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        • Honors & Awards

          Business Of The Year
          Kansas Women-Owned Businesses 2017

          Rule Breaker Award
          New York Rule Breakers 2015

          25 Outstanding Businesses Under 25 Employees
          Twenty Five – 25  2012

          CEO of the Year
          City Union Mission 2009

          Women Who Mean Business
          Biz Journal 2009

          Vision of Excellence
          National Association of Women in Construction – 2009

          About MySmartPlans

          Shelley Armato and Dominick Armato

          Shelley is the Founder and CEO of MySmartPlans. Her husband Dominick is Co-founder and President. They suffered firsthand the effects of chaos in the industry. Dominick, a 45-year contractor, was wildly successful and one project with insufficient data caused them to shut the doors on that company. But they rose again and reinvented the construction industry by streamlining the business.

          MySmartPlans is a software-as-a-service solution with an experienced digital information librarian as part of your team, who creates transparency, organization, and efficiency in construction projects. They are the driving force behind Data Governance, which mitigates the risk associated with insufficient document oversight. MySmartPlans has been improving the industry for 16 years and has a revenue aggregate of over 19 billion dollars. Build on time, on schedule, and with audited as pre-discovery files that are proven to prevent litigation!

          Honors & Awards

          Business Of The Year
          Kansas Women-Owned Businesses 2017

          Rule Breaker Award
          New York Rule Breakers 2015

          25 Outstanding Businesses Under 25 Employees
          Twenty Five – 25  2012

          CEO of the Year
          City Union Mission 2009

          Women Who Mean Business
          Biz Journal 2009

          Vision of Excellence
          National Association of Women in Construction – 2009

          About MySmartPlans

          Shelley Armato and Dominick Armato

          Shelley is the Founder and CEO of MySmartPlans. Her husband Dominick is Co-founder and President. They suffered firsthand the effects of chaos in the industry. Dominick, a 45-year contractor, was wildly successful and one project with insufficient data caused them to shut the doors on that company. But they rose again and reinvented the construction industry by streamlining the business.

          MySmartPlans is a software-as-a-service solution with an experienced digital information librarian as part of your team, who creates transparency, organization, and efficiency in construction projects. They are the driving force behind Data Governance, which mitigates the risk associated with insufficient document oversight. MySmartPlans has been improving the industry for 16 years and has a revenue aggregate of over 19 billion dollars. Build on time, on schedule, and with audited as pre-discovery files that are proven to prevent litigation!

    • Our Platform

      MySmartPlans Track Record:

      16 years in business

      2,130 Projects completed with no litigation

      $23 billion in project value completed

      99.9% projects completed on time & on budget

      6.4% projects completed ahead of schedule

      18% project on-site savings

      The MySmartPlans Manifesto

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      MySmartPlans Track Record:

      16 years in business

      2,130 Projects completed with no litigation

      $23 billion in project value completed

      99.9% projects completed on time & on budget

      6.4% projects completed ahead of schedule

      18% project on-site savings

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      The MySmartPlans Manifesto

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    • Webinar: Stop Construction Litigation

      SEC-AAAE Annual Conference

        • Customer Testimonials

          MySmartPlans has saved thousands of hours in costly rework and has allowed us to collaborate with our team members in the most efficient manner possible.

          Craig Childers

          MySmartPlans helped us focus on the project rather than collection of data & documentation. The MSP team knows what needs to be included and does a great job gathering, managing and ensure timey responses on required information. It also gives us a centralized location for project documentation, giving us comfort of knowing where to find information in the future. MSP allows us to work smarter and be smarter.

          Northwest Florida Beaches

          Technology has made promises over the years that someday we would all be paperless and all electronic, but there has been a missing link in sharing information between groups. MySmartPlans is the medium that fills that gap.

          Rick Thompson

          As a construction litigator…to be able to point and click and find the documentation that relates to that specific change order, whatever, in seconds as opposed to days or weeks manually would be a game changer.

          Bill Quatman

          What you offer was a refreshing change because it can take weeks, sometimes months, to get documents from various parties at a construction project. And having an integrated centralized service I think is a great idea…

          Wayne Kalayjian

          It’s such an efficient way to share information. The real value is in accelerating our decision making. MySmartPlans was the one place everyone could go to get real time information.

          Tim Debuse

        • Case Studies

    • Upcoming Events

      March 30th 2023, 10:30 am CST

      Webinar: Stop Construction Litigation

      Kansas City
      Stop Construction Litigation! This live webinar will discuss building with clean data creates accuracy that eliminates construction litigation on 99.8% of projects. Join us on March 30th at 10:30 am CST. Defend your Claim and Protect your Profits. Passcode: PCTuS4
      April 29th, 2023

      SEC-AAAE Annual Conference

      The Richmond Mariott
      We will have a booth at this year’s SEC-AAAE Annual Conference.
      August 23, 2023

      Four States Airport Conference 2023

      Kansas City Marriott Downtown
      We will have a booth at this year’s Four States Airport Conference and plan to present on Stop the Change Order Game: Run your project audit ready.
      July 15, 2023

      CFMA Annual Conference & Exhibition

      Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
      Booth #429 This is where CFOs and top professionals in construction come together with CPA firms and providers of accounting software, banking, and financial services, HR management and benefits administration, insurance, management consulting, and surety and bonding to share the latest industry products, services, and tools. Gaylord Rockies Resort & Convention Center
      March 22, 2023

