A programme that counts NZ working days and finds the critical path

Gantt, dependencies with lag, baselines, delay notices, crew clashes and MS Project in and out — built for how New Zealand builds actually run.

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Calendar-day Gantt charts are why a five-day task started Thursday “finishes” on a Tuesday, and why public holidays quietly blow out the end date. Toolie’s programme counts NZ working days, knows your province’s anniversary day, and finds the critical path — so you can see what really drives the finish date and what happens when something slips.

What’s in it

Real NZ working daysPublic holidays, every province’s anniversary day for every year, Saturday crews, the Christmas shutdown and one-off exceptions with reasons.

Proper dependenciesFinish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish links with lag and lead, plus fixed start dates and milestones.

Critical path & floatSee which tasks drive the finish and how much slack the others have. Loops are detected and reported, never hang.

Finish-date range“80% chance it’s done by …” (P50, P80, P90), with the tasks that most often drive the critical path.

Baselines & delaysSave a baseline, record delays with a cause, see variance and a “why did it move?” log. Delays carry a written-notice date to protect extension-of-time claims.

All jobs on one timelineTwelve-week crew load, clashes with other jobs and leave, and a what-if: earliest start for a new job needing N people, or the slip if someone is away.

Crew, subs & clientsAssign crew per task and push to the crew calendar; sub accept/decline links flow back in; opt-in client key dates; calendar files (.ics) and CSV.

MS Project in and outImport and export MS Project XML or CSV, with links and lag preserved. Move from a spreadsheet or hand a programme to a client’s PM.

Claim from the programmeSet payment-stage percentages on milestones and generate a draft progress claim, with retention and the CCA 2002 fields.

Start from your quote, not a blank chart

Templates for a new house, renovation, deck, garage or sleepout and a light fit-out include the council inspection stages, with durations labelled as allowances. Or build the programme from the job’s own quote so the working days match the labour you priced. It works on any open job, including leads and quotes you haven’t won yet, and shows a seven-day weather risk on outdoor tasks.

It talks to Toolie Brain: log a delay and the diary, crew calendar, subs and client are updated for you to review. See also builder scheduling software, variations and retentions and progress claims.

Common questions

Does Toolie calculate the critical path?

Yes. The programme runs a forward and backward pass over NZ working days to show the critical path and float, with finish-to-start, start-to-start, finish-to-finish and start-to-finish links and lag.

Does it know New Zealand public holidays and anniversary days?

Yes. It counts working days from a job calendar with public holidays, every province's anniversary day for every year, the Christmas shutdown and Saturday crews, and works out the province from the site address.

Can I import from MS Project?

Yes. Toolie imports and exports MS Project XML and imports CSV with predecessors like 3FS+2, keeping link types and lag.

What is the finish-date range?

A P50, P80 and P90 completion estimate from running the programme many times, so you can say 80% likely done by a given date, and see which tasks most often drive the critical path.

Can I programme a job I haven't won yet?

Yes. Any open job, including leads and sent quotes, can have a programme, and you can build it from the quote's own phases.

Quote, comply and get paid — in one place

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