Real-time insights into your project's progress, spending, and timeline. Spot issues early and stay in control.

Running a renovation is like piloting a plane—you need real-time instruments to know if you're on course or drifting. Project Insights gives you those instruments. Instead of discovering problems when it's too late, you'll see them coming and adjust course.

At a glance, you'll see

• Timeline health: Are you ahead, on track, or at risk of delay? The dashboard shows your planned timeline (e.g., finish by 30 June) versus your actual progress. If you're trending behind, you'll see a warning and can take action—add more trades on site, adjust the scope, or communicate delays to your family.

• Budget status: What you've spent, what's committed (materials ordered but not invoiced), and how much headroom you have. If you budgeted $20,000 and you've spent $8,500, have orders out for $4,200, you know you have $7,300 left. If you're tracking to spend $22,000, the system alerts you now—not when the final invoices arrive.

• Task completion: Percentage of work done, phase-by-phase breakdown. You'll see: Demo 100%, rough plumbing 80%, drywall 30%, painting 0%. This gives you a clear picture of progress and what's next.

• Alerts: You'll be warned if you're trending over budget or falling behind schedule. These aren't panic alerts—they're early warnings so you can make informed decisions.

Trend analysis

See patterns over time. Is your project trending over budget? You might spend $1,000 more than estimated on materials and labour each week—that compounds over a 12-week project. By week 3, you'll see this trend and can adjust. Are tasks consistently delayed? If every contractor is running one week behind, the project might slip by a month by the end. You'll see this coming and can adjust your overall timeline.

Real scenario: Budget trending

Week 1: Spend $2,100 (budgeted $2,500 for demo). On track.

Week 2: Spend $3,200 (budgeted $2,800 for electrical rough-in). $400 over. System notes this.

Week 3: Spend $3,100 (budgeted $2,600 for plumbing). $500 over. System now shows a trend: "Trending $300/week over budget."

At this point (week 3 of 12), the system projects you'll be $3,600 over by project end. You investigate: your electrician charged more than estimated because the existing wiring needed replacement. You have a choice: accept the extra cost, find alternative solutions, or adjust budget elsewhere. But you know this now, not at the end.

Real scenario: Timeline trending

Phase 1 (Demo): Planned 2 weeks, took 2.5 weeks. System notes: "1 week behind."

Phase 2 (Rough work): In progress, planned 3 weeks. Your contractor is moving slower than expected. By day 5, the system projects this will take 4 weeks instead of 3. Your system alerts you.

You have options:

• Add more tradespeople to speed up (costs more but recovers timeline)

• Adjust finish date (acceptable if you can work from home longer)

• Reduce scope (finish painting to a later date)

Again, you're making decisions with real data, not discovering delays at the end.

Dashboard customization

You can set your own budget and timeline thresholds. For example: "Alert me if I'm trending $500 over budget" or "Alert me if any phase is more than 3 days behind." Different projects need different sensitivities.