The Future of Construction Scheduling for GCs to Improve with AI using Planera - Nitin Bhandari

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Nov 18, 2025

Nitin Bhandari, Co-founder and CEO of Planera, revolutionizes construction scheduling through innovative technology. He discusses the challenges faced in traditional scheduling and how Planera utilizes AI to create seamless connections between field and office operations. Nitin emphasizes shifting scheduling from a compliance tool to a business decision tool, empowering teams with data-driven insights. He also touches on the importance of role-based access for owners and the potential of natural language processing to enhance user interaction with scheduling.

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INSIGHT

Vertical Traceability Is Critical

Connect high-level office CPM schedules to daily field slices to avoid double entry and latency.
Vertical traceability from executive plan to daily look-ahead creates a single source of truth.

ADVICE

Stop Making Schedulers Data Clerks

Free schedulers from manual data entry so they can lead planning and problem-solving.
Let superintendents enter actuals and have schedulers review and focus on recovery strategies.

ADVICE

Give The Field The Facts They Need

Give superintendents schedule visibility like float and critical path so they can make informed trade-off decisions.
Empower field leaders to query and act on schedule facts quickly.

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In this episode of The ConTech Crew, the hosts Jeff Sample and Nathan Wood sit down with Nitin Bhandari, Co-founder of Planera, to discuss the transformative impact of technology on construction scheduling. Nitin shares how his journey from hardware engineering to software entrepreneurship led him to tackle one of the industry's biggest pain points: scheduling inefficiencies. The discussion covers the vision behind Planera, how they are revolutionizing scheduling, and the future of construction planning with AI and data-driven insights.

Nitin Bhandari is the Co-founder and CEO of Planera, a platform designed to transform how construction projects are scheduled. Nitin started his career as an electrical engineer and later moved into software entrepreneurship, co-founding two successful software companies before diving into the construction tech world. Partnering with a general contractor, Nitin identified a massive scheduling gap in construction and built Planera to solve this issue.

Key Takeaways

The challenges in construction scheduling and how Planera bridges the gap
How AI and natural language processing will soon allow users to interact with schedules
The approach of moving scheduling from a “compliance tool” to a “business decision tool”
How Planera integrates high-level schedules with day-to-day field activities to create a seamless flow of data
How Planera is using AI to automate scheduling tasks and provide actionable insights

Timestamps

[00:00] - Episode Introduction

[02:04] - Nitin’s background and journey into construction tech

[04:33] - The challenge of scheduling in construction and how Planera is solving it

[08:14] - How Planera is democratizing scheduling for more stakeholders

[10:15] - Connecting field schedules with office schedules for seamless data flow

[15:21] - The cultural shift from compliance to business decision-making

[18:03] - The impact of mission-critical projects like data centers on scheduling

[26:07] - The role of AI and natural language processing in scheduling optimization

[33:59] - Planera’s portfolio-level planning for better resource management

[37:55] - Connect with Nitin and Planera

The Future of Construction Scheduling for GCs to Improve with AI using Planera - Nitin Bhandari

Vertical Traceability Is Critical

Stop Making Schedulers Data Clerks

Give The Field The Facts They Need

Key Takeaways

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