Project Scheduling & Programme

Automated programme tracking removes the weekly scramble to chase progress, update Gantt charts, and send status reports by hand.

40 hrs
Time saved/month
6
Companies have mapped
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About This Automation

Project scheduling in construction requires extracting dates from briefs, building timelines in spreadsheets, and manually tracking resource conflicts and site progress. Manual scheduling is error-prone, delays critical updates by days, and leaves the schedule out of sync with site reality.

Automated scheduling reads project briefs to extract milestones, monitors resource allocation across all active projects, and syncs site progress updates in real time. The schedule stays current, conflicts are flagged automatically, and stakeholders receive same-day notifications of changes.

Key features
Extract dates and milestones from project briefs and contracts automatically
Build initial schedule structure with dependencies and critical path identified
Monitor resource allocation across all active projects and flag conflicts
Collect site progress updates and recalculate the schedule daily
Alert stakeholders to delays and risks on the same day they occur
Distribute updated schedules to clients and teams in real time

How The Automation Works

The full workflow, from trigger to completion.

1. Project Brief Receivedtrigger

A new project award or schedule change notice arrives via email or is flagged in the project portal. The automation is triggered and begins extracting key information.

2. Extract Dates and Milestones

The automation reads the project brief and automatically extracts critical dates, milestones, dependencies, and resource requirements into structured data.

3. Generate Schedule

The automation creates a new project schedule with tasks, durations, dependencies, and resource fields pre-populated based on the extracted data and historical project templates.

4. Check Resource Availability

The automation queries resource allocation data across all active projects and flags any conflicts or over-allocations. A decision node asks whether conflicts exist.

5. Alert Project Manager to Conflicts

If conflicts are detected, the automation sends a message to the project manager with a summary and a link to resolve assignments manually.

6. Request Site Progress

The automation sends a daily or weekly reminder to the site supervisor asking for progress updates on active tasks, with a simple form to fill in.

7. Update Schedule with Site Data

When site updates are submitted, the automation logs actual progress, recalculates the critical path, and flags any delays that affect project completion.

8. Notify Stakeholders of Changes

The automation sends a notification to the project manager and client with a summary of schedule changes, risks, and any tasks now at risk of delay.

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Estimated Time Saving
40hrs/month
Process pain:8.2/10
Mapped by:6 Companies

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