Feature · Scheduling
Move one date.
Don’t blow up the schedule.
A task-based, goal-driven schedule with real dependencies, milestones and baseline tracking. When a date slips, the chain follows automatically, and you can always see how far you’ve drifted from the plan.
7 days free · $199 first month · $435/mo after · Month-to-month
01 / What it does
What this feature does
VIABUILD scheduling is how you sequence a build and keep it honest when reality hits. It’s task-based and goal-driven, with real dependencies between tasks, so the schedule behaves like a plan, not a picture. Set a baseline, and you can always compare where you are against where you said you’d be.
Most “scheduling” in builder software is a colourful Gantt chart you drag around by hand. When something moves, you fix every downstream bar yourself. Here, dependencies do that work, and a clean undo means you’re never afraid to test a “what if”.
02 / Why it matters
Why builders need it
Delays cascade
A late slab pour moves everything after it. Without real dependencies, you re-draw the whole chart by hand and miss something.
A picture isn’t a plan
A pretty Gantt that nobody trusts gets ignored. A schedule that reschedules itself stays the source of truth.
Drift is invisible
Without a baseline you can’t tell how far you’ve slipped. Baseline tracking makes the drift obvious early.
Subbies need certainty
Trades plan their week around your dates. A schedule that updates cleanly means fewer wasted call-outs and arguments.
Milestones drive cash
Stage milestones line up with progress claims. Keep the schedule current and the claims follow the build.
Resequencing is constant
No residential build runs to the first plan. The tool has to make changing the plan easy, not punishing.
03 / The VIABUILD way
How VIABUILD handles it
Dependencies, baselines and a clean undo.
Build the schedule as tasks with dependencies (finish-to-start and the relationships that actually describe your sequence). Set milestones for the stages that matter. Lock a baseline when the plan is agreed.
Then run the job. When a date moves, dependent tasks shift with it, and you see the new finish immediately against the baseline. Don’t like the result? Undo cleanly and try a different sequence. The schedule stays something everyone can trust.
- Task-based, goal-driven structure
- Real dependencies between tasks
- Milestones for key stages
- Baseline tracking to measure drift
- Reschedule with a clean undo
- Milestones line up with progress claims
04 / The workflow
How it runs, step by step
- 01
Build the sequence
Lay out tasks and the dependencies between them, mapping how the job actually runs.
- 02
Set milestones
Mark the stages that matter, including the ones that trigger progress claims.
- 03
Lock a baseline
Capture the agreed plan so you can measure drift against it later.
- 04
Run the job
Update real dates as the build progresses.
- 05
Absorb the slip
Move a date and dependent tasks follow automatically, with no manual re-draw.
- 06
See the drift
Compare current vs baseline to know exactly how far you’ve moved, and act early.
05 / FAQ
Common questions.
A normal Gantt is a picture you drag around by hand. Move one bar and you fix every downstream bar yourself. VIABUILD is task-based with real dependencies, so moving a date shifts the dependent tasks automatically, and baseline tracking shows how far you’ve drifted from the agreed plan.
A baseline is a snapshot of the agreed schedule. As the job moves, you compare the live dates against that baseline to see exactly how much you’ve slipped, so delays are visible early instead of at handover.
Yes. Dependencies handle the downstream shift for you, and there’s a clean undo, so you can test a different sequence without fear of making a mess you can’t reverse.
Stage milestones in the schedule line up with stage-based progress claims, so as the build hits each stage your claims follow the work.
06 / Keep reading
Related features & guides
Build a schedule that survives the first delay.
Start with 7 days free: full platform, real data. $199 for your first month, then $435/mo. Set up a real job and move a date to see the chain follow.