Versatile planned vs actual crane usage calendar
Versatile delays view with idle crane time
Versatile 4D viewer showing progress of work put in place

Owners count on general contractors to finish on time. Now you can stay ahead.

Versatile records every lift and flags delays, so you can fix slips right away and keep trades on track.

  • Turner
  • Hawaiian Dredging
  • Gilbane
  • EllisDon
  • First Florida
  • GLY

What problems can Versatile solve for GCs?

  • “The schedule slips a few hours at a time, and by the time we notice, we’ve lost weeks.”
  • “Every crane dispute turns into he said, she said, and nobody can prove their side.”
  • “I’m expected to know what’s happening on every crane, but I can’t be everywhere at once.”
  • “The owner wants proof we’re on track, and we’re piecing it together from reports and site walks.”

If these sound familiar, see how Versatile helps you get ahead of them before they become project-wide setbacks.

Versatile automatically flags unusual idle time and slow lifts on every crane, along with the weather, images and lift details captured around each one. With that objective data in front of you every day, you can talk it through with the right people, find the cause and course-correct right away.

With every slip caught on time, you can keep the project on schedule, or even get ahead of it.

Versatile Delays view with idle crane time and slow lifts flagged

Versatile shows you at a glance where actual crane usage deviated from the plan. Starting from data that doesn’t take sides, you can talk openly with the sub about the cause and agree on a fix so the issue doesn’t repeat itself.

With an objective record of planned vs actual crane usage, you can settle disputes quickly and keep every trade on plan.

Versatile calendar of planned vs actual crane usage by trade

Every morning, your Catch Up shows the work put in place on each crane the day before, shift by shift and trade by trade. And if you need to know what’s happening at the moment, just open the Live view and see each crane’s activity from the hook, without running around the site.

With every crane’s activity at hand, you stay on top of the work that drives the schedule, even when you're not onsite.

Versatile Catch Up with the work put in place on each crane

Versatile tracks construction progress automatically and updates your project’s 3D model as work goes up, so you can see progress for the whole project or a single trade. Export it or share it straight from the platform, and add what’s been delivered to site with material tracking where it matters.

With progress documented as it happens, you can show the owner exactly where the project stands, whenever they ask.

How does Versatile work for general contractors?

01. Capture

The Versatile device goes on the hook of any crane and captures every lift automatically. Trades and crane operators work the same way, and no manual data entry is needed.

Versatile device on a crane hook lifting a steel joist

02. See

Track planned vs actual crane usage, overall crane utilization and production for all trades. View your project’s progress in 4D, and see every delay flagged with the details behind it.

03. Prove and improve

Settle crane disputes with facts. Act on delays right away and rebalance crane time across trades. Finish on time, or even ahead of schedule.

Versatile insight: a failed steel beam installation, 24 minutes lost, with the installation footage as evidence

Trusted by general contractors who deliver at the largest scale

Gilbane's North Market Tower under construction in Columbus, OH
North Market Tower in Columbus, OH

“The insights that Versatile uses just point and say, ‘Hey, you had a little bit too long of a pick. Do you want to look into this, and do you know why this happened?’ And so that helps you find those 28 or 23 minutes of the day. And when you’re spending over $1,000 a minute to put a project in place, minutes matter.”

Jonathan Healey, Project Manager
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“We used Versatile to avoid overtime and reduce the peaks and valleys associated with crane utilization to ensure the cranes were operating as efficiently as possible. Over the course of the project, we were able to make adjustments that contributed to a consistent upward trend in crane utilization.”

Chris Brown, Project Superintendent at Turner Construction

“Now that our team has seen what Versatile can do they’re going to expect to have it on every new jobsite.”

Chris Baze, Director of Construction Technology at Hawaiian Dredging

Frequently asked questions

What general contractors want to know

Versatile records every lift automatically and shows actual crane usage next to the time each trade booked, so you can see exactly where work deviated from the plan. Because the record comes from the hook, not from self-reported logs, nobody has to rely on memory. You can start the conversation with the sub from the same facts, find the cause and agree on a fix.

Trades request crane time in the Versatile Calendar, and you approve it to build the plan. The device below the hook then captures actual usage automatically and recognizes the type of work on every lift, such as rebar, formwork or steel. Planned and actual usage appear side by side, color-coded by trade, so late starts and unused bookings are easy to spot.

Thanks to Versatile capturing every lift from below the hook and updating your project’s 3D model as work goes up, no manual data entry is required. In the 4D Viewer, you can follow progress for the whole project or one trade at a time, and every morning your Catch Up shows the work put in place on each crane the day before. When the owner asks where things stand, you can export the progress or share it straight from the platform.

Versatile measures how every crane is actually used, shift by shift, including time by trade, idle time and breaks. The Delays view flags unusual idle time and slow lifts with the details behind each one, so you can see where crane hours go and why. General contractors use this to rebalance crane time across trades and get more work done with the same cranes.

Plan for 2–3 weeks from contract to go-live, so the earlier you reach out, the better. All you need to share is your BIM model and master schedule. We ship the device ready to go, your certified rigger puts it on the hook in seconds, and you get your first daily report the next morning. A dedicated account manager joins you on site for go-live and helps you get the most out of the data from day one.

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