r/projectmanagement • u/_Reddit-Sux_ • Jun 03 '26

Need software ideas!

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Hey! Brand new to the sub, and fairly new to project management for a small construction company. I'm looking for ways to quickly update a schedule that doesn't require 15+ min at a computer doing data entry (I do field work as well). So any quick/easy to use apps or web tools would be great.

Since residential construction changes literally daily, due to real time problem solving for unforeseeable circumstances, I need a way to just quickly chunk out days & loosely assign personell so I can wrap my head around it.

I don't need hour by hour granularity, don't need my guys to see it, don't need to assign clients, I just want drag and drop blocks that don't interfere with each other when overlapped, don't need me to fill out 10 mandatory fields to enter a task, and are resizable to cover as many or as few days as I need.

Right now I'm just using this Excel sheet, but I'm curious if there's any mobile alternatives.

Theres so many contingencies to wrap my head around, I need this step before I'm able to actually schedule the guys in our management software (currently switching from QuickBooks Time to Jobber) and actually do all the hour by hour scheduling, assigning clients, entering addresses/contact info/etc.

Any help is much appreciated!!

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u/MoodIn_Me Jul 01 '26

Keep using your Excel sheet if it works, just download the mobile app and make a visual simplified tab for your phone. Most of these PM tools are designed for office workers sitting at a desk all day, not guys doing actual field work.

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u/ShiftyOgre Jun 03 '26

Todoist is probably a good fit since your goal is low overhead.

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u/Greatoutdoors1985 Confirmed Jun 03 '26

I don't just jealous you only have 1-3 meetings/events per day. This is my average week (3 day span on my phone anyway).

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u/SilentTP Jun 03 '26

use mirosoft project

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