      Airport Leadership Forum

      Dallas, TX
      Airport Leadership Forum, in Dallas Texas, will bring together airport leaders and key aviation stakeholders to exchange best practices and innovative case studies, create long-lasting relationships, and provide focused business-airport collaboration for practical progress in aviation development. Participants will include senior airport representatives, airport associations, private sector companies, and NGOs. Through roundtable discussions, question and answer (Q&A) sessions, case study presentations, and site visits they will share experiences, and best practices and debate common challenges.
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The Construction Litigation-Proof Solution

Construction litigation is a common problem in the construction industry. It refers to legal disputes that arise during or after a construction project. These disputes can be very costly, time-consuming, and stressful for everyone involved. MySmartPlans created a Litigation-Proof Solution, read below to see how it works. The Top 7 Reasons for Construction Litigation 1. Contract disputes Issue: Contract disputes are one of the most common reasons for construction litigation. These disputes can arise due to many factors, such as inadequate specifications, delays, changes in scope, cost overruns, and more. When any of these issues arise, it can lead to

Information Governance

Garbage in, garbage out is a common phrase, and it is ignored in the construction industry. Garbage in; disparaged data, miscommunication, lost documentation, incorrect information. Creates garbage out; rebuilds, change orders, budget issues, and schedules overages.   The idea of “chasing,” approved documents is a lifestyle choice. Decision-making is a chosen guessing game in today’s construction market! Self-governance instead of information governance is where the issue lies…   Why do owners let the fox run the chicken coup? And who makes the most money when projects are run in chaos? When a GC has all the control of documentation, they

What do Patrick Mahomes and Startups Have in Common?

Like Patrick Mahomes, start-up companies need to be: Always learning and growing. Construction technology is evolving at an unprecedented rate. The way we do business is evolving at a speed beyond new projects. Our MySmartPlans Software is constantly adding more tools to make construction safer, more efficient, and more cost-effective. MySmartPlans has dedicated digital information librarians that seek out all daily project information and upload it to one central integrated dashboard.   Owners can protect their assets with MySmartPlans because every piece of data is captured and shared in one single, accessible system. Protect from litigation from day one! MySmartPlans

The Change Order Game: Lessons learned and solutions created

MySmartPlans was created to ensure accountability and transparency during the acquisition, planning, execution, and data turnover to facilities management to eliminate unwarranted change orders. “Change order” is the industry term for an amendment to a construction contract that changes the contractor’s scope of work. Most change orders modify the work required by contract documents (which, in turn, usually increases the contract price) and/ or adjust the amount of time the contractor has to complete the work. For there to be a valid change order, the owner and contractor must both agree on all terms. The owner doesn’t always get the

7 Take-Aways from the TRB Annual Conference

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) provides leadership in transportation improvements and innovation. This year’s TRB Annual Conference was held in Washington DC and presented by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.  Can we please stop burning through our nation’s capital with bogus change orders?  We can do better! Protect the Change Order Games CALL ME  #JOINTHEREVOLUTION

Glass Houses: Living the Challenge

Those that live in a glass house understand the power of Windex We are impacting the industry so everyone will build completely transparent. We have seen the downfall of projects, we were stuck in the middle of one. Dominick and I lived the nightmare of him having to close the doors on a 3rd generation company because of bid rigging and misinformation. He was the most significant painting contractor in Kansas City for 43 years. We know the challenges in the industry! But we said that was enough and rose up to create MySmartPlans, so no one else would have

We Disrupt the Change Order Game

It is highly accepted that change orders must be present, disrupting the schedule, the budget, the backups it creates, and the stories that are invented. Did you ever think this was possible? Confusion is the name of the game. Take as much money as you can, and set up the project to blindside the owners. Stories like supply chain issues, at one time it was a lumber shortage, then concrete. I have heard all types of the same story: a shortage of glaciers and sub-contractors, and they are just that. Stories.   Do you remember the story of The Three

The Gift of a Hug

We have the fantastic opportunity to bless Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School in Kansas City, MO. Ms. Pitts is an incredibly passionate advocate and a visionary for her students. We don’t spare a dime when we bless her class, our monthly gifts, and unlimited Amazon deliveries allow for her teachings to support the next generation of leaders!  As always giving to these students and teachers is incredibly rewarding for us. We gifted her classroom stockings filled with little toys, fidgets, and games. We also were able to gift her classroom the most huggable stuffed animal Squishmollows. It was so

Be on the Winning Team

Sports teach us a lot about trust, teamwork, perseverance, tenacity, and believing in yourself. I can’t help but think about how we have been through so much as subcontractors turned litigation-proof construction technology creators. We have been on multiple projects that only did what was asked of them, lacked documentation, cut corners, and blamed others. Those types of projects put subcontractors (like our 40-year legacy painting company) out of business. We decided is time we create winning teams in the construction industry! But how do you create a winning team? Andy Reid has a proven recipe for a winning team:

Chaos in Construction

When your airport has a huge construction project, you have plenty to worry about. You try not to disrupt operations while placating tenants and appeasing the FAA. You shouldn’t have to worry that your contractor is misleading, fibbing, or flat-out lying about an expense or schedule extension. But, sadly, you’re not wrong to worry. A report by McKinsey & Co. estimates that overruns in capital expenditures for infrastructure construction projects average above 130% of the original quoted capital, with schedules that lag 20 months behind the original contract. Keep chaos in check If your contractor’s information governance process is designed