How Rockford Construction Increased Foremen Buy-In with Lookahead Collaboration

Rockford Construction needed a better way to collaborate with foremen on near-term planning and keep everyone aligned as work moved. When schedules lived in clunky tools like Excel and MS Project, it was difficult to get practical input from the field or keep order-of-work current. Rockford wanted a workflow that encouraged foremen participation, made lookahead planning easier, and improved communication across the team. The goal was higher efficiency, stronger coordination, and a plan that stayed realistic as conditions changed on the jobsite.

Outbuild helped Rockford translate the plan into field-ready lookaheads so foremen can contribute to near-term coordination.

• Field-friendly lookaheads: Short-horizon plans are clearer for crews, improving participation and making sequencing discussions more practical.
• Shared order-of-work view: A common, up-to-date plan reduces confusion between office intent and field execution when priorities shift.
• Less spreadsheet friction: Moving planning out of files lowers update burden so teams can keep schedules current during active work.

Rockford Construction described better coordination by bringing foremen into near-term planning. With clearer lookahead collaboration and a more usable workflow than spreadsheets, the team improved order-of-work communication and kept the schedule more realistic.

• Higher foremen engagement: Foremen participation improved the accuracy of near-term plans, which helps reduce missed handoffs and rework caused by unrealistic sequencing.
• Clearer order-of-work: Better communication of sequencing supported smoother trade flow, a key driver of schedule reliability in construction.
• Less spreadsheet friction: Moving away from clunky tools reduced time spent managing files, helping the team keep updates current as field conditions changed.