Scheduling Solutions Overview
BuiltWorlds defines scheduling solutions as technologies that allow project teams to develop and manage schedules in a more streamlined fashion, which in turn reduces errors and delays, and improves communication and collaboration among stakeholders. Today's leading scheduling solutions enable users to create detailed project schedules with real-time progress tracking, alerting them to potential issues before they become major problems. Many of these tools also integrate with other software used within the industry, including BIM, accounting software and workforce management solutions. Scheduling technologies often feature robust collaboration capabilities, such as shared data, task assignments and communication tools. Additional features of scheduling technologies include analytics and reporting capabilities as well as automation workflows. Often paired together, analytical capabilities can identify key metrics like resource allocation and task assignments, which can be automated in workflows.
Scheduling is a crucial step during the preconstruction phase given the…