Scheduling in the Modern Tech Driven AEC Industry
Construction scheduling has been fundamentally unchanged since the 1960s. A wave of startups and legacy vendor investment is reimagining it. This report maps the market, profiles the players, filters the AI hype, and identifies where the real opportunity sits.
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What’s inside
Interviews with Nitin Bhandari (Planera), Jason & Carlos (Aphex), Alan Mosca (nPlan), Greg & Christos (Nodes & Links), Garrett Harley (Oracle Primavera Cloud), and Patrick Hennessy (Harkins Builders).
The Broken State of Scheduling
The fundamental disconnect: schedules controlled by people who don’t do the work. Multiple planning cycles without integration. The contractual constraint locking CPM in place.
The Emerging Solution Ecosystem
Not one problem, multiple markets. In depth profiles of Planera, Aphex, nPlan, Nodes & Links, and Oracle Primavera Cloud. What each does and where each wins.
The Incumbent vs. The New Wave
Oracle Primavera’s position, why innovation is happening elsewhere, the realistic competitive landscape, and the window of opportunity for startups.
The AI & Automation Transformation
Where AI actually matters in scheduling vs. the hype. The agent revolution, carefully defined. What works today and what does not yet.
The Mid Market Opportunity
Where solutions are winning by segment from $20M to $100M+ projects. What superintendents and PMs actually need. Why the mid market is dramatically underserved.
What’s Next: 2026 and Beyond
The next 12 to 24 months, the longer 2 to 3 year view, and what does not change. Key takeaways for CXOs, founders, and investors.
“Scheduling isn’t broken because tools are broken. It’s broken because the industry conflates two different functions: CPM scheduling for compliance and production planning for daily execution.”
From the executive summary
Written for the people making scheduling decisions
Whether you are evaluating tools, building them, or investing in them.
General Contractors & Project Leaders
Evaluate whether to modernise P6, adopt Primavera Cloud, or explore specialised alternatives. Understand the mid market opportunity window.
Technology Leaders
Map the landscape. Identify what actually works vs. what is hype. Plan build vs. buy decisions with honest market perspective.
Founders & Tech Leaders
See the competitive landscape by segment. Understand why specialisation beats generalisation and why go to market is not self serve in AEC.
Investors
Understand why consolidation is inevitable, why segment bets matter more than company bets, and why the timeline is 7 to 10 years, not 5 to 7.
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