Bridgit Bench supports workforce planning for preconstruction teams. The Precon feature helps streamline teams and increases transparency within your workforce.
See Precon Overview for additional info on the Precon feature.
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Projects > List > [Select Project] > Precon
Select the Precon tab after selecting a project. Bridgit Bench remembers the previous tab visited so precon team members don’t start on the Operations tab each time a project is selected.
Select Add task to create project-specific tasks, then Save task.
Select Add role and complete the details. Then select Save role or Save and assign to assign a person to the task using the Place a person modal:
Custom Precon assignments can be created by selecting the icon, similar to creating a custom allocation.
Duplicate a role by selecting the icon.
Duplicate a Precon task and roles in that task by selecting the icon next to Add Role then select Duplicate task and assignment.
Quickly allocate the right people to roles linked to Precon tasks via your preferred option:
- Launch the Place a Person modal by selecting + Place Person under an existing unfilled role
- Choose the Save and Assign option to immediately launch the Place a Person modal when creating a new role on a task
- Drag and drop someone from the Available People section along the sidebar to either:
- Allocate a person to existing unfilled roles linked to tasks
- Create a new role on a task and allocate a person in one quick flow
Once tasks have been created and roles added, Precon will allow:
- Make quick inline edits to names and dates
- Shift individual tasks so all roles and allocations linked to them can be updated quickly
- Expand & collapse tasks to reduce clutter from your view
View Precon roles from the list view by enabling the Precon Roles column when selecting View columns on the secondary navigation bar.
Projects Gantt
The Projects Gantt will allow Precon assignments to be grouped together under their respective tasks in a cascading view over the project timeline.
All of the Precon functionality on the Projects List is available under the Projects Gantt including:
- Create project-specific tasks and easily edit names and dates
- Add roles to tasks and edit them right in the Gantt view
- Allocate the right people to Precon roles
- Expand & collapse tasks to display only Precon data that is important to you
Use the Projects Gantt Settings to modify what is displayed:
- View or hide Precon tasks and their roles & allocations
- Apply role filters to Precon roles to see only Current and Upcoming roles or Unfilled roles on tasks
People Profiles
Get a clear picture of the tasks a person is responsible for in their profile:
Take a people-first approach to editing Precon allocation percentages as well as removing people from Precon tasks, without having to leave their profile.
Note: Precon allocation dates are not editable from people's profiles. Since the Precon allocation dates are directly linked to task dates, making changes in a team member's profile could potentially affect other allocations.
People Gantt
At a glance, the People Gantt displays what Precon tasks a person is assigned over time with the task details provided in project bars.
A project bar for a Precon task will display the following info:
- A task icon
to differentiate between Precon and Operations roles
- Name of the task
- Allocation percentage
- Name of the project
Project bars for Pursuit projects will have a dotted outline and lighter colors for their project bars; Awarded projects have solid outlines and colors.
- Unlike Operations roles on Pursuit projects, roles on Precon tasks will be accurately reflected in the team member's Utilization Rate.