Work Order Management

Incomplete work orders aren't an admin problem. They're a data problem that creates billing disputes, callback confusion, and invisible margin leakage.

A Spaid engineer analyzes which fields get skipped most and why, embeds documentation standards into the pre-job flow, and monitors completion quality daily — before invoices go out.

Where Work Orders Break Down

The fields nobody fills out — and what they cost.

Incomplete work orders are rarely about laziness. They’re about a system that doesn’t make it easy to document in the field, on the truck, between jobs. The cost shows up as billing disputes, callback confusion, and audit failures — weeks after the job.

Billing Dispute Triggers

The most common source of billing disputes isn’t invoice errors — it’s documentation gaps. Customer says the tech didn’t do X. Tech says he did. Work order has no record. The dispute takes 45 minutes to resolve and often ends in a credit.

60–70% of billing disputes trace to documentation gaps

Callback Attribution Failure

Tech goes back on a callback. Without clear job documentation from the first visit, they’re starting from scratch — can’t confirm what was done, can’t rule out what wasn’t. Callbacks that should take 30 minutes take 90 because nobody documented the first job.

40% longer resolution time on undocumented callbacks

Audit & Compliance Risk

For PE-backed operators or those with commercial accounts, incomplete work orders create audit exposure. Required fields missing, permit numbers unrecorded, warranty scope undocumented. Not a field problem — a system problem.

Average 15–20% work order completion rate on required fields
Why Existing Solutions Fail

Chasing documentation vs. making it automatic.

Training techs to fill out forms better rarely works. Building documentation requirements into the job flow before the truck leaves — and monitoring completion before invoicing — does.

What you’ve tried before
“Documentation reminders in training” — Addressed at onboarding, ignored by Week 3. No enforcement mechanism, no quality monitoring, no pre-invoice check.
“Manager spot-checks” — Catches problems after the fact. Takes manager time. Doesn’t scale past 10–15 techs.
“FSM required fields” — Effective for simple fields. Doesn’t guide techs on what content is required for complex job types or ensure quality over volume.
“Post-billing dispute review” — You learn what was missing after the dispute. The fix happens for the next job, not the current one.
VS
What forward-deployed looks like
“FSM API connector identifies which fields are skipped most” — Analyzes work order completion patterns across 6–12 months — which fields, which techs, which job types. Surfaces the highest-risk documentation gaps with dispute and callback rates attached.
“Operational knowledge graph embeds documentation standards by job type” — Required fields for a furnace replacement are different from a drain clean. Standards are codified by job type and embedded in pre-job and post-job checklists.
“Drift detection monitors completion quality before invoicing” — Flags incomplete records before the invoice goes out — not after the dispute arrives. Daily monitoring by tech and job type.
“Pre-job briefing prompts required documentation for the specific job” — Tech sees documentation requirements for the specific job type on their FSM job card before they arrive — not a generic reminder.
Engineer + Software

How the engineer and software fix work order quality.

Documentation gaps mapped in 30 days. Monitoring before the invoice goes out.

FSM API Connector

Documentation gap analysis in the first 30 days

Pulls work order completion data across all job types, all techs, and all branches for 6–12 months. Maps which fields are most frequently skipped, which omissions correlate most strongly with disputes and callbacks, and which techs have the highest incomplete-documentation rate.

Operational Knowledge Graph

Documentation standard by job type, not by hope

Codifies required documentation for each job type — what must be recorded, what constitutes complete scope, what warranty or permit information is required. Built from your actual job types and dispute history, embedded in pre-job and post-job checklists.

Pre-Job Briefing Layer

Documentation prompt before the truck rolls

Surfaces documentation requirements for the specific job type via the existing FSM job card. Tech sees what needs to be captured before they arrive — parts used, diagnostic findings, scope confirmation, required fields. No new app, no new login.

Drift Detection Engine

Completion quality monitored before invoicing

Monitors work order completion rate daily by tech, job type, and branch. Flags incomplete records before the invoice cycle — gives a window to capture missing documentation while the tech can still remember the job. Tracks dispute rate by tech to surface systematic documentation patterns.

Measured Outcomes

What operators measure after 90 days.

Field
60–70
% Reduction
Documentation-Driven Disputes
Completion monitoring and pre-job prompting close the gaps that generate the most billing disputes.
Field
15–20
Pts Improvement
Work Order Completion Rate
Required field completion rate on high-risk job types after documentation standards deployment.
Field
40
% Faster
Callback Resolution
Documented first-visit context reduces second-visit diagnosis time significantly.
Field
30
Days
Time to Documentation Gap Map
Full completion rate analysis by tech, type, and field — delivered in the first audit phase.
Related Problems

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The Measured Pilot Guarantee

If we don't identify $200K, you pay nothing.

Our Full-Operation Audit (Days 1–30) maps every revenue leak — field and back of house. If we don't identify at least $200,000 in recoverable annual revenue, we refund Phase 1 in full. You keep all audit deliverables.

After kickoff, we ask for about 30 minutes a week of your ops leader's time.

Zero risk. Full-operation visibility. Founding customer pricing: 40% below standard rates.
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45 minutes. Your data.
No commitment.

We'll start with a recent export or sample call data from your FSM and call system, show you the biggest leaks, and scope the engagement. Full access happens only if you proceed to the audit.

Accepting 2–3 founding operators · $20M–$100M revenue · 40–120 techs · On a modern FSM