Planera Unleashes Visual, Collaborative Scheduling in the Field with iPad Launch

Planera’s construction scheduling solution is now available for iPad users, making it easy for project team members in the field to contribute to the creation of field schedules for pull-planning and to update the status of those schedules on the jobsite. Historically, there’s been a disconnect between schedules created in the office and the planning that happens in the field. The office-created schedules are often built to meet contractual requirements — not to guide day-to-day work — and they’re rarely updated in real time. Meanwhile, superintendents and trades rely on spreadsheets or whiteboards to plan the work, adjusting on the fly. As a result, the master schedule becomes a formality — leaving teams to improvise.

The visual, collaborative and now portable nature of Planera will drive fundamental changes in the way construction schedules are developed and refined over time. With the convenience of iPad access, members of the field team can easily contribute their input to the development of field schedules as part of pull-planning. Trade partners can also participate in pull-planning via their iPads, lending their detailed knowledge to the process. This collaborative initial approach to schedule development will yield schedules that are more accurate, and that have the trust of the full team.