A schedule rarely lasts until the end without a few adjustments, as you know better than anyone. AI will not make the unexpected disappear, but it helps you see it coming, at two points in the project.
When you prepare the schedule, it draws on the experience of your past projects. It suggests realistic durations for each lot and a consistent sequence between trades. Some tools go further and compare several phasing scenarios to find the shortest or the least expensive[10].
Once the project is under way, it continuously tracks actual progress, reports, expected deliveries and the weather. You are alerted:
- when a lot falls behind, before it holds up the following ones,
- when a delivery of materials is at risk of arriving too late,
- when rain or frost is forecast before a concrete pour or roofing work,
- when several trades need to work in the same place at the same time.
The schedule remains your site manager’s. AI simply alerts them earlier, and they decide on the adjustments, with the contractors and the client.