Programme & Scheduling Software for Irish Contractors

The programme of works, kept where the whole team can read it.

Build the programme, assign people and plant across every live job, and measure delivery against it: long-lead deliveries on the tasks they gate, programme progress feeding valuations, slippage showing its cost while there is still time to recover it. Planners keep P6 or MS Project. Site, commercial and the directors read the same programme.

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The programme, the crews and the money, read together from one live record

Programme and scheduling software for Irish contractors has to keep three things honest at once: the programme of works, the resources working to it, and what slippage does to the money. Archdesk runs Gantt charts, critical path analysis, baselines and resource allocation from the same live data as your costs, and because programme progress feeds valuations, a late task shows up in the money, not just on the timeline. Planners keep Primavera P6 or MS Project, with two-way import and export carrying the programme into Archdesk, where site teams, quantity surveyors and directors read the same plan, current on the day it is opened.

Contractor in a hard hat reviewing works on a construction site

Slippage shows its cost

Baselines hold the programme you committed to and measure the live position against it, so slippage is caught while there is still time to recover it. Because programme progress feeds valuations, it shows in the money too.

No double-booked crews

People and plant are planned from one pool across every live job, with availability visible across the portfolio and conflict detection flagging two tasks that claim the same crew.

The programme builds itself

Win the job and the programme generates straight from the estimate or bill of quantities, so delivery starts with the plan in place and nothing retyped.

Long-lead items gate the right tasks

Procurement dates sit on the tasks they gate, so a delivery running late moves the programme visibly instead of surprising the site on the morning the crane is booked.

Planners keep P6. The whole job reads the programme.

Two-way programme import and export with MS Project and Oracle Primavera P6 keeps planners in their own tool, while site, commercial and leadership work from the same programme in Archdesk, so nobody is chasing the latest version by email.

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 programme shared with every stakeholder

Two-way MS Project and Primavera P6 programme 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 programme 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 programme 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 programme 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 programme builds itself. Generate the full task list directly from your estimate or bill of quantities, with no retyping between winning the work and starting it.

Programme generated from the estimate or BoQ

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. Programmes import into Archdesk and export back, both ways, so the rest of the business works from the same programme without duplicate entry.

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

No duplicate data entry between systems

Everyone works from the same live programme

Programme 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 programme 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 programmes 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 programme 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 programme slippage?

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

Can Archdesk build the programme from an estimate?

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

How does the programme of works stay visible to the whole team?

The programme lives in Archdesk, where site, commercial and leadership read the same live version, while planners keep building it in P6 or MS Project with two-way import and export. External collaborators, including subcontractors and consultants, can be given access free of charge.

What does slippage do to the money?

Because programme progress feeds valuations, a late task shows up in the money, not just on the timeline. Baselines compare the committed programme against the live position as work proceeds, so the commercial effect of a delay is read from the same records as the dates.

Can crews and plant be planned across every live job?

Yes. People and machinery are planned from one pool covering every live project, availability is visible across the whole portfolio, and conflict detection raises an alert the moment two tasks claim the same crew.

How fast can a new job get its programme?

As soon as it is won. The full task list generates straight from the estimate or bill of quantities, with no retyping between tender and delivery, so the job starts with the programme of works already in place.

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