Construction Cost Control Features | Real-Time Tracking & AI Insights | Praevius

Real-time budget tracking, AI-powered variance reports, S-curve forecasting, change order management, and progress claim automation. Complete construction cost control features.
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construction cost tracking features, real-time budget tracking, AI variance reports, S-curve forecasting, change order management, progress claim automation

Construction Cost Control Features: Real-Time Tracking & AI Insights

From real-time tracking to AI-powered forecasting. One platform, complete visibility.

Your AI Assistant

No menus to learn. No training required. Just tell Praevius what you need in plain English—or speak it on site.

Just Ask

  • “Show me projects over budget”
  • “Generate variance report for Project Alpha”
  • “What’s the CPI on the hospital job?”
  • “Approve the steel variation”

AI Handles the Rest

  • Instant dashboards & reports
  • Voice commands from the field
  • Permission-aware actions
  • Confirmation for critical tasks

Core Capabilities

Real-Time Budget Tracking

See your budget vs. actual costs the moment data changes. No more waiting for month-end reports to discover problems. Dashboard views show project health at a glance with traffic-light status indicators.

  • Live cost performance index (CPI)
  • Budget consumption tracking
  • Variance alerts and thresholds
  • Multi-project portfolio view

AI-Powered Reporting

Just ask for the report you need—the AI handles the rest. Generate professional variance reports in minutes, not hours. Plain English explanations of the “why” behind your numbers.

  • Automated variance explanations
  • Trend analysis and forecasting
  • Executive summary generation
  • Export to PDF, Word, or share live

AI Reports available on Professional tier and above

S-Curve Forecasting

Earned Value Management made practical. See where your project is headed, not just where it’s been. Plan interventions before problems escalate.

  • Planned vs. actual vs. forecast curves
  • Schedule Performance Index (SPI)
  • Estimate at Completion (EAC) projections
  • What-if scenario modeling

Change Order Management

Track every variation from inception to approval to payment with our dedicated change order management system. Never leave money on the table again. Change orders account for 8-14% of project costs—capture them all.

  • Complete variation register with status tracking
  • Automated entitlement flagging
  • Impact assessment and pricing tools
  • Approval workflow automation

Construction Progress Claim Software

Generate accurate progress claims in minutes, not hours. Our progress claim automation eliminates the manual process of hunting through spreadsheets, recalculating percentages, and rechecking every line item.

  • Percentage complete calculations with audit trail
  • Retainage and retention tracking
  • Claim history and documentation
  • Multi-format export (UK JCT, AU SOPA, US AIA)

View pricing for progress claim features

Schedule of Values

Client billing structures often differ from internal cost codes. SOV management bridges this gap with many-to-many mapping between your WBS and client billing formats.

  • Multi-format support (UK JCT/NEC, US AIA G702/G703, AU SOPA)
  • Cost code to SOV line mapping
  • Payment application tracking
  • Progress sync from budget data

Schedule of Values available on Scale tier

Seamless Integrations

Connect to the tools you already use. Praevius syncs with accounting, storage, and project management platforms for a single source of truth.

  • Xero, QuickBooks, Sage
  • Google Drive, SharePoint, OneDrive
  • Procore (for GC collaboration)
  • Open API for custom connections

Voice Commands

Speak your requests on the jobsite. “Show me Project Alpha” or “Approve the variation”—hands-free cost control that works in noisy environments.

  • Natural language processing
  • Works in noisy environments
  • Field-ready voice input
  • Permission-aware actions

Coming Soon

Native Mobile App

Beyond responsive web—a true native experience. Offline capability, camera integration for documentation, push notifications for approvals.

Predictive Analytics

AI that learns from your historical data to predict likely cost overruns before they happen. Early warning, not post-mortem.

Industry-Standard Variance Indicators

Instant project health visibility using the traffic light system every construction professional understands.

On Budget

Variance within +/-5%. Project performing as planned. Continue current trajectory.

Watch

Variance 5-10%. Early warning. Investigate and plan corrective action.

Over Budget

Variance exceeds 10%. Immediate attention required. Intervention needed.

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