Construction site planning software

Having an eye on all aspects of a construction site is essential to ensure its success. For this, the Construction companies need a meticulous planning of future and ongoing work. To plan your construction sites, have a good vision of your resources and anticipate your needs, solutions exist, such as the Alobees software. It will help you to ensure effective management of your projects, to anticipate any unforeseen events and to achieve better profitability.

To establish a site schedule, various solutions exist, from task scheduling “by hand” to the use of software dedicated to project management in the construction industry:

• Monitoring the schedule by hand, an easy solution but not without risks‍

Some businesses opt for paper-based tracking. The main disadvantage? Les informations do not circulate in real time for all employees. Not to mention that the loss of documents is always possible, unlike software that stores your data preciously.

• Excel planning, a limited and impractical tool

The Excel schedule with the advantage of being accessible to various collaborators. One of the popular methods in the construction industry is the Gantt chart. It allows the display of the various tasks by graphically representing their duration and sequence. Establishing a Gantt chart is a time-consuming job. Moreover, the tool is not necessarily adapted to last-minute changes.

In general, Excel remains difficult to read. The software does not allow all the data to be clearly displayed — especially when consulting the file in the field, with a tablet or smartphone for example — and offers little flexibility.

• Opt for a free site monitoring solution

Of free solutions like Fieldwire or Onaya exist. These tools allow basic monitoring of construction sites. The number of users and projects to follow is limited in the free version. Their use is rather recommended for small construction companies, which do not need lots of features or who are not working on several sites at the same time.

• Follow your construction sites thanks to software and a mobile application available at any time

The site planning software is a solution of choice to improve your project management. It has a lot of advantages. It helps you anticipate your labor and material needs to avoid delays. It also displays the Situation of the construction site in real time: you can easily follow its progress whether you are in the field, in the office or on another construction site.

Features may vary from software to software. A demo will help you get an idea of the tools being considered. Some software allows you to manage quotes and invoicing. Others come in Mobile version with a very easy to use application. This is the case with Alobees: all your employees equipped with a tablet or smartphone can access construction site data wherever they are. Information flows instantly and fluidly.

Contrary to what one might think, use a construction site monitoring software is not necessarily complicated or reserved for computer pros. Most of the interfaces are easy to learn. In a few clicks, you configure your projects and the schedule of each one. At Alobees, we have created a practical and pleasant to use solution, which has already won over many users in the building industry.

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To make the right choice, it is important to consider the size and complexity of your projects, the essential functionalities such as resource management and real-time monitoring, and the ease of use of the software.

The big plus of Alobees? Our tool can be connected with the main management and CRM software (quotes, invoicing...) to avoid double entries.

Creating and monitoring your site schedules is child's play with Alobees.

• After creating a new construction project, all you have to do is allocate your resources (employees, subcontracting company...).
• With each new assignment or change of tasks, your employees equipped with a telephone or from a computer are notified in real time. You can add private notes or share documents (plan, current standards, etc.) to facilitate communication and follow-up.
• In the blink of an eye, you can see everyone's weekly, monthly, quarterly or semi-annual schedules.

Alobees offers you a free trial period, accompanied by a demo. You will thus be able to test the various functionalities of our tool and discover how it can help you in the management of your construction company on a daily basis. All this, without commitment, and without a bank card!

It is estimated that Alobees users save an average of 20% of time in their daily tasks. Who says saving time also means gaining profitability in all your construction projects. So, are you ready to take the first step towards improved management and planning of your construction sites?

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Establishing a construction site planning is essential as soon as the estimate is validated, even before the start of work. In fact, it is the first step in successful project management. A true reference guide for construction or renovation, this schedule meets several challenges:

• Allocate your necessary human resources to carry out the work. You can easily anticipate an increased need for manpower if necessary;
• Plan the purchase of the equipment necessary for the carrying out the work on time;
• Break down the project into several stages, specifying the different tasks to be carried out and the deadline for each;
• Plan what data, information or documents must be sent to the teams to meet the deadlines and the initial estimate;
• Follow The progress of the construction site once the work has started;
• Improve your productivity and profitability globally.

The construction site planning offers a clear and precise vision of the situation, whether carried out on software or on an Excel spreadsheet. By centralizing data, it facilitates communication between all stakeholders and promotes better coordination between the various trades.

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