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STRACTA for project managers
Project managers need to know where each job stands against its plan. In STRACTA each project carries its production baseline, progress and daily quantities, with the foreman's production entries, photos, documents and tasks kept with the job.
The job
What you're responsible for.
- Delivering the job against its scope and schedule
- Tracking production against the plan
- Keeping drawings, photos and project files in order
- Following up field issues and tasks with the foreman
- Reporting progress to the client
In STRACTA
What you see and do.
On a computer, in the full STRACTA workspace. What you can open depends on your role.
Baseline and progress
Each project shows quantities placed to date, the production baseline through today, and what was recorded today.
Daily production from the field
Foremen's production entries arrive with quantities, hours and photos, attached to the project and the day.
Documents with the job
Project files and photos are kept in Documents, so the job's paperwork sits next to its production record.
Tasks with owners and deadlines
Follow-ups such as adjusting frames before paving are assigned to a named person with a deadline, so nothing depends on someone remembering.
Access depends on your company's setup
Project managers typically see the projects they're responsible for: baseline, progress, production entries, documents and tasks. Whether they can also edit the daily dispatch is a permission your company decides.
Modules
Where you'll work in STRACTA.
The parts of the platform this role uses most.
- ProjectsEvery job's details, baseline and daily progress in one record.
- Daily ProductionQuantities, hours and photos recorded from the jobsite, on the day the work happens.
- DocumentsProject files and photos, kept with the job they belong to.
- TasksFollow-ups with a name and a deadline, in the office and on the phone.
- MaterialsPlan material deliveries, then record what arrived and what went down.
A day in STRACTA
One day, hour by hour.
This role's part of one Tuesday at a paving contractor, from the first publish to the record of the day.
Helen A. checks that Harborview's published assignment covers Sta. 1+200 to 1+690, with 320 t of HL3 planned.
Task T-118 is due: Marco D. is assigned to adjust three maintenance hole frames at Sta. 1+350 before paving reaches them.
Marco's production entry comes in: 140 t of HL3 placed so far, 18.0 hours and a photo at Sta. 1+600.
Harborview shows 1,600 t placed of 2,880 t (55.6%), against a baseline of 1,780 t through today (61.8%). Only 140 t of today's 320 t is recorded so far and paving continues, so Helen reads the 180 t difference as today's unfinished work.
FAQ
Common questions.
How does STRACTA show project progress?
Each project carries a production baseline. The daily quantities recorded from the field build up its progress, so you can compare what has been placed with the baseline through today.
Who records daily production?
Usually the foreman, from the phone at the end of the shift: quantities, hours and photos. Your company decides who has permission to record and review production.
Can estimators use STRACTA too?
Yes, as users your company invites. An estimator might review recorded production and project history from past jobs. What they can see depends on the permissions they are given.
Can I add a follow-up task without opening a form?
Yes. Tell STRACTA what you need, such as “Add a task for Wes to confirm the catch basin frames by 3 today.” It creates the task with the assignee, the project and the deadline.
Other roles
The rest of the team.
The same plan, seen from each seat.
Office · desktop
Owners and executives
Today's operation and every day's record, in one place.
Works in Overview and Intelligence · Projects · Reports and History
Office · desktop
Operations managers
Every crew, machine and truck on one board, and field issues in one list.
Works in Overview and Intelligence · Daily Dispatch · Equipment Moves
Office · desktop
Dispatchers
Build the day, publish it, and publish the change when the day changes.
Works in Daily Dispatch · Broker Trucks · Company Fleet
Field · phone
Foremen and supervisors
Your crew's day on your phone: see it, acknowledge it, report back.
Works in My Day · Field Reporting · Daily Production
Field · phone
Drivers and field crews
Where to be, when, and with which truck or machine, on your phone.
Works in My Day · Team Chat · Tasks
See your part of the day in STRACTA.
Bring your own crews, jobs and questions to a demo, and see the view this role works in.