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A schedule the whole project can finally see.

Critical-path scheduling in the browser, worked on together and read by the owner and the subs without a license. Bring in your Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project files and keep the logic; if you know P6, you will be at home. Aquifer AI checks the schedule, suggests the fixes and writes the narrative.

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SCHEDULING / 10.26 THE LOOKAHEAD

What you can do with Scheduling.

01

Import XER or P6 XML and keep every constraint

Bring the schedule in from Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project with its float, calendars, constraints and resource leveling intact, and send it back the same way. A scheduler who knows P6 will find the conventions they already know.

02

Plan the week with the crews

Run a Last Planner board with weekly commitments and percent plan complete. Record the reason behind every missed commitment.

03

See risk as dates, not opinions

Keep a risk register and run Monte Carlo for P50, P80 and P90 finish dates. Tornado charts show which activities drive the spread.

04

Share the schedule with the owner and the subs

Everyone the schedule affects gets a free read-only view. Comments and @mentions keep the conversation on the activity.

The schedule against its baseline, with the critical path moved to the electrical work
A week of crews by activity and day, sent to the field in one click
Resource loading by week, with the cumulative curve and over-allocated periods
Activities grouped by WBS, filtered by type, status and critical path

Scheduling for every company on the project.

The same app, used by the owner, the general contractor and the subcontractor. One example each.

For owners

Every contractor's schedule in one view

Each contractor's schedule sits in one place, with milestones and variance across the program. Read it without a license.

For general contractors

Author or import, then run the critical path

Import from P6 or build the schedule here. Publish lookaheads, run the DCMA check and play the build back in 4D.

For subcontractors and suppliers

Read the lookahead, report progress

Open the lookahead on a phone, see what moved and report progress from the field. Field actuals update the schedule.

Everything a scheduler expects, in the browser.

SCH.01 — Critical path

Critical-path scheduling the way schedulers expect

Float, every constraint type, calendars and resource leveling, with the conventions a P6 or Microsoft Project scheduler already knows. Bring in your logic and keep it.

SCH.02 — Import and export

XER, P6 XML, MS Project XML and SDEF

Import and export every one of them, so the schedule round-trips with the owner's P6 or Microsoft Project. Export to XLSX for anyone who wants a spreadsheet.

SCH.03 — Working together

Several people editing at once

Comments, @mentions, presence and change history. Stakeholders get free read-only views, so nobody needs a license to read the schedule.

SCH.04 — Lean planning

Last Planner boards and weekly commitments

A planning board, weekly commitments, percent plan complete and the reasons for missed commitments, next to the CPM schedule.

SCH.05 — Risk as dates

Monte Carlo with P50, P80 and P90

A risk register, Monte Carlo simulation, tornado charts and weather risk. Risk shows up as dates on the schedule.

SCH.06 — Earned value

Earned value with costs from the ERP

Actual costs come from the ERP through Integrations. Baselines and schedule comparison show where the plan moved and what it cost.

SCH.07 — 4D playback

Link activities to the model

Link activities to model elements and play the build back. Watch the sequence before the crews build it.

SCH.08 — Schedule quality

DCMA 14-point check with suggested fixes

Run the DCMA 14-point check and get suggested fixes, draft a schedule narrative, import a schedule from a PDF, and ask a question in plain language.

SCH.09 — Field and crews

Dispatch, GPS clock-in and daily diaries

A dispatch board built from the schedule with conflict rules. GPS clock-in, daily diaries with photos and weather, and field actuals that update progress.

Scheduling works with the systems you already run.

All connectors →

From kickoff to first result in weeks, not quarters.

Step 01 — Import

Bring the schedule in

Upload an XER, P6 XML, MS Project XML or SDEF file, or build the schedule here. Logic, calendars and constraints come with it.

Step 02 — Work

Work on it together

Edit with the team, plan the week on the Last Planner board, run the risk and check the schedule against DCMA.

Step 03 — Share

Share it with everyone it affects

Give the owner and the subs a read-only view. The field reports progress and the schedule updates.

Something useful before any sales call.

Send us an XER or P6 XML file. You get a quality report, a browser view with its logic intact, and a link the owner and subs can read without a license.

A shared schedule

Send us a P6 file. Get a quality report and a schedule everyone can read.

  • A schedule quality report with the DCMA checks and what we would fix first
  • The schedule in the browser, with its critical path and float intact
  • A share link for the owner and the subcontractors, read-only and free

Pricing follows what you use. Every part of the platform can be taken on its own and kept in sync with the systems you already run. Talk to us about pricing for your company.

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Common questions about Scheduling.

FAQ.01

Does it work with Primavera P6?

Yes. Import an XER or P6 XML file with its logic, calendars and constraints, work it here, and export it back without losing anything. A scheduler who knows P6 will find the conventions for float, constraints and resource leveling they already know.

FAQ.02

Do the owner and the subs need a license?

No. Everyone the schedule affects gets a free read-only view, with comments and @mentions on the activities.

FAQ.03

Which file formats does it import and export?

XER, P6 XML, MS Project XML and SDEF in both directions, and XLSX out. A schedule that only exists as a PDF can be imported too.

FAQ.04

Where do the costs come from?

Actual costs come from the ERP through Integrations, so earned value uses the numbers the office already has. Baselines and schedule comparison sit beside them.

FAQ.05

Can the field update the schedule?

Yes. The dispatch board comes from the schedule, crews clock in by GPS, daily diaries carry photos and weather, and field actuals update progress.

FAQ.06

What does the DCMA check do?

It runs the 14-point assessment on the schedule, scores it and suggests a fix for each failing point. Fixes are proposed for you to approve, never applied on their own.

Share the schedule with everyone it affects.