Asta Powerproject
The UK construction industry's go-to Gantt chart for keeping projects on programme
What it is
About Asta Powerproject
Asta Powerproject is a critical-path scheduling tool widely used across UK construction, infrastructure and engineering projects to build detailed programmes, sequence tasks, allocate labour/plant resources and track progress against a baseline. It supports 4D BIM visualisation (linking the programme to a 3D model) and is a common alternative to Microsoft Project on UK contractor and consultant sites.
What you can do with it
Capabilities
Build critical-path construction programmes with task dependencies and constraints
Allocate and level labour, plant and material resources across a schedule
Track progress against a baseline and generate look-ahead reports
Link a 3D BIM model to the programme for 4D sequencing visualisation
Produce client-ready Gantt charts and reporting exports
How to learn it
Learning Resources
Elecosoft's official Asta Powerproject training courses and certification
Elecosoft's own YouTube tutorials and knowledge base
Construction planning courses (e.g., CIOB-endorsed) that use Powerproject as the teaching tool
Practise by rebuilding a real construction programme from a sample project schedule
Pro Tip
Set up your calendars (working days, holidays, shift patterns) correctly before building the programme — retrofitting calendar changes after hundreds of linked tasks exist is one of the most common and painful planning mistakes
Skills that use this tool
Roles that use this tool