PlanToBuild

Construction project management is the whole of what PlanToBuild is aimed at, and its makers say it handles projects of any scale, from big to small and from simple to complex. It is a web-based product, so teams reach it through a browser rather than installing software on site.

A tool shaped by people from the industry

According to the vendor, PlanToBuild was developed by industry insiders to answer real-life needs, and it is built to work across trades rather than for a single discipline. A general contractor, an electrician and a finisher can all work in the same system instead of keeping separate records.

Scheduling, tasks and site reports

The vendor names a set of base essentials: scheduling, task management, daily construction reports, defect management and reporting. Scheduling plans the order of work on a project, while task management gives individual jobs to the people responsible and follows them through. Daily construction reports record what happened on site each day, and defect management tracks problems found along the way until they are put right. Reporting draws the results together for people who need an overview. The business says it considers itself expert in these areas.