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Case study · Construction

Garda: the daily site report starts from a voice message

Garda is management software for construction and engineering firms, which we designed starting from a CRM we built for one of our clients. At the end of the day the site manager sends a voice message: AI prepares the daily report, creates tasks, orders materials and notifies the right people.

Project
SaaS product · concept and prototype
Industry
Construction and engineering
Service
Product design, AI, branding
Channels
WhatsApp, Telegram, web
Origin
CRM built for an engineering firm
For
Site manager, technical office, client
app.garda.it
The weekly client report, written by Garda from the approved daily reports.

The weekly client report, written by Garda from the approved daily reports.

Where it started

From a client CRM to a product

We had already built a CRM for an engineering firm to manage contracts and works. Looking for where AI could really help, we landed on the most hated moment of the day: the daily report.

The challenge

The daily report, written late and reluctantly

At the end of the day the site manager has to remember who was there, what was done, what is missing and what went wrong. It often gets written late, in a hurry, or not at all.

The technical office finds out about problems a day late, and material orders get lost between calls and messages.

The flow

From site to office, with nothing retyped

Voice messageOn WhatsApp or Telegram, at the end of the day.
Daily reportCrew, works, issues and materials, in order.
ApprovalThe technical office checks and approves.
Tasks and ordersAssigned to the right offices, with deadlines.
Client reportThe weekly summary, ready to send.

On site

The site manager sends a voice message. Garda does the rest.

The real prototype of the WhatsApp and Telegram assistant: watch a 41-second voice message become a daily report, tasks and orders.

1Voice messageThe site manager describes the day in 41 seconds.
2Daily reportAI transcribes and organises it, he confirms.
3Everything elseTasks, material orders and alerts go out on their own.

The technical office

Every contract under control

Real screens from the prototype. Tap a tab to see it.

app.garda.it
Garda — Overview: today's sites, reports to approve, open issues and pending materials.Garda — Contract: each day's report with audio, works, issues and tasks created.Garda — Reports: all reports awaiting approval, with issues flagged.Garda — Tasks: tasks created from voice messages, by office.Garda — Materials: requests from the site, to order and mark as delivered.Garda — Crews: who sends voice messages, on which channel and when.

Name and brand

Garda. Tutto il lavoro. Punto.

We also handled naming and identity: a short name, not tied to the building site, easy to remember in Italian.

The “Punto” (full stop) mark closes the word the way a working day closes: the report is done, full stop.

  • Naming designed for the Italian market
  • Logo, colours and interface components
  • 4-step onboarding to get started in minutes
Garda — Punto mark

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