Can we talk about the time it took to fix a drill scheduling conflict on a mixed-use project?

I had this job on a mixed-use site in Denver where our concrete crew and the electricians were both scheduled to use the same slab area on the same day. We had coordination meetings but nobody caught the overlap until the morning of. It took me about 3 hours on the phone and in person to figure out a staggered schedule that worked for both teams without pushing the pour back a full day. What I can't get past is why it took that long when we use project management software that should have flagged this. The software had the data, but nobody set up the right alerts or review steps. So I'm stuck wondering if the tech is failing us or if we are just not using it right. Has anyone else had a scheduling conflict that took way longer to untangle than it should have, and did you blame the tool or the process?

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terryw678d ago

Three hours sounds like you handled it pretty fast actually.

miles_garcia8d ago

The software is just a tool, it's only as good as the people using it. You had three hours of delays because nobody set up the alerts or bothered to double check the schedule beforehand. Blaming the tech for that is like blaming your hammer for missing a nail.

young.nora8d ago

Cut the analogies and own the screw up. Three hours of delays because nobody glanced at a schedule or set an alert? That's not tech failure, that's basic adulting failure. You had one job, to push a button or check a box, and you missed it. Blaming the software for that is like blaming your coffee maker because you forgot to put water in it. The tool is fine, the problem is standing right in front of the mirror. Maybe next time spend five minutes testing instead of three hours playing the victim.