Scheduling Software for Australian Contractors

Every project. Every crew. One schedule.

Build the construction program, assign crews and plant across every live project, and read it against reality: long-lead deliveries on the tasks they gate, slippage showing its cost, resource conflicts flagged before two jobs claim the same crew. Planners keep P6 or MS Project. Everyone else finally sees the program.

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One schedule for the tasks, the crews and the money

Construction scheduling software for Australian contractors has to hold a program together across distance: crews and plant shared between jobs, suppliers a long way from site, and a head office reading many projects at once. Archdesk plans people and equipment from one pool across every live project, flags the moment two tasks claim the same crew, and keeps the program, baselines and critical path on the same live data as the costs, so a slipping task shows what it does to the finish date and to the money.

Contractor in a hard hat reviewing works on a construction site

No double-booked crews

Staff and machinery are planned across every live project, and conflict detection raises an alert the moment two tasks claim the same crew.

Long-lead items gate the right tasks

Procurement dates sit on the tasks they gate, so a late delivery moves the schedule visibly instead of surprising the site.

Slippage shows its cost

Baselines compare planned against actual as work progresses, and because schedule progress feeds progress claims, a late task shows up in the money, not just on the timeline.

The schedule builds itself

Win the job and generate the schedule straight from your estimate or takeoff, with no duplicate data entry.

Planners keep P6. Everyone else finally sees the plan.

Two-way import and export with MS Project and Oracle Primavera P6 keeps planners in the tool they know, while site crews, commercial and leadership read the same program in Archdesk, wherever in the country the job is running.

Site supervisor checking schedule progress on a tablet

Construction Gantt Charts

Plan every phase on a Gantt chart the whole team can see. Tasks, deadlines and dependencies sit in one view, with progress updated as work happens on site.

Map task dependencies and spot knock-on delays

Progress tracked against the plan in real time

Live schedule shared with every stakeholder

Two-way MS Project and Primavera P6 schedule import and export

Resource Allocation

Assign people and machinery from one pool that covers every live project. Nothing sits idle, nobody is booked twice, and reallocating takes minutes when priorities change.

People and equipment planned in one system

Availability visible across the whole portfolio

Conflicts resolved before they reach site

Reallocate quickly when priorities change

Conflict Detection

The schedule checks itself. Overlapping tasks, double-booked crews and timeline bottlenecks raise an alert the moment they appear, not the morning they happen.

Immediate alerts for schedule overlaps

Double-booked crews flagged automatically

Adjust tasks before clashes reach site

Clear visibility across projects and teams

Critical Path Analysis

See which tasks actually drive the finish date. The critical path updates as the schedule changes, so you know which delays matter and where to put your resources.

Critical sequence highlighted automatically

Real-time updates on key milestones

Resources moved to where they protect the date

Know which delays matter and which can wait

Baselines

Capture the plan you committed to and measure the live schedule against it. Slippage shows up as it develops, while there is still time to recover it.

Original plan captured as a reference point

Planned vs actual compared in real time

Delays caught before they escalate

Clear variance picture for stakeholders

Automatic Scheduling

Win the job and the schedule builds itself. Generate the full task list directly from your estimate or takeoff, with no retyping between winning the work and starting it.

Schedule generated from the estimate or takeoff

No duplicate entry between quote and delivery

New projects launch with the plan in place

One source of truth from day one

Integrations

Planners keep MS Project or Oracle Primavera P6. Schedules import into Archdesk and export back, both ways, so the rest of the business works from the same schedule without duplicate entry.

Two-way MS Project and Primavera P6 schedule import and export

No duplicate data entry between systems

Everyone works from the same live schedule

Schedule revisions move both ways, under your control

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Bring schedules in from the planning tools you already use

Archdesk exchanges schedules with MS Project and Primavera P6 via two-way import and export, so planners keep their tool and the delivery team runs the job here.

Frequently Asked Questions: Construction Scheduling

What is construction scheduling software?

Construction scheduling software keeps tasks, people and progress aligned by running them in one schedule instead of three disconnected tools. In Archdesk, Gantt charts, critical path analysis, baselines and resource allocation work from the same live data as your costs, so a slipping task shows what it does to the finish date and to the money.

Does Archdesk work with MS Project and Primavera P6?

Yes. Archdesk imports schedules from MS Project and Oracle Primavera P6 and exports them back, in both directions, including P6 custom calendars and baselines. Planners keep working in the tool they know, and site, commercial and leadership teams work from the same schedule in Archdesk without duplicate data entry.

How does Archdesk prevent double-booked crews?

People and machinery are planned from one pool that covers every live project, so availability is visible across the whole portfolio. Conflict detection raises an alert the moment two tasks claim the same crew, so clashes are resolved before they reach site.

How do baselines show schedule slippage?

Archdesk captures the plan you committed to and compares the live schedule against it as work progresses, so slippage shows up while there is still time to recover it. Because schedule progress feeds progress claims, a late task shows up in the money, not just on the timeline.

Can Archdesk build the schedule from an estimate?

Yes. Win the job and the full task list generates directly from your estimate or takeoff, with no retyping between winning the work and starting it. New projects launch with the plan already in place.

How does Archdesk handle resource conflicts across jobs?

People, plant and equipment are planned from one pool covering every live project, so availability is visible across the whole portfolio. Conflict detection raises an alert the moment two tasks claim the same crew or machine, and reallocating when priorities change takes minutes.

Can head office see the program across every project?

Yes. The program for every live job reads from one platform and one data model, so leadership sees progress across the portfolio while each site team works its own plan, and external collaborators such as subcontractors can be given access free of charge.