INDUSTRY REPORT
The State of Construction Scheduling 2026
The industry's most comprehensive look at schedule quality, project visibility, and the future of construction scheduling.
Built from the analysis of 120,000+ CPM schedules and 10,000+ survey responses from contractors, owners, consultants, and trade partners, the State of Construction Scheduling 2026 combines real project data with industry perspectives to reveal the trends shaping construction scheduling today.
The report explores the growing gap between the schedule data teams rely on and the visibility they actually have — including new research on schedule quality, project risk, AI adoption, analytics, and decision-making — and reveals where leading organizations are beginning to approach scheduling differently.
What the Data Reveals:
- 76% lean on the schedule for leadership decisions, yet only 24% of GCs are very confident their updates reflect reality.
- 71% of teams using AI still require human judgment, while just 7% trust AI more than manual review.
- 38% of the industry self-rate their schedules as high quality, while analysis of the schedule data finds just 13% in the high-quality tier.
- 47% still rely on manual spreadsheet work for schedule analysis, even as 58% have purchased an off-the-shelf analytics system.