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Standardize daily construction reports with OpenAI, Gmail and Google Sheets

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Created by: Alysson Neves || alysson

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AI-Driven daily construction report (DCR) standardization

What This Workflow Does

Standardize Daily Construction Reports (DCR) with AI by capturing raw site inputs via chat and automatically generating structured Work Performance Data.

This workflow enables you to:

  • Capture field reports through a Chat Interface
  • Validate inputs using AI Guardrails (anti-jailbreak protection)
  • Standardize DCR content with OpenAI
  • Distribute structured technical reports via Gmail
  • Log Work Performance Data into Google Sheets
  • Ensure traceability and governance-ready documentation

How to Use This Template

Use this template to automate Daily Construction Report standardization and logging by combining:

  • Chat Trigger → Collect raw field inputs in real time
  • OpenAI Guardrails → Validate and block unsafe or adversarial submissions
  • OpenAI (GPT model) → Transform raw notes into structured DCR format
  • Google Sheets → Store structured Work Performance Data
  • Gmail → Notify stakeholders and distribute reports

Action-Oriented Overview

You can:

  • Capture raw DCR notes directly from site personnel via chat
  • Validate input integrity using AI guardrails with jailbreak detection
  • Automatically block and alert stakeholders in case of suspicious input
  • Standardize informal notes into a structured DCR template including:
    • Project identification
    • Field team
    • Activities performed
    • Working hours
    • Weather conditions
    • Occurrences and issues
    • Materials and equipment
    • Physical progress
    • Responsible person
  • Log the structured DCR into Google Sheets as Work Performance Data
  • Send the standardized report automatically via Gmail
  • Provide immediate confirmation back to the field user

What You Achieve

With this workflow, you can:

  • Do AI-powered DCR standardization with OpenAI
  • Do secure field data collection with AI guardrails
  • Do automated Work Performance Data logging with Google Sheets
  • Do real-time stakeholder communication with Gmail
  • Do governance-ready execution documentation aligned with PMBOK®

Ideal For

  • Construction site managers
  • Field engineers
  • Project control teams
  • PMO environments
  • Organizations aligned with PMI / PMBOK® execution practices
  • Companies implementing digital transformation in site reporting

This template operationalizes Manage Project Execution by transforming raw field notes into structured, standardized Work Performance Data (WPD).


Categories

  • AI
  • Project Management

Alignment with PMI – PMBOK® 8

Focus Area: Executing
Process: Manage Project Execution
Artifact Generated: Work Performance Data (WPD)