If you open an Excel every morning to decide who goes to which site, you already have a crew board. The problem is that it lives in a file, in a WhatsApp group and in the manager’s head. A site crew board is that same question, on a board that office and field see the same way.
It is not a Gantt-style site planner
When Google shows “site planner”, you usually get project software: bars, bill of quantities, estimates. That does not tell you whether the labourer is on the A-23 tomorrow or on the house job. The crew board does: person, site, dates.
What breaks with the Excel board
- Two versions (office and site hut) and nobody knows which one counts.
- A 7:00 change that never reaches the person who is driving.
- Double bookings and sick leave you only see when the job is already half done.
What the board has to do
- Assign people to sites by day, without fighting merged cells.
- Let the site manager move labourers without waiting for admin’s Excel.
- See clashes (two sites, leave) before the first van leaves.
- Hook time clocking and vehicles to the same calendar later.
SignaPlan is exactly that board. Start with free signup (no card) or see the crew planner solution.