New Optimization Mode
BUILT FOR CONSTRUCTION TEAMS
Automated Schedule Crashing
Every construction project team faces the same pressures: what can enable more speed, less disruption to the plan, and the need for data-backed answers. Targeted Optimization is purpose-built around those three demands.
Is acceleration even possible?
Know whether schedule acceleration is achievable before committing resources, overtime, or budget.
Where exactly do you push?
A result you can act on
Replace days of painstakingly manual critical path analysis with an automated run that takes minutes.
Watch Targeted Optimization in Action
ALICE’s Targeted Optimization mode works with any construction schedule — regardless of where you are in your planning process. If you have a target date in mind and need to identify the best path to achieve it, Targeted Optimization is for you.
- Define your acceleration goal
- Run optimization scenario
- Review results
ALICE lets you focus on identifying acceleration opportunities across the entire or for a single critical date.
- Full project acceleration: Simulate the entire schedule toward an earlier project completion date.
- Specific milestone targeting: Select any milestone with a target date and ALICE filters to only the activities that can move that date.
- Compare multiple scenarios: Run numerous simulations in parallel to understand the tradeoffs and make data-backed decisions.
Every run returns a specific, actionable scenario with the exact activities to change, by how much, and why.
- Deterministic output, not a range: Unlike Monte Carlo simulation, Targeted Optimization produces a specific, adoptable scenario. You get an actionable plan, not a distribution of possibilities.
- Near-critical path visibility: See which paths are quietly driving your finish date before they surface as the critical path mid-execution.
- A "no" is as useful as a "yes" If the goal isn't achievable, ALICE tells you clearly, giving you the evidence to push back on unrealistic targets.
Quick Simulation Runs
Import a schedule, set a goal, run. Full setup takes minutes — no prerequisites of any kind.
Goal-Based Acceleration
Reusable
Presets
Save your acceleration configurations — activity groupings, limits, target etc. and reuse it as you go.
Auto-Generated Naming
Scenario names and descriptions are auto generated based on your configuration, keeping runs organized and consistent.
Schedule Insights Agent
Surface the story behind your results without manually combing through thousands of activities — ask the Insights Agent.
"ALICE delivers real tactical value to our teams by helping us surface optimizations, validate opportunities, and clearly communicate schedule updates and reasoning with stakeholders."
UPCOMING WEBINAR
Deep Dive into Targeted Optimization
Stop guessing which tasks will move the needle. Join our upcoming live demo to see how ALICE’s new Targeted Optimization mode identifies the fastest, least disruptive path to your project milestones. Built for the whole project team—not just schedulers—this session shows you how to recover time and accelerate schedules at any planning stage.
Upcoming Webinar
Deep Dive into Targeted Optimization
Stop guessing which tasks will move the needle. Join our upcoming live demo to see how ALICE’s new Targeted Optimization mode identifies the fastest, least disruptive path to your project milestones. Built for the whole project team—not just schedulers—this session shows you how to recover time and accelerate schedules at any planning stage.
Optimize every construction phase with ALICE
ALICE gives you new planning and construction super powers.
Targeted Optimization
Identify where your schedule can be accelerated & by how much.
Analytics and Reporting
Track and analyze information that matters most to you.
Schedule Quality Score
Check your schedule score & know exactly what to fix & why.
Schedule Insights Agent
"Chat" with your schedule to get insights & recommendations.
Construction Sequencing
Solve complex constraints & intelligently sequence activities.
Construction Simulation
Explore numerous ways to build your project.
Optimization Presets
Fine-tune an ALICE simulation based on your project goals.
Risk Management
De-risk your project by modeling constraints and scenarios with AI.
Construction Project Schedule Acceleration and Optimization Software
Frequently Asked Questions
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Targeted Optimization is ALICE's newest optimization mode, designed to answer the question: "Can we finish sooner?" Set a target date or milestone, and ALICE determines whether it's achievable and shows exactly what tasks need to be optimized to help you reach that goal. Targeted Optimization gives you a specific, field-ready plan, not a range of probabilities.
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Targeted Optimization removes the guesswork from construction project schedule acceleration or schedule recovery. Define a target date or milestone, and ALICE filters the schedule to only the activities that affect that target, then finds the most efficient set of changes to hit it. If the target isn't achievable, ALICE tells you clearly, with the data to back it up.
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ALICE replaces time-consuming manual analysis with automated, data-backed answers your team can act on immediately. You'll know whether acceleration is achievable before committing resources or budget, exactly which activities to target, and have a specific plan ready for your next owner or recovery conversation.
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Most scheduling tools help you build and visualize a schedule, but they don't tell you if it’s the best path. Targeted Optimization actively searches for the optimal acceleration path within your existing logic and constraints, then delivers a deterministic plan with the exact activities that need to change, and by how much. No probability ranges. No manual what-if testing. Just a specific result you can act on.
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Monte Carlo simulation produces a range of probabilistic outcomes based on duration uncertainty. Targeted Optimization by ALICE produces a single, deterministic scenario — a specific plan with exact activity changes — that can be adopted and taken into the field or a stakeholder meeting.
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Targeted Optimization is purpose-built to help you find the best path to acceleration quickly. Set your target date or milestone, and ALICE automatically determines which activities to shorten and by how much, replacing days of manual critical path analysis with an automated run that takes minutes.
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ALICE will tell you clearly what can and cannot be achieved given your schedule's current logic and constraints. A definitive "no" — with the data to back it up — is often just as useful in an owner conversation or a recovery discussion as a successful result.
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Yes. You can target a specific milestone and ALICE automatically filters the activity list to only those tasks directly or indirectly linked to that milestone — removing noise and focusing the optimization where it counts.
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Yes. Configurations can be saved as reusable presets — including activity groupings, acceleration limits, and target type — so recurring scenario types like milestone recovery runs don't require rebuilding from scratch each time.
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For most schedules, a result is returned in minutes. ALICE simulates millions of iterations automatically and surfaces the most efficient outcome without manual trial and error.
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ALICE analyzes your schedule and identifies the fastest, most efficient path to acceleration, reducing manual effort and human error. Instead of spending days testing scenarios by hand, you get a single, actionable result in minutes that your team can take directly into the field or a stakeholder meeting.