Why Excel is Killing Your Projects (And What to Use Instead)

Send us Fan MailSummaryIn this insightful interview, Mohammad Shana'a, CEO of Morta, discusses how their platform is transforming construction project management through data integration, trust-building, and AI. Discover how Morta's bottom-up approach is creating industry-wide trust and efficiency, and explore the future role of AI in construction.Key Topics♦️ Trust is the constraint: Most construction failures trace back to fragmented, unreliable data — not capability gaps. Transparency is the fix. ♦️ Admin work is the silent killer: Automating menial tasks isn't about efficiency for its own sake — it's about returning professionals to strategic thinking. ♦️ Data integrity before AI: Deploying AI on bad data compounds errors. Getting foundations right is the unglamorous prerequisite no one wants to talk about. ♦️ Bottom-up beats top-down: Lasting digital change in construction starts with the people who actually run workflows — not mandates from above.Chapters00:00 Introduction to Morta and Mo Shanna03:17 User Experience and Project Management Solutions06:17 AI's Role in Project Delivery09:13 Trust Issues in the Construction Industry11:49 The Impact of AI on Trust and Data Management14:38 Navigating AI Use Cases in Construction17:38 Balancing Automation and Human Oversight24:46 The Importance of Information in AI26:08 Managing Information Overload and Hallucinations27:50 The Shift from Excel to Structured Data29:31 Navigating Point Solutions vs. No-Code Platforms31:34 The Challenge of Collaboration in Construction34:07 Weaning Off Excel: A Gradual Process36:58 Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down Approaches in Adoption43:45 AI Tools for Organizational Knowledge45:48 The Need for Automated Tracking and ReportingSupport the showSubscribe to the Project Flux Newsletter!All our podcasts commentate on the weeks hottest news brought to you by the Project Flux Newsletter! Get a step ahead on the world of AI and tech, subscribe and get the weekly newsletter to your inbox every Monday!Sign Up to Newsletter Project Flux is independently owned, funded, and operated by its founder. Any external references or features are for community benefit only and do not imply endorsement, control, or ownership.