Methodology Registry
Transparent documentation of all analytical frameworks used in WIL research. Each methodology includes purpose, variables, data sources, weighting approach, version history, and validation status.
Registered methodologies
Workforce Exposure Index™
Five-component composite index measuring operational workforce constraint across U.S. construction markets at state resolution.
Compensation Volatility Framework™
Tracks compensation movement, regional spread, and directional trend for core construction execution roles.
Project Execution Risk Matrix™
Maps workforce risk across project execution dimensions — role criticality, market depth, replacement velocity, and compensation volatility.
Data Center Pipeline™
Tracks verified hyperscale and colocation data-center construction as a leading indicator of electrical and mechanical labor demand.
CHIPS-Grid Collision Index™
Composite index reading concurrent semiconductor fab and grid build-out as a directional labor collision signal.
Workforce Pressure Index™
Company-level composite measuring construction workforce execution pressure from operational footprint, backlog trajectory, hiring velocity, trade mix, and ownership structure.
Workforce Assessment Framework™
The parent methodology of the Workforce Intelligence Lab — a single, decision-ready composite integrating capacity, availability, execution risk, feasibility, and the established WEI™, CVF™, and PERM™ indices.
Workforce Capacity Index™
Whether a contractor or market has the leadership and field capacity to scale into new backlog — bench depth, succession exposure, and staffing bandwidth.
Labor Availability Score™
How many genuinely available, qualified operators sit within reach of a role and market — including reachability and rarity of active search.
Workforce Execution Risk Model™
How workforce gaps translate into schedule slippage, quality exposure, cost pressure, and single points of failure on a project or portfolio.
Workforce Feasibility Framework™
A go / no-go labor lens — whether a planned project, award, or expansion can actually be staffed in the target market and timeline.
Construction Position Scarcity Index™
Role-level scarcity scoring for construction leadership positions — PM, estimator, superintendent, and commissioning — by market and discipline.
Offer Competitiveness Matrix™
Scores whether a specific offer will close across nine conversion dimensions candidates weigh before they accept — the tactical counterpart to macro labor vulnerability reads.
Workforce Stability Framework™
Retention pressure, compensation volatility, hiring consistency, and regional labor durability — recurring stability reads inside dashboards and regional analysis.
Contractor Capacity Signal™
Workforce scalability, project staffing capability, labor depth, and execution bandwidth for contractor benchmarking.
PM Availability Curve™
PM scarcity, regional availability, compensation acceleration, and hiring competition — the role-specific curve behind PM market analysis.
Workforce Scarcity Indicators™
Supply tightness, demand pressure, and reachability of qualified operators by role and region.
Workforce Volatility Monitor™
Labor instability, compensation swings, workforce disruption, and hiring unpredictability for operational risk discussions.
Registry scope
The methodology registry documents analytical frameworks — not operational tools or hiring systems. Each entry specifies the research question it answers, the variables it uses, and its validation status. For general methodology notes and confidence framing, see Methodology & Confidence Notes.