Creating Flexible Schedules for Faster, Data-Driven Decisions

A flexible schedule is essential for enabling rapid exploration of "what-if" scenarios when evaluating and testing different construction strategies—but first you need to make your schedule flexible—a feature that traditional CPM tools simply don't have.

Imagine your project schedule is like a factory assembly line. Every machine in this factory runs at a fixed speed, regardless of demand or disruptions. If one machine slows down, it creates bottlenecks that halt the entire process. With ALICE, you can turn that factory into a smart, adaptive, flexible system where each component can be adjusted for its speed, sequence of operation and resource usage based on current demands and any delays, ensuring smooth production without bottlenecks and downtime.

This is what we mean by transforming an existing (rigid) schedule into a flexible, dynamic one.

Webinar Summary

Andy Gabele, Director of Solutions Engineering at ALICE, explains the concept of "creating parametric or flexible schedules" and walks you through a live demo of how this process enables rapid exploration of numerous scenarios, along with some real-world examples.

Starting from an existing P6 schedule, you will see how ALICE helps you to convert it into a flexible, adaptable schedule.

Why watch? 

Here’s what you’ll take away from this session:

• Live demo: Get a firsthand look at ALICE Core’s key features and how the platform works—starting from an existing P6 or MS Project schedule.
• Making Schedules Flexible: Learn how to turn rigid schedules into adaptable, flexible ones. You’ll learn about the parameters or variables that can be defined and adjusted within ALICE to enhance flexibility. The key concept is that ALICE understands and integrates these parameters to simulate, adjust, and optimize project schedules.
• Scenario Exploration in ALICE: See a live demo on how you can explore optimization strategies, and automatically generate schedules complete with cost and resource data.