Scheduling Software for Canadian Contractors

Every crew, every task, one schedule beside the numbers.

Plan the schedule, assign people and equipment across every live project, and read it against reality: long-lead deliveries on the tasks they gate, slippage showing what it does to the finish date and to the money. Planners keep P6 or MS Project. The rest of the team finally sees the plan.

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One schedule, read beside the committed cost position

Construction scheduling software for Canadian contractors keeps the plan and the numbers within reach of each other. In Archdesk, Gantt charts, critical path analysis, baselines and resource allocation run from the same live data as your costs, so a slipping task shows what it does to the finish date and to the money, and the month-end WIP conversation starts from dates and numbers that live on the same records. People and equipment are planned from one pool across every live project, from a downtown high-rise to a job three provinces away, and conflict detection flags two tasks claiming the same crew. Planners keep Primavera P6 or MS Project, with two-way import and export, while site and office read the same schedule. Seasonal starts and weather windows move dates on Canadian jobs; baselines keep the plan you committed to visible while the working schedule adjusts, so the variance is a number, not a memory.

Contractor in a hard hat reviewing works on a construction site

Slippage shows up in the numbers

Baselines compare planned against actual as work progresses, and because schedule progress feeds progress draws, a late task shows up in the money, not just on the timeline. The committed cost position sits on the same platform, so dates and numbers are read together.

The schedule builds itself

Win the job and generate the schedule straight from the estimate, so a new project starts with the plan in place and nothing retyped between bidding and breaking ground.

No double-booked crews

People and equipment are planned across every live project, and conflict detection raises an alert the moment two tasks claim the same crew, whether the jobs are across the street or across the country.

Long-lead items gate the right tasks

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

Planners keep P6. Everyone else reads the same schedule.

Two-way schedule import and export with MS Project and Oracle Primavera P6 keeps planners where they are productive, while site, commercial and leadership work from the same schedule in Archdesk, on the same platform as the budget and the committed cost position.

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 draws, 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 the schedule relate to committed cost in Archdesk?

They live on one platform with one data model. The schedule runs from the same live records as budgets and committed cost, so a slipping task is read beside what the job is carrying, and the month-end WIP conversation starts from one set of records instead of two exports.

Can Archdesk schedule crews across multiple projects and regions?

Yes. People and equipment are planned from one pool that covers every live project, availability is visible across the whole portfolio, and conflict detection flags two tasks claiming the same crew before the clash reaches site.

Do planners have to leave Primavera P6 or MS Project?

No. Schedules import from MS Project and Oracle Primavera P6 and export back, in both directions, including P6 custom calendars and baselines, so planners keep their tool and the rest of the business reads the plan in Archdesk.

Can subcontractors and consultants see the schedule?

Yes. External collaborators, including subcontractors, clients and consultants, can be given access free of charge, so the trades working to the schedule read the same live version the office does.

Can crews and equipment be planned across several jobs at once?

Yes. People and equipment are planned from one pool that covers every live project, so availability is visible across the whole portfolio, whether the jobs share a city block or sit in different provinces. Conflict detection raises an alert the moment two tasks claim the same crew, and reallocating takes minutes when priorities change.