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Sample job cost or you are averaging your way into a lie

Job cost sampling shows which work actually makes money. Without it, good jobs hide bad ones and the price list slowly dies.

You cannot Diamond-Cut what you will not measure at the job level.

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Tactics by seat

Pick a sampling rhythm. Not every nail, but enough jobs to see the pattern.
Bring three ugly jobs and three beautiful ones to the manager meeting. Price and process follow evidence.