Buildots has announced the launch of what it claims is the industry’s first tool to structure and automate the Line of Balance project control method.
The feature presents progress and risks of delays across multiple activities in a single view, allowing site teams to easily identify future bottlenecks, manage dependencies, and adjust pacing to avoid progress blockages and escalated delays.
Unlike manual Line of Balance methods and workarounds used until now, Buildots’ says its new feature is built on site-specific AI-driven progress data, making it the most accurate and actionable way to understand dependencies and balance work.
A project is only as fast as its slowest activity, and its success depends on how trades perform together, the company says. If one falls behind, it throws the entire workflow out of balance, triggering a chain reaction of delays.
The new Line of Balance tool provides a centralized view of multiple activities, said to ensure the coordination, alignment, and continuity of work across the entire project. By mapping activity progress and relationships between activities in a single view, the feature enables site teams to plan and implement corrective actions focused on the root cause rather than just the symptoms.
Roy Danon, co-founder and chief executive of Buildots, said: “GCs who practice the Line of Balance method today rely on manual calculations, pen and paper, or workaround solutions in their scheduling software.
“With our new Line of Balance feature, we’re expanding the Performance-Driven Construction Management toolkit Buildots is offering the industry, providing teams with unprecedented visibility into activity on site, and allowing them to spot potential bottlenecks and act before the cascading delays start.”
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