Stage plan
Every stage, with dates
Plan the job from a template in three quick steps, then run it one stage at a time.
How it works
Set it up in three steps
You can change everything later.
Pick a starting point
House, Apartment, Shop or office fit-out, or start blank.
Split the work
By floor, by room, or both. Add areas of your own too.
Set the days
Days for each stage and a start date. Every other date follows.
Day to day
One stage at a time
Do this next
Up to three jobs that need you now, one tap each.
Plan against real
Each stage's planned dates beside what really happened.
A sign-off for every step
Your client approves a step by typing their name.
Extra days kept fair
Approved extra work stretches its stage on the timeline.
Everything tied to a stage
Visits, snags, queries, extra work and its fee, per stage.
A history nobody can edit
Who did what and when, kept at the foot of Stages.
FAQ
Stage plan questions
Can I change the plan after I create it?
Yes. Rename a stage, change its dates or the line your client reads, add a stage, or swap stages that have not started. The owner can remove a stage that has nothing in it.
What happens when I close a stage?
Tap Mark stage done. If your client has not signed it off, or snags are still open in it, Blueprint asks first. The next stage starts on its own, and approved work in the closed stage is locked.
Can a closed stage be reopened?
Yes, by the owner: the most recently closed stage, with a short reason.
Does my client see the stage plan?
Yes, when the client link is on (from the Pro plan). They see which step you are on, their to-dos for it, and a sign-off for each step.
Plan your next project in stages
Three quick steps from a template. Change anything later.
More about the stage plan
A project schedule built for design studios
A stage plan turns a project into its steps, each with dates, so nobody has to ask where things stand. It is the first tab in every project. Start from House, Apartment or Shop or office fit-out and the stages are filled in for you: a house gets Brief, Concept, Approvals, Working drawings, Site and items, and Handover, each with a short line your client reads. Or start blank.
Split the work by floor, by room, or both, and add areas of your own such as a study or a garden. Set how many days each stage takes and the day the first one starts, and every other date follows.
Running the plan day to day
The top of the Stages tab says where the plan stands: which step you are on, whether you are on track or behind, and what is waiting on your client. Do this next lists up to three jobs that need you, such as uploading a revised drawing, closing a stage your client signed off, or sending a reminder for a to-do.
Inside each stage you see what is needed, its drawings, its items, and its floors and rooms. The Linked row counts the stage's site visits, snags, queries and extra work, and shows its fee if it has one. When a stage is done, close it and the next one starts on its own.
Better than a schedule in a spreadsheet
A schedule in Excel is right on the day it is made. The timeline in Blueprint puts each stage's planned dates beside what really happened, marked done on time, going on or late, with a line for today. Approved extra work adds its days to its stage as a hatched tail, so a delay the client agreed to does not read as the studio running late.
What happened, at the foot of the tab, lists who did what and when: your team, your client, and the changes that happened on their own. Nobody can edit or delete it. A team member or the owner sets up and runs the plan; an intern sees it and prepares drawings, tasks and items inside it.
What your client sees
On the client link, the plan becomes a simple page: a small house that builds up as steps finish, the step you are on, their to-dos with a Done button, and a sign-off for the step. When they sign off, their name and the time are saved, and Do this next offers to close the stage.
A fee stage can fall due when a step is signed off or done, with no date to chase. See fees and payments.