Planera

By audience

Scheduler

• Schedulers build full CPM schedules on Planera's canvas supporting all four relationship types, lag/lead, constraints, and critical path analysis — a P6-level feature set in a modern UI.
• AI assistant Manny analyzes the schedule, surfaces risks, and generates scenario simulations, helping schedulers identify critical path vulnerabilities faster.
• DCMA 14-point quality checks flag schedule health issues before submission, reducing rework on client-facing deliverables.
• XER, XML, and MPP import/export lets schedulers collaborate with subcontractors and owners still using P6 or MS Project.

Project Manager

• 1-click Procore sync pushes CPM schedule updates to Procore's Schedule tool, keeping the project team's Gantt view current without manual exports.
• Project dashboards give PMs a live view of schedule health, resource utilization, and Percent Plan Complete metrics.
• Field schedules provide task-level tracking tied to the master CPM plan, giving PMs visibility into execution without leaving the platform.

Construction Management

• Construction management teams use Planera across pursuits, preconstruction, and execution phases in a single platform, eliminating schedule handoff friction.
• Version comparison lets teams track schedule changes over time and present delta views to owners and stakeholders.

General Contracting

• ENR 100 GCs (Balfour Beatty, Hensel Phelps, Swinerton) use Planera to manage large-scale projects including data center and commercial construction.
• Planera replaces or complements P6 for GCs wanting a collaborative, cloud-native scheduling tool their field teams can access on iPad.

Superintendent

• Superintendents access and update field schedules on iPad, recording daily progress against the master CPM schedule.
• Real-time progress updates from the field sync back to the master schedule, giving office schedulers accurate look-ahead data.

By phase

Pre-Construction

• Pursuits teams build bid schedules in Planera's canvas during the pre-construction phase, then convert them into execution schedules if awarded.
• Preconstruction planners use resource loading and scenario simulation to validate schedule feasibility before project kickoff.

Construction

• During construction, the master CPM schedule is updated with field progress via Planera's iOS app and synced to Procore for team-wide visibility.
• DCMA checks and risk simulations run during execution to flag schedule degradation and support monthly schedule updates.