The Project Management Console – Main interface

The Linarc platform provides each project with its own dedicated management console, serving as the nerve center for overseeing all aspects of project execution. This console gives project managers streamlined access to a comprehensive suite of tools, enabling them to guide projects seamlessly from inception to completion. With its intuitive interfaces, managers can efficiently handle the project schedule, budget, cost accounting, resource allocation (including labor, equipment, materials), and more. The platform also facilitates the management of key project documents such as submittals, RFIs, change orders, and punch lists. Moreover, the integrated collaboration module fosters real-time, context-specific communication, allowing field workers, team members, and external partners to exchange clarifications, updates, suggestions, and more for enhanced project coordination.

The modules available in the console depend on your company's role within the project. The company that owns the project on Linarc - typically the general contractor - acts as the central hub, connecting all other stakeholders, such as subcontractors, architects, vendors, and the owner or developer. As the project owner in Linarc, the general contractor has greater control and privileges than other participants. Once a project is shared among stakeholders, designated staff from each company can access the project through their Linarc accounts to manage their respective responsibilities. For example, the general contractor creates a comprehensive master schedule that covers the entire project and assigns specific tasks to subcontractors. Subcontractors, in turn, can access their assigned tasks via their project management console, enabling them to manage and track their portion of the schedule effectively.

To access the management console of a project

• Login to your project portfolio console

Tip: If you have already logged in to your Linarc account but on a different console, click the icon at the top right and select 'Portfolio.'

The 'All Projects' screen opens by default.

• Click 'Projects Listing' on the top, then select 'Projects' > 'My Projects' on the left to return to the  'All Projects' screen if you are on a different screen
• Click the name of the project to open its dedicated management console
  • Alternatively, move your mouse over the project name and click the button to open the project management console in a new tab.

The 'Project Information' screen opens by default.

The app launcher at the top right gives you access to various management modules. The modules are categorized depending on their nature, functionality, and applications.

• Click the app launcher

• Click on a category to access its associated modules.
• In each category, the menu items on the top provide you access to the respective modules. The options on the left take you to the functional screens of the chosen module.

Please note that depending on your role, you can access only those modules for which you have permission. The following list covers all possible menus:

Project - Covers general project pertinent details, collaborators, project team, permits, etc. The modules include: 

• Project- General project details, collaborators, project team, permits, etc. Also provides access to the project's cloud repository and spec book.  The sub-menus include:
  • Information - General details of the project. The general contractor can edit these at any time. See Edit Project details for more details.
  • Permits - Upload the permits you obtained for the project from various local, county, and state authorities to share with other collaborators. See Add Permits for more details. 
  • Location Tree - Maintain a detailed, nested hierarchical list of all the regions, areas, and spots within the construction project. This is useful in specifying locations for work items and various project documents like RFI, Submittals, punch list items, etc. See Manage Locations to learn more.
  • Calendar - Set up the site's working weekdays and general holidays. Weekends and holidays, when the site is closed, are taken into account when calculating the days, such as for task scheduling timelines. See Manage Project Holiday Calendar to learn more.
  • Files - The project's online storage that acts as a cloud repository for project-related digital assets, like various documents, contracts, plans, photos, etc. The cloud storage also allows you to share the assets selectively with other collaborators in the project. See Centralized File Storage for more details.
• Project Directory- A register of all collaborating companies. These include other contractors, architects, engineers, etc. 
  • Contractors - View and manage the contact details of all project stakeholders, invite new companies like subs and architects to join the project, and more. See Project Directory to learn more. 
  • Member List - View the contact details of all team members, ranging from project managers to crew members, across all stakeholder companies involved in the project, including contractors, architects, and other parties. See View the Construction Team for more details.
• My Team - A directory of off-site staff members from your company employees. Also manage team members from external companies that are not enrolled through Linarc.
  • Members - A register of members of your organization participating in the project. This includes fellow project managers, engineers, schedulers, estimators, and more. See Manage Project Team Members for more details.
  • Guests - Add and manage vendors, specialty contractors, consultants, etc., who are not included in the project's directory registered with Linarc. This is useful for including parties who do not have a Linarc account in the review/approval workflow of project documents like RFI, submittals, etc. See Guest Users for more details.
• Feeds - View and manage image feeds and task progress images from the site. See Feeds for more details.

