DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION SOFTWARE

Digital pull planning for data center projects

 

Eliminate schedule silos and track trade commitments in real time with Nialli™ Visual Planner.
Bring data center facilities online faster, without compromising quality.

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Data center projects face unique challenges where even small delays can have major consequences.

Data center construction challenges - Dense MEP coordination

Dense MEP coordination

  • Narrow corridors and elevated containment systems
  • Dozens of highly specialized trades working in the same areas
  • Costly rework when timing errors occur
Data center construction challenges - tight deadlines

Tight deadlines

  • Compressed schedules driven by high hyperscaler demand
  • Contractual penalties for contractors when slippage occurs
  • Complex equipment installs with long lead times, requiring precise scheduling
Data center challenges: Poor onsite visibility

Poor on-site visibility

  • Master schedules that can’t account for micro delays or field readiness

  • Trades operating on their own assumptions, creating siloed commitments

  • Inconsistent reporting on daily site progress and work status

Meet Nialli Visual Planner

Simple, hands-on collaborative planning for data center construction

Nialli for data center construction - coordinate trades and dependencies

Coordinate trades and dependencies before they become field problems

Remove bottlenecks and address trade stacking before it derails your project. Enhance jobsite-wide collaboration with digital pull planning software built on the proven framework of the Last Planner System®.

Plan backwards from milestones

Import key milestones from your master schedule and build a collaborative phase plan with direct input from MEP contractors.

Manage constraints proactively

Log constraints at the task or project level. Constrained tasks have a visual indicator to alert other trades early about potential delays.

See the big picture

Connect up to three touch displays for an immersive visual planning experience designed specifically for the Big Room.

Protect milestones and keep work flowing

Shift from top-down scheduling to reliable, bottom-up commitments. Nialli Visual Planner enables trades to directly contribute and share accurate information.

Nialli Visual Planner for data center construction - protect milestones and keep work flowing

Access from anywhere

For use on interactive displays, computers, phones and tablets. Everyone in the plan sees live updates unfold.

Engage all trades

No limit on the number of users. Easy, hands-on interface keeps trades engaged and contributing to daily status updates.

Keep conversations flowing

Multitouch functionality supports in-room collaboration and shoulder-to-shoulder commitments between trades.

Nialli for data center construction - keep everyone updated

Keep everyone fully up to date about what’s unfolding on the ground

Reduce admin work and track the daily tasks for your data center project. Extract all your planning data to run advanced analysis on project health and progression.

Track daily progress

View Percent Plan Complete and variance metrics, which are automatically logged and calculated when trades mark work as complete or incomplete.

Link to other data sources

Extract all your planning data through direct integration with Microsoft Power BI or generate advanced reporting with the Nialli API.

Drive continuous improvement

See the full history of the project as it unfolded at the ground level. Use this information to improve future bids and schedules.

Additional resources

Data center - building a collaborative planning culture

Building a collaborative culture

 

Collaboration is a learned skill and critical to data center success. Here's when your project may want to consider the support of a Lean planning expert.

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Why visual planning?

 

Explore the benefits of visual planning in construction and why your project should consider digital pull planning. Check out Nialli's full how-to series next.

How contractors benefit from using Nialli Visual Planner in data center construction

How contractors benefit

 

Hear from companies like Willmott Dixon, Mace and PCL on why they've chosen Nialli Visual Planner for collaborative planning.

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Join an upcoming virtual lunch and learn

Not sure yet if collaborative planning is the right fit? Join us over lunch hour for a deeper walkthrough of the collaborative planning process. 

Improve data center project delivery

Book a demo or try Nialli Visual Planner free for 30‑days.

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