AI for Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project is the most widely used scheduling tool across mid-size construction projects and many design firms. AI integration brings scheduling intelligence to teams that may not have dedicated scheduling professionals.

The biggest value is schedule validation. Many Project schedules are built by project managers who understand the work but may not be scheduling experts. AI can review the schedule logic — identifying missing dependencies, unrealistic durations, resource over-allocations, and critical path activities that lack predecessors. This quality check catches the structural issues in a schedule that lead to inaccurate forecasting.

For firms managing multiple projects, AI can analyze schedules across the portfolio to identify resource conflicts — the same superintendent assigned to two projects during the same period, or multiple projects competing for the same specialty subcontractor during the same window. This portfolio-level visibility helps operations teams plan staffing and subcontractor commitments more effectively.