Planera, the leader in visual CPM-based construction scheduling, announced the launch of advanced field scheduling capabilities designed to simplify and enhance short-interval term planning for construction project teams. With these new features, teams can easily create, manage, and update detailed field schedules that seamlessly connect to their master project plans.
For years, field teams have relied on Post-Its and Microsoft Excel to create and manage detail-level schedules, resulting in disconnection from the master schedule, manual errors, and costly delays. Planera’s new solution eliminates these inefficiencies by offering:
- Visual, collaborative field scheduling that’s intuitive and purpose-built for construction teams
- Instant selection and conversion of master schedule sections into detailed field schedules
- Real-time progress tracking and variance reporting against the master plan
- Seamless updates between field and master schedules
- Powerful field analytics help teams track progress vs. plan
“Planera field schedules allow us to break down the overall project into manageable activities and communicate effectively with the field – without overloading them with the entire project schedule,” said Jimmy Salvidar, senior estimator and project manager, Silverado Contractors. “And when things change along the way – as they always do – Planera provides us with the flexibility to tune our plan accordingly and keep our master and field schedules aligned.”
Planera’s collaborative platform empowers both internal team members and trade partners to contribute to schedule development, democratizing the process and increasing schedule quality. Updates made in the field can be easily brought back into the master schedule, whether managed in Planera or exported back to P6, ensuring everyone stays aligned and informed.
“Field schedules have been overlooked and siloed for too long,” said Nitin Bhandari, CEO of Planera. “Our new field scheduling capabilities, combined with recent iPad support, deliver the power and practicality project teams need to stay on track and on schedule. This addition is an important new addition to Planera’s full-stack scheduling solution, which now enables our customers to work with Planera at all stages of their scheduling journey.”
