This document discusses how a UK housebuilding company used Calendar 365 to help 700 employees stick to construction project schedules. The key features that helped include color coding activities, resource booking, user availability displays, calendar views, and default views for facilities. Calendar 365 allowed resource management, shared calendars, configuration options like drag and drop scheduling, and multiple calendar views like Gantt and list views. Data from the calendar automatically synced with the company's Dynamics CRM without needing to switch between modules.

1. Plan your Construction Schedule with Calendar 365
Construction projects often cause delays due to their difficulty and complexity. They involve
a lot of moving parts, resources, equipment, etc. To manage everything, businesses need a
project management tool.
However, project management tools with features like Gannt view and resource
management only facilitate the process. Construction scheduling is the backbone of any
project management software. It’s essential to create a schedule for everything as it helps
you define the resources and the team required to accomplish the task.
Is scheduling enough to keep up with the plan?
You need a calendar to stick to the schedule. And that’s exactly what our client, a leader in
the UK housebuilding industry, did. They integrated our Calendar 365 to their Dynamics
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2. CRM. Making 700 people stick to their schedules and routines was a bit challenging at first
due to the nature of the business. Hence, they had specific requirements:
➔ Color code activity to avoid confusion
➔ Ability to use resource booking in calendar
➔ Display region wise user availability
➔ Create and share calendar views
➔ Set default views for facilities/equipments
Our Solution
Our Calendar 365 was the solution, and their requirement was such that they did not
require any customization for it. The features of the plugin were enough to cater to their
requirements.
Here’s how:
Resource Management
This feature lets them manage their facilities/equipments, resources directly from the
calendar. They can view resources, their tasks, and even assign new activities to them.
Resources, i.e., employees can apply for leaves and get it approved while on the go.
Shared Calendar
Remembering every individual’s task and their schedule is impossible. Hence, our Calendar
365 lets users share their calendar and schedule with their team and managers. This keeps
everyone in the hierarchy on the same page.
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3. Configuration Options
Calendar 365 offers various options like drag and drop to assign and reassign activities, color
code to prioritize the activities, personalized dashboard for better insights. Users can also
create different layouts of the calendar and save it as a template for future use.
They can also share the saved templates with other team members.
Multiple Calendar Views
Weekly, monthly, and yearly views are common in the calendar. Apart from that, we offer
different views that offer information in an ideal way such as Gantt view, List View, Agenda
View, etc.
Multiple Calendars
Different views of the calendar can help find required information easily. For example, a
resource calendar can help check the availability of allotted resources. Customer calendar
can help manage customers. Entity calendars can provide information related to specific
entities or attributes.
Data Sync
Our Calendar 365 allows users to plan their activities and even manage entire business
operations from the calendar. They can assign activities, allot leads, and track staff
performance from one place without a need to update it in the CRM. Every action you take
on the calendar, automatically sync in the CRM. That means no to and fro switching between
modules or data misplacing.
Calendar 365 is the key to efficiency and productivity. Give it a try to experience the results.
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