Controlboard Reviews

“ControlBoard Scheduling

Pros

Setting up multiple projects is easy for me. I can easily move crews and laborers between projects. Importing subcontractors and equipment is quick and efficient. Texting to cancel crews or send messages is really handy.

Cons

The copy function sometimes accidentally duplicates crews or workers. If I have a note for a worker and extend their duration, that same note carries over for the entire new duration I've assigned.

“ControlBoard Review

Pros

Moving crews and subcontractors to different projects to handle changing schedules is simple and convenient.

Cons

We're still getting acquainted with ControlBoard, but I don't have any downsides to mention at this point.

“Easy scheduling app for Trucks and Resources

Pros

Scheduling jobs and resources is effortless, and it cuts down on the need to communicate with multiple parties daily. Changes to schedules and notes can be easily communicated to everyone, and the mass text messaging feature makes updating on changes and issues easy.

Cons

From an operational standpoint, the job schedule can be somewhat cumbersome, and the interface feels a bit overwhelming.

“Great Product

Pros

ControlBoard is the only tool that has truly met our scheduling requirements. The team at ControlBoard have gone above and beyond to make adjustments and modifications to suit our specific needs.

Cons

The software offers many features, which makes the learning curve a bit steep. However, Support team is just a phone call away and has been very supportive.

“From the Service Coordinator

Pros

The software is incredibly intuitive, making it easy to navigate and use without a steep learning curve. Coupled with this is their outstanding customer service, which is both responsive and helpful, ensuring any issues or questions are promptly addressed and resolved.

Cons

There's no integration with the Sage Contractor 100 program.

“Manpower Scheduling for Heavy Civil Contractors

Pros

ControlBoard is able to be customized to deliver exactly what we need. While custom programming is available, we needed very little of it.

Cons

There are numerous views, reports, and pages. Sometimes it's challenging to remember how to access a specific report that isn't used frequently.

“Pavement Services Control Board Use

Pros

I appreciate the functionality of ControlBoard. It lets me see where each crew is daily and track their activities on specific days. It's easy to get the exact information I need and all job details quickly.

Cons

Occasionally, the filters can make it hard to find a job, as adjustments are needed to make the job appear.

“Great support with great scheduling software

Pros

I love the support we receive. The company makes improvements and really listens to our needs. The tool is very easy to navigate and integrates well with our system.

Cons

The back button doesn't return to the previous page, so users need to adjust to this.

“Essential for scheduling

Pros

What I like most about ControlBoard is the intuitive interface. When employees are promoted to managerial roles, we require them to become familiar with the program, and we haven't encountered any issues.

Cons

What I liked least about ControlBoard is the setup. It takes some time to configure properly. Once it's set up for my company, it becomes quite straightforward to use.

“Skeptical at first, but really quite good

Pros

The information provided to the crews is instant, consistent, and delivered through the expected channels. There's no delay in communicating changes in plans. The clean layout and organization make it easy to view both overall and detailed daily and weekly work. The ability to attach work packages has improved engineering and installer communication. The customization for our customers, job names, job numbering system, and crew sizes has streamlined the experience. The software team's support throughout the process has been excellent.

Cons

The process for applying a filter is a bit awkward, and it's even more difficult on mobile devices. We attempted to link ControlBoard to our accounting system, but too many special cases (like scheduling prework on a job that's not yet open) made a direct connection unfeasible. Some user permissions didn't work correctly right away.

“Customized to fit our needs

Pros

They collaborated with us to tailor the site to best suit our needs.

Cons

I don't have any complaints at the moment. The transition from our previous scheduler to ControlBoard has been very smooth.

“Great Product! Very powerful and extremely user friendly

Pros

Managing large projects, personnel, and resources with ControlBoard is straightforward and practical. The software is very powerful. Their Support team is incredibly helpful and approachable. Congistics customized several features to meet our needs perfectly, and I couldn't ask for a more effective system.

Cons

The only change I would suggest is for the job schedule to remain exactly as it was for past days, even after jobs are completed. This way, I could easily scroll back and see what was done on any given day without having to adjust settings to view specific allocations. For me, it's easier to view the previous schedule on the calendar exactly as I set it.

“Great Product!

Pros

It's very simple to use, and the PC functionality is very intuitive.

Cons

The web app works but feels a bit clunky.

“Yearly Review

Pros

Scheduling, capacity, and utilization formatting and presentation during meetings.

Cons

I'd like to see dates carried over from allocations to scheduling.

“Control Board Review

Pros

Access is easy, making changes to the schedule is simple, and informing the crew of the schedule and changes is very easy.

Cons

Attachments can be tricky to use. We haven't figured out how to access forms via mobile yet.

“Best on the market

Pros

The Congistics team is always available and eager to help customize the platform to our specific requests.

Cons

There's really nothing negative to say. If any features don't work perfectly, the support team will assist in fixing or adjusting them to meet my needs.

“Best Overall For Scheduling

Pros

The ease of use extends from the office to the associates in the field.

Cons

I aimed to move all programs to the cloud. About two years ago, they also transitioned the software to the cloud, and it's been working out great.

“Tracking and Scheduling Jobs and Employees with ControlBoard

Pros

ControlBoard made it simple to import jobs from Sage 100 Contractor and assign employees to those jobs.

Cons

Unfortunately, nothing comes to mind. Everything is working excellently.

“Very helpful staff

Pros

We use this software for scheduling, and it's easy to view every crew, resource, and job on the same menu, which really helps us organize schedules for the upcoming weeks.

Cons

There are occasional small glitches, but the ControlBoard team always helps us resolve them quickly. Some old features from the server version, like the ease of typing descriptions in the job view, were removed, but new ones that make moving crews around easier were added.

“Everyday User

Pros

I can provide my field team with lots of information like addresses, job numbers, start times, and contacts, and transfer it to their mobile devices almost instantly. I also appreciate the texting feature for sending important messages.

Cons

Some features that seemed awkward in the new ControlBoard software were ones I enjoyed in the old version, like using my keyboard to copy and delete resources, which now requires dragging back and forth. I might not be using this software to its full potential since there's still more to learn.