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Automation in construction management

Stop chasing: set the rule once and let the project follow it

Chasing deliverables, checking every model by hand, rebuilding the same status report each week: most of it is a rule you already know. Automation runs those rules for you, on every team and every model version, so you only step in when something's actually wrong.

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What to automate first

Four jobs to stop doing by hand

Reminders that chase for you

Chasing every team for its deliverables eats your week. Each task has an owner and a date, and Plannerly sends the reminders: 7 days before a start, 3 days before a deadline and when overdue.

MIDPReminders

Model checks on every version

Opening every model to look for missing data takes days. Set the information requirements once and every linked model version is checked against them automatically, with a list of what's missing.

VerifyIDS

Charts and reports that build themselves

Rebuilding the weekly status report is busywork. The dashboard charts update automatically as tasks move and models are checked, and PDF exports can be scheduled and emailed to the team.

DashboardsReports

Templates instead of starting over

Setting up every project from a blank page repeats last month's work. Your BEP, scope and checks become company templates, so every new project starts from your standard.

TemplatesISO 19650

What teams got back

  • 95%Faster model validationJTC Corporation, Singapore
  • 70%Less BIM administration timeSODArchitects, Hungary
  • 53%Fewer clashes$130M residential project, United States

Case studies

How three teams stopped chasing and checking by hand

  • Singapore

    95% faster

    Model validation time

    From 11,000 Excel rows to automated checks

    JTC Corporation · Government agency

    Eliminated 11,000 Excel rows and automated compliance checks across 2,000+ object types and 27 model categories with Plannerly's Verify module.

    Before Plannerly, it took weeks to do model checks. Now we do it in hours.
    John Kiong, Director · JTC Corporation
    • ISO 19650
    • Verify
    • Government
  • Hungary

    70% less admin

    BIM management time saved

    70% less admin, zero spreadsheet chaos

    SODArchitects · Architecture

    Cut over 70% of BIM administration time with reusable templates and a workflow that replaces Dropbox, SharePoint, and scattered spreadsheets.

    Plannerly saved us a lot of time and hassle. We'd highly recommend it to anyone managing BIM projects.
    Ivo Galantai, CEO · SODArchitects
    • SME
    • BEP
    • Templates
  • United States

    53% fewer clashes

    $130M residential project

    53% fewer clashes on a $130M project

    Major Real Estate Developer · 800+ O&M team

    A $130M apartment project achieved 16.5% time savings and 53% fewer clashes, with 98% of constructability issues solved vs 31% on the control project.

    The Plannerly process prompted critical cross-company conversations months before they would have caused problems.
    • Lean BIM
    • $130M
    • Residential

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Free lessons

Set up the rules once, one short lesson at a time

Level 1 lesson · Free

Collaborative Task Status (Grid + Timeline + Kanban Views)

Every task's owner, date and status, in the view each team prefers.

 Level 1 lesson · Free

Linking Models for Auto-Checking

Link a model once, and every version is checked against the requirements.

 Level 2 lesson · Free

Part 4: Tracking Project Progress and Delivery - From Guesswork to Visibility

Progress you can see without asking anyone for an update.

 Level 2 · Free

Advanced BIM Workflows

Turn information requirements into deliverables, track progress automatically and verify models before handover.

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How to survive as a BIM Manager · Episode 1

Surviving the MIDP

Define. Agree. Relax. Your MIDP shouldn't live in a spreadsheet that dies in week three. We build one live in Plannerly, start to finish - defined, agreed, signed and tracked - with the first public look at CDE Connect.

Chapters

  1. Welcome - where is everyone joining from?00:00
  2. Sneak peek: CDE Connect and the new File Manager02:16
  3. The job nobody signed up for03:10
  4. What ISO 19650 actually asks for03:35
  5. Why the MIDP spreadsheet always dies04:44
  6. The four steps07:37
  7. Live build - starting from an empty project09:50
  8. Paste your list, get every file11:50
  9. Automatic file naming16:30
  10. SmartFolder sets18:33
  11. Build Scope - planning the deliveries21:15
  12. Teams, owners and assignment23:41
  13. Timeline, dependencies and critical path25:10
  14. RACI and multi-party assignment26:56
  15. Agreeing it on the record27:38
  16. The contract document28:20
  17. E-signatures30:14
  18. CDE Connect - why "common" data environments aren't32:23
  19. Connecting and syncing your CDEs33:32
  20. Mapping folders and keeping files in step38:30
  21. Dashboards that build themselves41:05
  22. Recap - stop chasing, start managing44:45
  23. Next time: Surviving the RACI45:36
  24. Thanks and close47:02
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MIDP Survival Kit: a starter project and three ISO 19650 PDFs

Start your MIDP from the project Episode 1 built instead of a blank spreadsheet, with three PDFs from our free ISO 19650 training: the MIDP step, the detailed responsibility matrix and the whole process on one page.

  • 1 starter project
  • 3 PDFs
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MIDP starter project

Episode 1's MIDP as a project of your own: task teams, milestones and deliverables in Scope, ready for you to paste in your own lists.

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PDF ISO 19650 MIDP.pdfThe MIDP step of ISO 19650, from our free training PDF ISO 19650 Detailed Responsibility Matrix.pdfWho delivers what and when - where every TIDP starts PDF ISO 19650 workflow diagram.pdfThe whole process on one page, so you can see where the MIDP sits

Frequently asked

Questions about automation in construction management

What can be automated in construction management?
Anything that's a rule rather than a judgement: reminders and overdue flags for deliverables, checks that every model contains the information it should, charts and scheduled reports, and starting each project from your standard templates. Deciding what the rules are - and agreeing them with every team - stays with you. Start with the delivery plan or your company standards.
Is automation the same as AI?
No. Automation runs the rules you set, the same way every time - check this property, remind this team before this date. AI helps with reading and writing, like drafting a BEP section. They work best together: AI gets you a first draft quickly, and automation makes sure the plan is followed. More on AI in construction management.
Do we need scripts or Dynamo to automate model checks?
No. You set the information requirements once - by element, stage and property - and Plannerly checks every linked model version against them. You can also export them as an IDS file so each team checks its own models before it submits. No scripting needed. See model checking with IDS.
How long does it take to set up?
Less than you'd think, because you start from a template project rather than a blank page. Reminders work as soon as tasks have owners and dates, and model checks start once you link a model to its requirements. The free lesson on linking models for auto-checking shows the steps, and this guide covers model checking dashboards.
Can I change when the reminders go out?
Yes. Task reminders go out 7 days before a task starts, 3 days before its deadline and when it's overdue, to the people working on it in the app, and you can adjust them. See how to run the MIDP without chasing task teams.
Does Plannerly detect clashes?
Not yet. Verify checks each model against your information requirements - is the data there, in the right place, for this milestone - rather than geometry against geometry, so keep your coordination tool for clash detection for now. Here's clash avoidance vs clash detection, and how Verify checks models.

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Pick one rule and let it run

Start free, open a template project and give one team's tasks owners and dates - the reminders start by themselves. See what you stop doing by Friday.

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