To develop a construction project schedule, we recommend this tried-and-true process:

1. Define the project scope: what are the project's objectives, deliverables, and schedule?
2. Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS). Think smaller, more manageable tasks.
3. Estimate the time for each task, the number of workers and any materials or equipment required.
4. Determine the order in which the tasks should be completed.
5. Identify any dependencies between tasks, such as tasks that must be completed before others can begin.
6. Assign resources to each task, including team members who will be responsible for completing each task.
7. Use scheduling software to develop a schedule, including start and end dates for each task, dependencies, and assignments.
8. Review the schedule to ensure it's realistic and achievable.
9. Once the project is underway, monitor progress against the schedule. Track actual start and end dates for each task, identify any delays, and make any necessary adjustments.

By following these steps, you can create a project schedule that ensures all activities are completed in a timely and efficient manner, helping you to complete your project on time and within budget! To continue learning, explore our full guide on creating a construction schedule and use our free template to get started.

Scheduling software is a computer program that helps project managers and teams plan, organize, and manage project activities by providing a visual representation of the project schedule. It allows for the creation of a detailed project plan that includes task dependencies, resource assignments, and timelines, as well as providing a platform for tracking progress and making adjustments as needed. Online construction scheduling software streamlines the scheduling process, improves communication between team members, and helps to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.

There are several software programs available for construction scheduling, each with its own features and capabilities. Be sure to look for a scheduling software with the following features:

1. Collaboration Features: A good construction timeline software helps you keep projects moving, but great scheduling software helps you execute the best possible project for your clients by increasing collaboration across everyone involved. Be sure to look for scheduling software that makes it easy to share timelines with vendors, subs, teams and clients.
2. Client Transparency: If your goal is to create the best customer experience possible, you should look for construction planning and scheduling software that helps increase transparency with clients. Look for tools that have client portals where they can see timelines, daily notes and more. The more they're able to answer their questions on their own, the better they'll feel (and you'll have more time to focus where you're needed most).
3. Project Analytics: Your construction job scheduling software should help you answer questions about your business that you weren't able to answer before. Make sure you're able to understand which people or projects are most profitable so you can continue to prioritize similar projects when they come through your lead pipeline. This information should be available in a digestible format like a dashboard so it’s painless to find the insights you're looking for.

Houzz Pro’s construction scheduling software for Mac and Windows comes complete with all of these features and more. Try a demo to see for yourself.

With a subscription to Houzz Pro’s scheduling software for construction companies, you also gain access to these business management tools made to keep your projects running smoothly:

• Daily logs
• Client dashboard
• Time and expense tracking
• Task management

You can find more information about what features are included with each of our plans here.

When you subscribe to Houzz Pro’s construction scheduling software, you gain premium access to our support team. That means you get an exclusive phone number that directs you to an onshore team member and you get pushed to the top of the queue.

You also get personalized on-demand onboarding support, showing you how to properly use the specific features you want, when you want, to help get your business up and running with Houzz Pro. We also have a wide variety of help articles available in our Help Center and in-depth how-to videos on our YouTube channel.