Pull planning software connected to your CPM schedule

A digital sticky-note board by day and trade. Link notes to schedule activities, promise the work, and measure whether the plan held, so the board and the master schedule stop drifting apart.

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A digital pull planning board your trades will recognize

The board shows a week with a column for each day. Group it by trade for swimlanes, then move notes by dragging them or using the arrow buttons.

  • Sticky notes with trade colors
  • Swimlanes grouped by trade
  • Write a note, or pick an existing schedule activity
  • Viewers can see the board; Owners and Editors can change it
Pull planning board with trade-colored sticky notes across a construction week
Sticky notes by day, trade, and commitment.

How the board connects to the schedule

A note can stand alone or link to a schedule activity. Linked notes can become measured commitments. Moving a note never changes schedule dates, so the team can work through a plan without accidentally rewriting the CPM schedule.

Dates change when progress is recorded, when the scheduler updates the schedule, or when a missed-promise proposal is accepted. For the handoff between the two, read how to tie a pull plan to a CPM schedule.

Turn promises into Percent Plan Complete

Promise a linked note and it becomes a commitment on the weekly work plan. Check it off when the work is complete, and PPC updates immediately.

  • PPC = commitments completed ÷ commitments promised
  • PPC appears on the work plan, the digest banner, and the weekly digest email
  • Missed promises propose added remaining duration on the activity
  • The scheduler accepts or rejects each proposal
Weekly work plan showing commitments, Percent Plan Complete, and schedule slip alerts
The work plan shows commitments, PPC, and schedule alerts.

A simple weekly routine

  1. Start from the three-week lookahead to see what is coming up.
  2. Add notes by trade on the pull board, linking those that belong to schedule activities.
  3. Have the trades sequence the week and raise anything that could block the work.
  4. Promise the work each trade can actually commit to.
  5. Check off finished commitments, review PPC, and accept or reject proposals from missed promises.

New to the method? Read how to run a pull planning session and the Last Planner System overview.

What it doesn't do

It is a Last Planner-light workflow. Teams that run a full Last Planner program may need a dedicated lean tool.

Frequently asked questions

What is pull planning in construction?

Pull planning means working backward from a milestone or handoff. The trades doing the work define what each needs from the others, and the team sequences the work together.

Does moving a sticky note change the CPM schedule?

No. The board is a planning surface. The schedule changes when progress is recorded, the scheduler updates it, or someone accepts a missed-promise proposal.

Do we need physical stickies as well?

No, but you can use both. Some teams run the session on a wall and enter the commitments afterward.

What happens when a promise is missed?

If a promised note's day passes and its activity isn't finished, the work plan proposes adding remaining duration. The scheduler can accept it, which updates the schedule, or reject it.

Can I use the pull board without building a full CPM schedule?

You can add notes that aren't linked to activities, but commitments and PPC need linked activities. The product works best when the board and CPM schedule are used together.

Try it

Open the pull board on a demo job in the sandbox, or start a 14-day trial with your own schedule.

Pricing is $50 company base + $10 / PM, $5 / superintendent, $0 view-only.

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