Would you trust your ex with your data?
This is about process, not intent.
A subcontractor finishes work on Friday.
Their company access can be switched off in seconds. But drawings, site photos, downloaded files and saved sessions may already sit somewhere else.
The question is not only whether the account is closed. It is what is still reachable afterwards.
Interactive scenario · Around 2 minutes · No form
Alex
Package subcontractor · Personal phone
A subcontractor completes a package of work on Friday.
Alex · Package subcontractor · Personal device
Access is granted. Alex gets the systems and information required to start work.
Friday morning. Alex arrives on site to begin a package of groundworks. An M365 account is provisioned, their personal phone is registered, and they join the project Teams channel. No project materials have been shared yet.
| Node | Status |
|---|---|
| Alex | Connected |
| Personal device | Connected |
| Teams / M365 | Connected |
| Drawings | Not yet active |
| RAMS | Not yet active |
| Site photos | Not yet active |
| Project folders | Not yet active |
| Client portals | Not yet active |
| App sessions | Not yet active |
| Evidence trail | Not yet active |
How would this work in your business?
Alex is fictional. The access pattern is not. Now check how clearly your organisation could answer five practical questions.
Question 1 of 5
This is a reflection, not a formal assessment. Answer honestly: the control picture updates as you go.
Question 1 of 5
Do you know which devices accessed your project information for this subcontractor?
This includes personal phones used to photograph site progress, download drawings, or access project portals.
Get your Site Data Access score in 2 minutes.
See how clearly your organisation controls project information across personal devices, subcontractors, project changes and leavers.
INSTANT SCORE
See your current Site Data Access position.
TAILORED ANALYSIS
Feedback based on your actual answers.
UK GROWTH SME BENCHMARK
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