COMPASS Articles

Short reads on prequalification, risk, and the Q Score from the COMPASS team.

You don't exist without a Q Score cover
Latest · Perspectives

You don't exist without a Q Score

A GC who doesn't already know you isn't calling around to check references. They're looking up your Q Score. Without one, as far as they're concerned, you don't exist.

2 min read · July 9, 2026

COMPASS product update: June 2026 cover

Product

COMPASS product update: June 2026

Book a meeting without leaving COMPASS, smarter OCR autofill with clearer loading, more control over the GCs you work with, and new review-request emails for GC teams.

5 min read · July 1, 2026

You don't vibe-code trust cover

Perspectives

You don't vibe-code trust

I spent close to fifteen years helping take a credit ratings agency digital. The lesson that stuck has almost nothing to do with technology, and everything to do with what AI is about to do to our industry.

5 min read · June 24, 2026

COMPASS product update: May 2026 cover

Product

COMPASS product update: May 2026

OCR autofill across the 1Form, a smoother renewal and authorization experience, group-level approvals, public profiles for subs, and faster reviews for GC teams.

4 min read · June 1, 2026

COMPASS product update: April 2026 cover

Product

COMPASS product update: April 2026

A more precise 1Form, clearer verification cues for review teams, public profiles begin rolling out, and tighter bid integrity for sealed projects.

3 min read · May 1, 2026

Progressive releases: built for stability, built with you cover

Engineering

Progressive releases: built for stability, built with you

Goodbye, big-bang releases. We're moving to a three-stage progressive delivery model so you see what's coming weeks before it goes live, and you have full control over when to opt in.

5 min read · April 18, 2026

COMPASS product update: March 2026 cover

Product

COMPASS product update: March 2026

Verification icons for review teams, the building blocks of public sub profiles, a new health and safety question on the 1Form, and a smoother first sign-in — plus a long list of fixes.

4 min read · April 1, 2026

COMPASS product update: February 2026 cover

Product

COMPASS product update: February 2026

Sharper filters for qualification management, subcontractor notes right in the bid package, a rename and polish pass on the public site, and a clearer finish to the 1Form submission.

3 min read · March 1, 2026

COMPASS