Construction is the only industry in Australia that has gone backwards on productivity in 30 years.
Every other industry has invested in innovation and improved. Construction has not. The tools, the methods and the discipline exist. The gap is applying them commercially, in the right sequence, inside your business or your project.
If this is where you are, let's talk.
Lifetime project delivery
Years in the industry
Peak turnover at Strongbuild
Revenue from off-site manufacturing
THE INDUSTRY GAP
The step change every other industry has already made.
Australian construction multifactor productivity declined 1.6 per cent since 1990. Over the same period, residential construction physical productivity fell 53 per cent. The broader economy grew 35.2 per cent across the same years.
The gap is structural. Every other industry adapted. Construction worked harder. The tools that drive productivity in manufacturing, technology and logistics have existed for decades. The discipline to apply them inside a construction business is what has been missing.
That is the gap Project Innovator was built to close.
Total construction multifactor productivity since 1990.
[Oxford Economics / ACA, 2023]
Broader economy growth over the same period.
[Oxford Economics / ACA, 2023]
Residential construction physical productivity since 1995.
[Productivity Commission, 2025]
WHAT THE STATUS QUO IS COSTING
Of construction projects delivered on time globally.
[KPMG Global Construction Survey, 2023]
Of all rework caused by poor data and miscommunication.
[FMI / PlanGrid, 2018]
Of a PM's working week on non-productive activities.
[FMI / PlanGrid ANZ, 2018]
Lost per PM per week to fragmented data.
[Deloitte / Autodesk, 2025]
Of contract value lost to rework, erasing 28% of project margin.
[Love et al., 2018]
Net margins for mid-tier builders. No room for rework to compound.
[MBA National Forecasts, 2023]
WHAT WE DO
Productivity advisory for the construction sector.
Project Innovator advises property and construction industry organisations on the disciplines that produce better business outcomes: production systems, digital infrastructure, modern construction methods, supply chain, AI readiness and risk management.
Adam Strong leads every engagement personally. There is no model where a junior team does the work and Adam reviews it.
OUR SERVICES
Six ways we work with clients.
CLIENT ADVISORY
Owner's Representative
Independent client-side oversight for complex projects and capital programmes. Senior accountability from brief to completion, without the large-firm overhead.
DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCT
Innovation Road Map
A four-week scored diagnostic across five pillars of business improvement. A prioritised road map covering actions and sequencing for up to three to five years ahead.
CONSTRUCTION METHODS
DfMA, MMC and OSM Advisory
Strategic advisory on design for manufacture and assembly, modern methods of construction and offsite solutions. The strategic question: what applies to your business, and what does adoption actually look like?
TECHNOLOGY
Digital Systems Advisory
Technology strategy for the property and construction industry, platform-agnostic and methodology-first. What to use, in what sequence, connected to what operational problem.
SUPPLY CHAIN
Supply Chain Advisory
On-shore and off-shore supply chain development. Manufacturer identification, compliance mapping, commercial structuring and long-term supply agreements.
AUTOMATION
AI Integration and Automation
AI readiness assessment and deployment advisory. Practical automation connected to real operational problems, not technology experiments.
“Innovation is not an extra thing on your plate. It is how you get half the plate off.”
Adam Strong, Principal, Project Innovator
A selection of organisations Adam has worked with
Engagements have spanned client-side principal, MMC and DfMA advisory, government infrastructure advisory, owner's representative management and construction productivity programmes.
THE DIAGNOSTIC PRODUCT
Know where you stand.
Know what to do next.
The Innovation Road Map is a four-week assessment across five pillars. It produces a scored diagnostic, a benchmark comparison and a prioritised improvement plan covering the next three to five years.
The assessment is specific to your business. The road map is sequenced for your context.
Indicative demonstration. Scores vary by business. Scale: 1.0 to 5.0.