Field - Manage site parameters and operations. View daily reports from the field. 

• Site Settings - Manage site parameters like setting up a geofence, configuring the shift timings, etc. See Setup work shifts and site rules and Set up Geofence and Site Access for more details.
• My Crew -  Assign foremen and crew to the project. See Manage Crew to learn more.
• Equipment - Manage equipment requests from the field, view equipment onsite, create requests on behalf of the foreman, and more. See Equipment Schedule and Management for more details.
• Dashboard - View daily field reports that provide insights into the tasks executed, resource utilization, details on tasks' progress, safety incidents and events, and more. See View Daily Field Reports to learn more.

Document - Manage project plan sheets, spec books, and documents that pass through revision/approval workflows, like Submittals, RFIs, etc.

• Plans - Manage plan drawings and share them among the team and collaborators. See Plans Management for more details.
• RFI - Create, manage, route, review, answer, and publish requests for information (RFI) at various project states. See RFI for more details.
• Submittals - Create submittal packages, request submittals, present submittals, and review/approve received submittals, depending on your role in the project. See Submittals for more details. 
• Spec Book - Manage project specifications. See Project Specifications for more details.

Schedule- Manage WBS-based project schedule, task assignments, progress monitoring, risk forecasts, and more. 

• Planner - Create or import a WBS-based project delivery plan, allocate work items to the contractors, monitor various task progress parameters, forecast delays, devise risk mitigation plans, and many more, all from one screen. See The Scheduler to learn more.
• Field Work - Allows GC to view daily job site reports that provide overall site information, safety incidents, weather conditions, and task progress information. See View Daily Jobsite Report for more details.
• Production Plan - Create and manage weekly or biweekly production plans with resource allocation and closely monitor progress to meet the timelines.
• Analytics - Get an at-a-glance view of various metrics and statistics of tasks' progress as charts and graphs, view key performance indices, and monitor the schedule health of the project. See The Schedule Dashboard for more details.

Financial - Create and manage project budget, journal and track job costs, manage SOVs for periodic payments, etc.

• Budget - Set up the project budget, manage its amendments, and more. See Budget for more details.
• SOV - Configure and manage periodic generation, submission, and approval of the schedule of values (SOV). See Schedule of Values for more details.
• Change Order - Create, manage, forward, review, and approve change orders, depending on your role in the project. Automate budget amendments based on approved change orders. See Change Orders for more details. 
• Estimates - Create cost and labor estimates for the project tasks and use them as a baseline to track job cost. See Cost Estimates for more details.  
• Costs - Record the payments made and expenses that occurred during the progress of each task you execute on a project.  See Job Cost Data to learn more.
• Analytics - Get a forecast of job costs for each task, assess the project's financial performance, and devise risk mitigation plans. See Budget Dashboard for more details.

Quality

• Punchlists - Manage punch lists and assign them to appropriate contractors. See Punch List for more details.

Portfolio - Opens the project portfolio screen. Get a holistic view of all projects under your management, see consolidated reports, and select a project to open its management console. See The Project Portfolio Console for more details.

Admin - Opens the company admin console to configure company-level settings and parameters. Available only to users assigned with a company administrator role. See The Company Admin Console Main Interface to learn more.

Payroll - Opens the payroll console to configure the automatic payroll generation settings, upload CTC/salaries of employees, define shifts, and manage payrolls, among other things, at the company level. Available only to the users assigned with a payroll management role. See Payroll to learn more.

The perpetual buttons on the top right of the interface allow you to view the notifications, update your user profile and settings, open the online user guide, open your projects overview console, and log out.