SOLUTION 01 · OPERATIONS

Modern Tools For
Modern Builders.

Project management, supply chain visibility, labour coordination, compliance automation — integrated into one system your team will actually use.

Most builders run projects on email, spreadsheets and memory. That worked 20 years ago. It doesn't work now. We've built the operating system that modern builders need: one platform for planning, scheduling, budgeting, procurement and daily coordination. Not "best-of-breed" separated tools. One coherent system.

Real builder. Real project. Real improvements.

Project Command Centre
A$18.3M
On track (Margin protected)
Month 6 / 24
1 week ahead of schedule
Foundation100%
Framing & Structure60%
MEP Rough-inScheduled next
Active Trades
4
Supply Risk Flags
1 (Steel delivery)

How Builders Operate Today
(And Why It's Broken)

Project Planning

  • Architect sends plans (PDF, sometimes out of date)
  • PM creates Gantt in Excel (or Smartsheet, or Monday)
  • Site supervisor prints it out on Monday morning
  • By Friday, plan has drifted. No one knows by how much.

Budgeting & Cost Tracking

  • Estimator creates budget (at project start, ±30% accuracy)
  • Site supervisor hand-tracks costs (if they have time)
  • Finance reviews invoices monthly (weeks after the fact)
  • Nobody sees margin until close-to-completion (too late to adjust)

Procurement & Labour

  • PM compares supplier quotes in a spreadsheet (errors creep in)
  • Supply delays hit you by surprise
  • Site supervisor manages crews (20-50 people) via daily standup
  • No one sees patterns (which sequences cause delays? which trades wait?)

Compliance

  • Safety checklists on paper, filed in a cabinet
  • Insurance audits come around; you scramble to find records
  • You're always slightly worried something slipped
The Result

Visibility: Roughly how it's going, not exactly.
Coordination: Adjacent, not integrated.
Margin: Too late to adjust by the time real cost is known.
Stress: Supervisor carries all operational knowledge in their head.

Builders are good at building, not software engineering. Existing "construction software" is built by software companies, not construction companies.

What Changes With An
Operating System.

Planning Becomes Visible

  • One plan (shared, live, updated by site supervisor, not PM)
  • Deviations flagged automatically (this trade is 3 days behind)
  • Sequences planned for risk (critical path protected)

Cost Becomes Real-Time

  • Costs entered as they happen (labour clocking in, materials delivered)
  • Margin visible from day 1 (know if you're on track by week 2)
  • Variance flagged (cost overruns detected early)

Procurement Becomes Coordinated

  • Demand forecast fed from schedule (buy when actually needed)
  • Delivery tracked in real-time (not by phone calls)
  • Supply chain risk visible (if supplier is late, here's the impact)

Compliance Becomes Automatic

  • Checklists are digital (no lost records)
  • Audit trail built in (auditors see what, when, and by whom)
  • Insurance is cheaper (better documentation = lower premiums)
The Result

Visibility: Exactly where you are, where you're going, and where you're at risk.
Coordination: Site is one team, not separate trades.
Margin: Defended in real time.
Confidence: Supervisor manages 50 people with absolute clarity.

Four Layers Of Operating System.

All four layers feed into one system. Schedule changes → procurement adjusts. Cost changes → budget alerts. Everything talks to everything.

Capabilities
  • 1Live project schedule (updated daily, visible to all trades)
  • 2Critical path analysis (which delays kill the timeline?)
  • 3Resource allocation (do we have enough people? equipment?)
  • 4Risk planning (where do we need contingency?)
  • 5Historical comparison (how does this phase compare to last project?)
The Result
  • Timeline certainty increases 40%+ (fewer surprises)
  • Trade coordination improves (everyone sees the same plan)
  • Contingency is used strategically, not panic-spent

Builder Enablement In Action.

This is not a one-off. Real results from our ecosystem.

Project
80-Unit Apartment
Sydney Inner West
Duration
24 Months
Foundation to handover
Builder Profile
Mid-sized firm
A$200M annual revenue

The Challenge

"We were 2 months behind by month 6. Nobody knew why. The site supervisor had the information in his head, but nobody else could see it. Cost tracking happened monthly (too late). Supply chain interruptions hit us by surprise."
— Project Manager

Solution Implemented

  • Live project schedule (updated daily by trade supervisors)
  • Real-time cost tracking (labour, materials, subcontractors)
  • Demand forecasting (schedule fed to suppliers 4 weeks in advance)
  • Supply chain visibility (delivery tracking, risk flagging)

Results (12 Months In)

Timeline1 week early
Caught up to schedule by Month 6. Delays caught early (3 delays of 3–5 days corrected via replanning).
CostA$400k Saved
Baseline estimate: A$18.5M. Final cost: A$18.3M (variance of ±1% vs typical ±5%). Margin protected.
Efficiency0 Incidents
15% faster procurement, 8% cost reduction via competitive quotes. 12% labour productivity improvement.
20-30%
Cost Predictability
10-15%
Schedule Adherence
5-10%
Direct Cost Reduction
0
Safety Incidents
70%+
Audit Prep Time Cut

What You Get.

Explore the deep feature capabilities engineered specifically for construction projects.

Planning & SchedulingModule Active

Live Gantt chart (updated real-time by site)
Critical path analysis (automatic)
Resource leveling (avoid over-allocation)
Risk identification (what's likely to delay us?)
Baseline comparison (how does this compare to similar past projects?)
Export to trades (schedule pushed to subcontractors' phones)

Modern Tools For Modern Builders.

Used by 50+ builders across Australia. Average project improvement: 20–30% better cost predictability, 10%+ cost reduction.

Pricing Models

Flexible models to match your scale. No setup fees if annual contract.

Per-Project Model

  • Project <A$5MA$500/mo (+ A$2k setup)
  • Project A$5–20MA$800/mo (+ A$4k setup)
  • Project >A$20MCustom pricing

Annual Subscription

  • Small (1–2 projects/yr)A$8k/year
  • Mid (5–10 projects/yr)A$20k/year
  • Large (20+ projects/yr)A$40k–80k/year
Unlimited projects (annual)
24/5 support included
Integrates with Xero/accounting
30-day money-back guarantee

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Will my team actually use this?

A: If implementation is done right, yes. Most teams love it because it makes their job easier (less hunting for information, less worrying, more confidence). Key: proper onboarding.

Q: What if we're already using existing tools?

A: We can integrate with most systems. Or we can migrate your data to us (takes 1–2 weeks, we handle it). You won't lose historical data.

Q: Can we try it first?

A: Yes. Free sandbox for 30 days. You can input a past project (with 3 months of real data) to see how it would have worked. No credit card required.

Q: What about smaller builders (under A$50M annual)?

A: We work with builders of all sizes. Smaller builders often get more ROI (as a % of project size) because the system handles more of their pain points.