December Product Updates: update schedules with confidence, investigate issues faster, and avoid cleanup work

Actualize Activities Before Running the Schedule

You can now add activities, milestones, or tasks and actualize them before running the schedule.

This is especially useful for capturing delays or changes that happened in the field, without forcing a full schedule run first.

Why it matters

• Capture out-of-sequence or historical work immediately
• Preserve schedule logic while improving status accuracy
• Avoid unnecessary re-runs just to enter actuals

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Drill Into Activities from Resource Graphs

Resource graphs are no longer just summaries. You can now click to drill into the activities driving a labor or equipment spike.

Start from the graph, select a resource, and instantly inspect the underlying work—no complex filters required.

Why it matters

• Quickly explain peaks and spikes during reviews
• Identify which activities (and crews or equipment) are driving usage
• Move from insight → action in seconds

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Convert Activities to Milestones

Imported or copied a schedule and realized some activities should have been milestones?

You can now convert eligible activities directly into milestones—no deleting and recreating required.

Why it matters

• Clean up imported schedules faster
• Reduce manual rework
• Keep your master schedule accurate and intentional

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Smarter Finish Dates for In-Progress Activities

We’ve updated how Smart Finish Date works for in-progress activities.

Planera now shows the later of the expected finish date and early finish date—surfacing the most meaningful date as work progresses.

Why it matters

• Prevent confusion during daily updates
• See dates that actually move with time
• Make schedule health easier to interpret

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