Construction software and free Primavera P6 tools

Planix Engineering turns site data into management decisions.

Software for contractors and consultants that connects field productivity, plant and equipment, and the Primavera P6 programme, so you see delay and cost exposure while there is still time to act.

Built by a practising planner from live GCC building and infrastructure projects.

Root Cause Intelligence: podium works, update 07Data date 01 Oct
Forecast handover+12 days
Delay originFacade approval
Open delay events3
Gantt chart: facade bracket approval is 12 days late and drives the podium handover milestone JunJulAugSepOctNov Piling and pile caps Basement raft and walls Podium slabs L1 to L3 Facade bracket approval Facade installation MEP first fix Podium handover +12d Delay origin Approval 12 days late
ProgressCritical pathBaseline Explore Root Cause Intelligence
Productivity Intelligence: blockwork crews, Tower AWeek 39
Crew efficiency89%
Below target2 of 6 days
Cost of lost outputBHD 1,240
Daily blockwork output against a 40 square metre target; Tuesday and Wednesday fell short, costing BHD 1,240 0204060 m² per day SunMonTueWedThuSat Lost output, 27 m² BHD 1,240 at crew rates
On targetBelow targetTarget Explore Productivity Intelligence
Asset Intelligence: central storeOctober
Assets on sites46
Overheld5
Hire avoided this monthBHD 3,800
Asset utilisation list and a hire request for a telehandler resolved by reserving a free unit from the central store Utilisation, last 30 days Excavator 20T Tower crane TC2 Telehandler 3.5T Plate compactor Scaffold set B 86%76%30%11%65% New hire request Telehandler 3.5T 12 to 20 Oct, Tower B Store check 1 unit free, 30% used Recommendation Reserve from store External hire avoided BHD 960
Well usedIdle capacity Explore Asset Intelligence
Products

Three products for construction control

Each one answers a question management asks every week: are crews producing what we pay for, are we hiring equipment we already own, and what is really driving the programme.

See where crews lose output, and what it costs

Site teams log the crew each day and the output the next morning. You get crew efficiency, productivity variance and the cost of lost output by activity, month and project.

  • Daily planned vs achieved output by activity
  • Loss value in your own currency
  • Portfolio view across all projects
Who uses it: site engineers, foremen, project managersInputs: daily crew and next-day output
How the P6 tools work

From XER file to management report in three steps

No installation and no account. The analysis runs on your own computer, so you can use it on live projects without sharing the programme.

  1. 1

    Export the XER

    In Primavera P6, export the current update or baseline as an XER file, as you normally would.

  2. 2

    Open it in the tool

    Drop the file into any Planix P6 tool. It is read inside your browser and never uploaded.

  3. 3

    Download the report

    Review the results on screen, then export to Excel or PDF for your meeting or monthly report.

Free toolkit

Free Primavera P6 tools for planners

Upload an XER file and get a report you can hand to management. Pick a tool to open it.

Your programme never leaves your computer. Every XER tool runs in your browser. Nothing is uploaded or stored, so your schedule, rates and logic stay yours.

Learning for engineers and planners

Practice the logic behind good programmes.

Built from real site friction: late reports, weak programme visibility, equipment held too long, avoidable hire and delays nobody traced back to their cause.

Sajeeshkumar Sivan, founder of Planix Engineering

Planix Engineering started as the tools a planner needed on his own projects. Each one exists because a report was late, a programme hid its real critical path, or money was lost without anyone measuring it.

The next stage is one platform that helps contractors and consultants automate project controls, raise site productivity, govern their assets and train their teams, with clean reports that site teams will actually use.

Contractors Consultants Planning and QS teams Project and site management

About Planix Engineering

Run a pilot on one of your projects

For pilot use, partnership, investment or training collaboration, write to us and we will set up a walkthrough with your own data.