Your Float Was Consumed 2 Weeks Ago.
Nobody Told You.
Your PM approved a 3-day delay on steel erection because “we have float.” Except the float was consumed two weeks ago by a concrete pour delay nobody tracked. Now the entire project just slipped 3 weeks. Nobody saw it coming.
Critical Path Cascade — Watch the Float Disappear
One 3-day delay triggers a chain reaction through the entire network
The Challenge
Why 73% of project managers cannot identify their zero-float activities
Float consumption is invisible
Your schedule shows 8 days of float on steel erection. What it does not show is that concrete pour delays last month quietly consumed 6 of those days. Your PM sees float that no longer exists.
One delay cascades everywhere
A 3-day delay on one activity does not cost you 3 days. It triggers resource conflicts on 4 downstream trades, pushes mechanical rough-in into the holidays, and blows your commissioning window by 3 weeks.
Resource conflicts on the critical path
When two critical-path activities need the same crane on the same day, one of them slips. Nobody sees this conflict until the morning of, when the crane operator asks which foreman has priority.
Monthly schedule updates are autopsy reports
You update your CPM schedule once a month. By the time you see the critical path has shifted, 3 weeks of float have been consumed and the project end date has already moved. You are reading history, not managing the future.
The POD Advantage
How POD eliminates critical path blindness
Real-Time Float Monitoring
POD calculates remaining float for every activity daily based on actual field progress. When float drops below your threshold, you get an alert the same day — not at next month's schedule update.
Cascade Impact Preview
Before you approve any delay, POD shows you exactly which downstream activities are affected, how much float each one loses, and whether the project end date shifts. See the full cascade before it happens.
Resource Conflict Detection
POD maps crew and equipment assignments against the critical path. When two zero-float activities need the same resource, you get flagged 72 hours in advance — enough time to mobilize alternatives.
Critical Path Drift Tracking
The critical path is not static. POD tracks when activities shift onto or off the critical path as progress changes. You always know which activities have zero margin right now, not which ones had zero margin last month.
Critical Path Management Features
Live CP Monitor
Real-time critical path tracking from daily field progress. Know which activities have zero margin today.
Cascade Preview
See the full downstream impact of any proposed delay before you approve it.
Float Alerts
Automated warnings when float drops below threshold on any schedule activity.
“Our PM approved a 3-day delay on mechanical rough-in without checking float. We discovered 2 weeks later that the critical path had shifted and our substantial completion date moved 19 days. That delay cost us $420K in liquidated damages. We never saw it coming.”
— VP of Operations, Commercial General Contractor
Critical Path Visibility — Know Your Zero-Float Activities
These KPIs auto-populate from your daily uploads — no manual data entry required.
Critical Path Exposure
PODFloat Analysis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do You Know Which Activities Have Zero Float Right Now?
If the answer takes more than 10 seconds, your critical path is already at risk.