporting, billing, and decision-making
60% cited the need for better reporting, limiting leadership’s ability to forecast, manage cash flow, and assess performance in real-time
21% used email or fax for operational data, creating gaps in audit trails and increasing compliance and revenue risk
24% were driven by compliance requirements, reflecting growing regulatory and audit pressure across both industries
These are not simple productivity issues. They create material operational risk, showing up as delayed revenue recognition, margin leakage, compliance exposure, and blind spots in executive visibility.
Why Construction and Energy Leaders Choose GoFormz
Survey respondents identified several reasons why GoFormz becomes operational infrastructure rather than just another productivity tool.
Closing the Last Mile of Digital Transformation
Before adopting GoFormz, more than 60% of respondents struggled with lost, late, or inaccurate field reports, while 50% cited manual data re-entry as a persistent issue. These breakdowns prevented digital initiatives from reaching day-to-day field execution.
With GoFormz, adoption sticks. Nearly one-third of respondents have used the platform for more than five years, relying on it for inspections, safety reporting, and work execution. Rather than a short-term fix, GoFormz becomes part of how field teams operate.
Proving Value Before Scaling
GoFormz delivers measurable value early because field teams actually adopt it. Nearly 90% of respondents cited a user-friendly mobile experience, and more than 80% pointed to the ease of building and using forms as key reasons for choosing the platform.
By removing common change-management barriers for field workers, organizations are able to realize impact quickly. 46% of respondents achieved ROI within the first three months, and 61% saw returns within six months, giving leaders early proof to scale usage with confidence rather than assumption.
Enabling Operational Control at Scale
As Construction and Energy organizations grow, the challenge shifts from capturing data to ensuring field execution is consistent, auditable, and visible across projects and regions. Survey respondents use GoFormz to replace fragmented, manual processes with standardized execution that leadership can trust.
By capturing structured field data in real-time, organizations reduce variability across teams, strengthen compliance, and surface issues earlier, before they impact margins, schedules, or safety outcomes. This shift from ad hoc documentation to controlled execution enables digital initiatives to scale across projects and assets.
Together, these factors show why Construction and Energy teams rely on GoFormz as operational infrastructure, enabling consistent execution, real-time visibility, and stronger control across field operations.
From Field Execution to Enterprise Visibility
The most common GoFormz use cases reveal how organizations move from field activity to executive-level insight.
The Construction and Energy data shows that value from digitization is realized quickly and meaningfully.
Inspections (60%) enable real-time quality verification, reducing rework and accelerating issue resolution.
See how Bozzuto Construction improved inspection visibility and issue resolution by digitizing field inspections.Safety forms (33%) create documented compliance for audits and insurance claims.
Learn how Aldridge Electric strengthened safety compliance and reduced risk exposure through digital safety reporting.Work orders (38%) deliver immediate job completion data, accelerating billing cycles and cash flow.
Explore how ARC American used digital work orders to connect field execution with faster back-office processing.Checklists (53%) standardize execution, reducing variability across teams, projects, and sites.
See how The Conlan Company uses digital equipment checklists to drive consistency, accountability, and operational control in the field.
Advanced Capabilities Driving Executive Value
Custom Reporting (55%) provides leadership visibility into field operations
Workflow Automation (50%) reduces delays in approvals and revenue recognition
eSignature (47%) ensures compliant documentation and approval trails
DataSources (47%) connect data across systems and teams
System integrations (38%) help break down operational data silos
Measurable Business Impact: From Operational Opacity to Control
The Construction and Energy data shows that value from digitization is realized quickly and meaningfully.
61% achieved ROI within six months
46% saw returns in under 90 days
The majority reported productivity gains exceeding 20%, with many exceeding 35% and 50%
For Construction and Energy organizations, these results translate directly to executive priorities:
Faster revenue recognition as inspections, work orders, and documentation flow directly from the field-to-office
Improved cash flow visibility through real-time job and asset data
Reduced margin erosion by capturing work that was previously delayed or unbilled
Audit readiness through consistent, documented safety and compliance processes
Greater operational predictability through standardized execution across teams and locations
Closing the Operational Visibility Gap in Construction and Energy
The 2025 survey results confirm a clear shift across Construction and Energy. Field data capture is no longer a tactical productivity improvement; it has become a strategic infrastructure that connects field execution to executive decision-making.
Organizations that modernize field workflows gain more than efficiency. They build resilient, compliant, data-driven operations that provide finance leaders with cash flow visibility, operations leaders with performance insight, and risk teams with confidence in audit readiness.
When margins, safety, and compliance are on the line, managing by lag is no longer viable. Every manual form creates a gap in operational visibility. Real-time field data closes that gap.
