See the big picture

If you're experiencing challenges with trade coordination, miscommunication or timely delivery, your project may benefit from leveraging a more collaborative approach to scheduling at the ground level. Traditionally done on paper, pull planning is a proven way to improve communication and project outcomes.

However, in an increasingly digital world, there are limitations to using Post-it® Notes and paper. Going digital enables construction plans to be accessible in a visual, interactive and easy-to-follow format, enabling user access from any location or device. Plus, digital pull planning enables teams to work at a much faster pace, collect vast amounts of data on project progression and standardize what’s working across projects.

Critical path method (CPM) scheduling serves a different purpose from collaborative planning methods in construction. Applications like Oracle Primavera P6, Asta Powerproject or Microsoft Project are essential for establishing contractual milestones, long-term logic and overall project deadlines. They tell you what needs to be done and when. 

Nialli Visual Planner focuses on how teams in the field will actually get the work done. This is shorter term in horizon, bringing together field decision-makers and subcontractors to map out the daily and weekly handoffs required to hit critical project milestones.

Your CPM schedule sets the destination and Nialli Visual Planner is your ground-level GPS.

Information from Nialli Visual Planner can be shared with other scheduling programs. Data can be imported into Nialli Visual Planner from a contractual or master schedule to commence the planning process. When you need to send information back, Nialli Visual Planner data can be exported out to Microsoft Excel or Power BI reports. Nialli also offers a custom API. 

Nialli Visual Planner is offered on a flat-rate, annual subscription model. Licensing is plan-based, with no limits on concurrent users or devices. Typically, a small- or mid-sized project can be handled within one plan. Learn more about pricing. 

Nialli Visual Planner subscriptions come with our Getting started support package, which includes initial setup and configuration of your licenses, a 30-minute introductory call, access to the Nialli knowledge hub and technical support by phone or email.

However, we recommend our Project enablement package when customers or project teams are new to working with Nialli. This package includes deeper configuration of your account, role-based training for project teams, a dedicated customer success manager and guided support during your first planning sessions. Learn more about our project support services.