A separate look-ahead is a second plan
Retyping the next weeks into a spreadsheet gives you something you control and something that stops matching the master the day the master moves.
For the superintendent
Construction scheduling for superintendents
A superintendent lives in the next three weeks: who is on site, what is blocked, what slipped, and what to tell the trades. Fidrel keeps that view inside the project’s one schedule, so the field routine and the master plan cannot disagree.
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Why the three-week plan drifts
Blockers surface at the pre-task meeting
The unanswered RFI or the open issue that holds a pour is found when the crew is already waiting, not a week before.
Progress reaches the office late
What is done is known on site on Tuesday and typed into the schedule on Friday, so every report is a few days old.
What you can change from the field
Fidrel has no superintendent role; it has project roles. Entering progress, moving a bar and typing dates are for project and organization administrators only. Invited as a participant or guest, you see a plain ring and a Read-only label in the header, and you can still read, filter and comment. No right covers progress only: a superintendent who should enter progress needs the project administrator role, which reaches every activity.
Scheduling
How behind is decided
Planned progress assumes even progress across the working days, and the percent done is whatever the team enters. An activity is Ahead of plan, On track or Behind plan against that straight line, and within five points either way counts as on track. A future activity with nothing done is never marked behind, and a deadline does not move the plan; it only shows whether the activity finishes in time. The Overdue and Critical filters narrow the list when the straight line is not the whole story, for example a pour that front-loads work.
A field week in the schedule
Step 1
Filter to what is near
On a phone, choose Show as List to group activities under Overdue, This week, Next week, Later and Completed. The quick filters are Mine, Critical, Next 3 weeks and Milestones. Next 3 weeks keeps activities that start within 21 days and have not ended before today.
Step 2
See what is blocked
An activity held up by an open RFI or an open issue carries a marker; hover it for the title and the deadline. The block clears when that RFI or issue is closed, answered, resolved or completed, and the Linked records on the activity lead to the item itself.
Step 3
Mark progress where you stand
Tap the progress ring and answer How far along are you? with the slider or a quick value of 0, 25, 50, 75 or 100. You can also drag the progress on the bar, or enter an actual start and finish, which cannot be after today. Only project and organization administrators can do this.
Step 4
Tell the people who need to know
Write a comment on the activity and mention a person with @. People who can read the schedule can be named, and they see it in the bell. Making someone Responsible for an activity tells them too. Filter with Mine to see only the activities you are responsible for.
What the look-ahead is not
The Next 3 weeks filter is a view of the one schedule, not a separate document you edit as a weekly plan. The spreadsheet, CSV and PDF exports hold the rows the page shows, with its search, filters and folded groups. Fidrel has no pull-planning board, and it reaches people through the bell, not by e-mail or text message, so call the foreman when it cannot wait.
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Frequently asked questions
Anything else on your mind? We are happy to help.
Talk to usActivities that start within 21 days of today and have not ended before today, from the same schedule as everyone else sees.
Yes, if you are a project or organization administrator. Tap the progress ring and use the slider or a quick value, or drag the progress on the bar.
Use the Mine quick filter. It keeps activities where you are the responsible person, so an administrator or scheduler has to set you as Responsible first.
An open RFI or an open issue is linked to it. The marker shows the title and the deadline, and it goes away when the RFI or issue is closed, answered, resolved or completed.
No messages go out by e-mail. Comments, mentions and assignments reach people who have a Fidrel account through the bell.