Resource management and planning of industrial projects

Companies operate in a highly specialised technical environment, where projects flow seamlessly and overlap. Whether it's construction, maintenance, design, or automation, each task requires precise coordination of teams, machines, and equipment. Projects involve dosens of specific trades and skills, including:

• Management and coordination positions : Activity manager, business manager, site manager, site manager and team leader.
• Specialised technical professions : Automation, programming and network systems, methods and execution.
• Operational resources : Mechanics, boilermakers, pipefitters, welders and roboticists.

The diversity of roles, combined with multi-site and multi-domain projects, makes schedule management particularly complex. PlanningPME acts as a real lever for simplification and optimisation.

With PlanningPME, businesses have implemented a clear and standardised planning process. Each task is precisely tracked according to four progress statuses:

1. Not started
2. In progress
3. Finished
4. Blocked

For example: when a construction manager needs to plan an execution phase on a complex construction site, they can track progress step by step in real time, or if a task is flagged as "Blocked," managers can immediately respond by allocating other resources or reorganising priorities. This real-time visibility is essential to avoid delays and ensure deadlines are met.

Use the resource scheduling template

One of the major challenges in such a demanding sector is time-off management. PlanningPME provides a comprehensive, centralised view of availability and unavailability for each resource. Absences are categorised according to specific reasons:

• Annual leaves
• Sick leaves
• Professional training
• Compensatory rest, adjustments, time off in lieu of hours worked
• Paternity leave, on-call duty, paid holidays

For example, when a project manager or business technician is absent for professional training, the solution makes it possible to anticipate this absence and reassign their tasks to other collaborators to ensure project continuity.

In addition to human resources, PlanningPME also enables efficient management of material resources. For a fleet of vehicles and equipment used daily, availability is critical. Here are some concrete examples:

• Renault Master and Peugeot Boxer utility vehicles are assigned to specific construction sites.
• The handling platform is reserved for specific missions.

With PlanningPME, each material resource is allocated according to project needs, avoiding usage conflicts or logistic delays.

Companies have been able to take advantage of PlanningPME to adapt to new ways of working, including:

• Office and remote working : Flexible management that promotes productivity.
• On-call and hotline support : Precise scheduling for on-call and technical supervision teams.
• Part-time work (50%) : Better visibility for alternating or adjusted resources.

This flexibility helps improve team satisfaction while meeting operational requirements.

Since adopting PlanningPME, companies have seen significant improvements:

• Time optimisation : Reduced hours spent on manual planning.
• Predicting scheduling conflicts : Better management of absences and material resources.
• Accurate project monitoring : A real-time view of tasks, their progress and blockages.
• Increased flexibility : Ability to adapt to new ways of working and unforeseen events.
• Improved communication : A shared and centralised vision for all teams.

PlanningPME: A strategic asset for optimised management of industrial projects

By integrating PlanningPME into their organisation, these companies have successfully met the challenges of a complex industrial sector. Our software has simplified project planning, optimised human and material resources, while ensuring greater productivity. If, as a company, you want to optimise the management of your teams and projects, PlanningPME is the tool you need to take things to the next level.