About
ALICE Technologies is a purpose-built AI construction scheduling and optimization platform trusted on over $100 billion of projects worldwide. At its core, ALICE uses generative AI to rapidly simulate millions of possible construction scenarios, enabling project teams to find the most efficient, risk-reduced path forward—whether in pre-construction planning, active project management, or schedule recovery. The platform offers three primary modules: ALICE Plan for 2D schedule visualization on a digital canvas, ALICE Optimize for AI-powered what-if analysis starting from an existing schedule (P6 or MSP), and ALICE Model for optimization directly from a BIM model. Users upload their schedule and drawings, define parametric variables to create flexible schedules, run automated scenario simulations, and then compare generated solutions on a time-vs-cost graph to select the optimal plan. ALICE integrates schedule, cost, and scope into every generated solution, providing a unified project controls platform. It helps general contractors win bids with better-modeled plans, gives owners confidence in delivery timelines, and empowers consultants to advise with data-backed decisions. Key capabilities include constraint simulation, risk identification, delay recovery modeling, and fast-track delivery analysis. ALICE is ideal for industrial, infrastructure, and commercial capital projects where schedule risk and cost overruns are most impactful.
Key Features
- AI-Powered What-If Simulation: Automatically simulates millions of construction scenarios to identify the most efficient and risk-reduced project schedule.
- Schedule & BIM Integration: Seamlessly imports existing schedules from Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, or starts optimization directly from BIM models.
- 2D Schedule Visualization: Overlays Gantt schedules onto project drawings on a digital canvas, enabling visual sequence adjustments, timelapse playback, and stakeholder collaboration.
- Risk Identification & Mitigation: Simulates constraints and project variables to surface potential risks before they impact delivery, enabling data-backed decision-making.
- Unified Project Controls: Integrates schedule, cost, and scope into every generated solution, providing a single source of truth for capital project management.
Use Cases
- Optimizing construction schedules for large capital projects to reduce cost and duration before breaking ground.
- Identifying and mitigating project risks by simulating constraints and schedule vulnerabilities during pre-construction planning.
- Recovering from project delays by modeling accelerated delivery scenarios and quantifying trade-offs between time and cost.
- Strengthening competitive bids by presenting data-backed, optimized construction plans with integrated cost and schedule analysis.
- Providing owners and stakeholders with visual, explainable schedule scenarios to improve decision-making confidence and project transparency.
Pros
- Proven at Scale: Deployed on over $100B of construction projects worldwide, demonstrating reliability and value across large capital programs.
- Works With Existing Workflows: Integrates directly with industry-standard tools like Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project, minimizing disruption to established processes.
- Covers Full Project Lifecycle: Supports pre-construction planning, active project optimization, and schedule recovery, making it useful at every phase.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Presents generated scenarios on a time-vs-cost graph, making it easy to compare and justify schedule decisions to stakeholders.
Cons
- Enterprise Pricing: Pricing is not publicly listed and requires a sales demo, suggesting costs that may be prohibitive for smaller contractors or firms.
- Construction-Specific Use Only: The platform is purpose-built for capital construction projects and has no applicability outside the construction and infrastructure industry.
- Requires Existing Schedule or BIM Input: Optimization workflows depend on uploading a pre-built schedule (P6/MSP) or BIM model, requiring prior project data to get started.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ALICE Technologies?
ALICE Technologies is an AI-powered construction project planning and scheduling platform that uses generative AI to simulate millions of scenarios and help teams optimize schedules, reduce risk, and recover from project delays.
What scheduling software does ALICE integrate with?
ALICE integrates with Oracle Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project (MSP), allowing users to upload their existing schedules and run AI-powered optimizations without switching tools.
Who is ALICE designed for?
ALICE is designed for general contractors (GCs), project owners, and construction consultants managing large industrial, infrastructure, or commercial capital projects.
Can ALICE help recover a delayed construction project?
Yes. ALICE can model project constraints and simulate recovery scenarios to identify ways to accelerate delivery and get delayed projects back on track with reduced risk.
How does ALICE's AI scheduling work?
Users upload their schedule and define parametric variables (ranges of values for key project variables). ALICE's AI then runs automated what-if analyses, generating optimized schedule solutions that are compared on a time-vs-cost graph for easy selection.
