Signals Workspace & Forensic Validation

The Signals Workspace (/dashboard/signals) is the operational ground-truth terminal where contemporaneous site observations—extracted from Procore RFIs, inspection reports, and daily logs—are triaged, linked to CPM activities, and quantified with court-admissible audit trails.

1. The Two Types of Contemporaneous Signals

Mapped CPM Signals

Observations the engine has semantically matched to one or more active Primavera P6 schedule activities.

Concrete pump failure during 2nd floor pour

Linked to: [ACT-2040: Level 2 Suspended Slab]

Result: Propagates slip to downstream milestone (+8d)

Floating Site Signals

Broad project-level disruptions that require human review or manual linkage to specific CPM schedule paths.

Port customs clearance strike affecting switchgear

Scope: Project-Wide / Unlinked

Action: Use CPM Activity Combobox to bind to procurement branch

2. Master-Detail Workspace Architecture

Forge transitions away from cramped modal popups to a dedicated full-height split terminal (h-[calc(100vh-8.5rem)]) with dual-column ergonomics:

Left Pane: Master Filter & List

Status Filter Tabs: All, Detected, Processed, Validated, Dismissed.
Instant Type-Ahead Search: Search by title, summary, or source document.
Urgency Badges: Act Now (red), Monitor (amber), Watch (blue).
Trade Tags: CSI MasterFormat classification (e.g. Electrical, Structural).

Right Pane: Forensic Signal Dossier

Contemporaneous Narrative: Factual event text and source PDF viewer link.
Activity Linkage Combobox: Fast WBS activity binding.
Downstream Milestones: Real-time cascade showing pushed contract dates.
Validation Terminal: Verified delay days and cost quantification.

3. Step-by-Step Signal Triage & Validation Flow

Ingest Contemporaneous Records or Governing Contracts

To feed new operational signals or contractual constraints, click "Ingest Evidence & Rules" in the top header.

Select between Site Evidence & Field Records (daily logs, inspection tickets, subcontractor emails, RFIs) or Governing Contract & Rules (FIDIC/NEC agreement clauses). The backend extraction engine runs without requiring manual category tags and immediately populates the signal inbox.

Examine Contemporaneous Evidence & Source Document

Select a signal in the left pane to view its full dossier. Review the extracted event narrative, detection date, and CSI MasterFormat division.

Click "View Source PDF" to inspect the original contemporaneously filed document (such as a Procore RFI, subcontractor daily log, or inspection certificate) in a new tab.

Bind Schedule Logic via the CPM Activity Combobox

If the signal is not yet linked or requires adjustment, use the CPM Activity Combobox:

High-Throughput Activity Search

Type any Activity ID or description (e.g., ACT-1020 or Chilled Water Pipe). The combobox queries thousands of schedule activities with sub-millisecond response and displays the WBS path.

Injects this event into the forward-pass CPM calculation immediately.

Inspect Downstream Milestone Slippage

Once linked, Forge automatically calculates the deterministic ripple effect. The Downstream Milestones Pushed panel displays every contractual milestone whose critical or near-critical path is affected by this delay (e.g., +14d slip to Commercial Operation Date).

Forensic Quantification & Validation Entry

To formalize this site signal into verified commercial liability, complete the Forensic Quantification & Validation section:

Confirmed Delay (Days)The verified critical-path day impact agreed by the commercial team.

Confirmed Cost (€)Direct substantiated subcontractor costs or mitigation expenses.

Forensic / Contractual Notes:Document the contractual justification, such as "FIDIC Clause 8.4 Extension of Time notice filed; delay due to late civil access."

Click Validate Impact. Once submitted, the signal is stamped with a green VALIDATEDbadge, and the validator's name and timestamp are preserved in the permanent audit ledger.

Accept, Dismiss, or Re-open Signals

Accept Into Model

Marks the signal as processed. Its delay impact is actively factored into executive risk drift calculations.

Dismiss / Restore

Marks the signal as dismissed, archiving it from the active model. Dismissed signals can be reviewed under the Dismissed tab and restored at any time.