Construction Management

Tactplan Control makes sharing schedules with subcontractors, consultants, and clients easy while managing all rights regarding who can access specific information. For instance, it ensures that only the owner or general contractor can approve progress data and allows sub-contractors to input progress on the project.

Furthermore, it enables precise control over which schedule viewer each party can see. For instance, subcontractors can only add progress to their own work schedule and see a dynamic 5-week plan for coordinating all activities. This ensures that all involved parties only see relevant data tailored to their needs, eliminating wasted time navigating through irrelevant information.

The more complex a schedule is, the more difficult it can be to assess its progress accurately. This is where color coding comes into play. Color coding is something we use extensively, making it easy to track the progress of your construction project.

Using the classic Green-Yellow-Red scale makes it apparent whether project activities are completed, delayed, or not even started when they should have been. These recognizable codes enable you as a user to identify risks early on and allow you to act before a delay becomes unmanageable.

The Status Matrix will undoubtedly become your new favorite tool if you constantly seek precise oversight and control over your production. The Status Matrix is a table view where all tasks are distributed across the project’s locations. The color coding indicates which tasks are completed, on schedule, delayed, or need to be started.

This view can be cross-filtered across all parameters in Tactplan Control, such as specific locations, trades, timeframes, or work breakdowns. Maintaining a clear overview of whether production is progressing as expected has always been challenging.

Last Planner is a recognized method used for production and construction management on building sites worldwide. It is also fully integrable with Location-based scheduling and the engine underlying Tactplan and Tactplan Control. In essence, Last Planner revolves around constantly being in touch with the ongoing progress and planning the construction project based on current resources and site conditions.

Using Tactplan Control to support weekly planning meetings, it becomes easy to oversee which locations are ready for new tasks, which require extra focus in the upcoming week, and identify and address potential issues. The integration of Tactplan Control and the Last Planner method enables prepared communication and collaboration, reduces waste and inefficiency, and enhances the predictability and reliability of your schedules.

In Tactplan Control, the core principles of the Last Planner, such as mark-ready planning and commitment of trades, are fully integrated with the Location-based schedule. So, no more tedious copy-paste to Excel sheets for weekly work plans. It is all integrated.

Documentation and reporting of construction projects are always crucial, especially for professional builders who need insights into the progress of their projects. Tactplan Control provides an accurate snapshot that can be used directly to document the status of a project while preserving all historical production data.

This makes it significantly easier to identify the causes of delays and make informed decisions based on how a project evolves rather than relying on gut feelings or intuition. Accessing detailed historical data helps analyze trends and patterns, enabling better project management and decision-making processes. With Tactplan Control, the professional builder can maintain a well-documented and data-driven approach to project management, leading to more efficient and successful construction outcomes.