For years, AI in industries like construction was boxed into a narrow role, akin to a technology expert. It crunched numbers, dissected data, churned out forecasts, and generated reports. While it was undoubtedly useful, its capabilities remained limited. It could tell you what happened or what might, but never helped to do anything about it.

Users were left to go on a digital hunt, manually digging through projects, spreadsheets, and siloed systems just to feed the machine. The interface was clunky, and the interaction was non-existent. This made the human-machine relationship static and one-sided, anchored to keyboards, screens, and the constant friction of complexity.

That’s no longer the case. Leading firms are embracing a new class of ERP platform that doesn’t just centralize data but understands it, adapts in real time, responds, and thinks.

At the forefront of this shift is CMiC, the leading fully AI-powered ERP in market that’s engineered for the way construction works today. Purpose-built for the industry, its AI-powered suite supports integrated project delivery, simplifies workflows, and strengthens office-to-field communication. Developed entirely in-house using a single code base, CMiC’s platform ensures uniform data flow across applications. The company also maintains a strong integration partner ecosystem that enhances the platform’s capabilities and service offerings.

“Innovation drives everything we do. We equip firms with powerful tools that turn data into action, helping them make smarter decisions, streamline operations, and boost productivity,” says Jeff Weiss, Chief Revenue Officer—CMiC.

At the heart of CMiC’s ERP is a suite of modules, including Financials & Accounting, Project Controls, Project Management & Collaboration, Enterprise Content Management, Enterprise Planning, Human Capital Management, Asset Management and Mobile Field. What truly sets the platform apart is its revolutionary user experience. By using natural language as the primary interface, the system eliminates the need for complex navigation or detailed data entry. Users can speak to an AI agent to request forecasts, generate reports, or initiate transactions, and the system responds in real time, intelligently executing tasks and updating records.

Every user is supported by a personalized AI agent that learns from their distinct behavior and preferences. This agent understands the business context and can proactively suggest next steps. Tasks that once required repetitive manual effort like running payroll, uploading documents, or generating reports can now be automated and recalled on demand through simple, natural language prompts.

For data-driven inquiries like identifying top customers, tracking project performance, or pinpointing cost variances, the AI agent analyzes datasets, delivers meaningful insights, and generates visualizations like charts. These are saved as dynamic widgets in CMiC Analytics and updated continuously to eliminate the need for repetitive queries. The AI agent’s memory of past actions also enables users to effortlessly refresh recurring checklists or workflows by requesting the latest version.

But CMiC’s capabilities don’t stop at automation—they extend to perception and prediction. On job sites, the platform can tap into live camera feeds to assess progress and spot safety risks in real time. It can flag hazards, track unit completions, and trigger billing updates without any physical walkthrough.

Equally transformative is its accessibility. CMiC empowers everyone in the organization to interact with the ERP system naturally. Users no longer need to navigate complex interfaces, they just need to express what they want. This democratizes access to data, simplifies decision-making, and changes the way teams engage with enterprise systems.

Building on this foundation of accessibility, CMiC’s AI Builder takes customization to the next level. It enables users to create custom AI agents within a secure and isolated environment to ensure each customer’s data remains private. The AI models are tailored exclusively to individual datasets with no cross-tenant learning involved. The AI Builder leverages CMiC’s full suite of APIs that reflect core system functions like creating, updating, and deleting records or applying security rules. This lets users define their own logic and workflows without relying on vendor-side development, offering a flexible, secure, and scalable path to AI customization.

The adoption of the company’s platform is progressing steadily, with many users already harnessing advanced language models to enhance analytics, uncover insights, and detect anomalies. It embodies the evolution of AI in construction, from a passive system that only analyzed the past to an active partner that understands context, drives decisions, and gets work done in real time. As confidence grows, this shift isn’t just about smarter tech—it’s about ushering in a new era of productivity, intelligence, and connected construction operations.