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title: "Project Management for General Contractors"
description: "General contractors track scope, budgets, schedules and job margins in one live record. Weekly briefings flag overruns, outstanding invoices and WIP."
canonical: https://contractorpro.io/for/general-contractors/project-management
outline:
  - "Project Management for General Contractors"
  - "One Job Record for Estimates, Schedules and Documents"
  - "Track Job Margins as Costs Land"
  - "Weekly Owner Briefings on Pipeline, WIP and Margin"
  - "A Monday Morning Portfolio Review"
  - "Can the Live Dashboard Replace Spreadsheets and Whiteboards?"
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# Project Management for General Contractors

Project management across your entire job portfolio

Every project tracks scope, budget, schedule, documents and profitability in one live record — with a weekly executive briefing on margin by job.

## Why it works for this trade
- **One record per job:** Estimate, schedule, change orders, invoices and messages live together — no more hunting through email and spreadsheets.
- **Margin surfaced early:** Job-level profitability is tracked as costs land, so overruns get flagged while there's still time to act.
- **Owner-level reporting:** A weekly briefing summarizes pipeline, work in progress and margin — the numbers an owner actually needs.

## A day in the life
Monday morning you open the briefing: three jobs on track, one trending over budget on materials, and two invoices outstanding. You act on it before the week starts.

## FAQ
Q: Does it replace spreadsheets and whiteboards?
A: Yes — pipeline, WIP and job financials are live in the dashboard, updated from the same records your team works in.

## Related pages
- [ContractorPro for general contractors](https://contractorpro.io/for/general-contractors)
- [AI estimating for general contractors](https://contractorpro.io/for/general-contractors/ai-estimating)
- [scheduling and crew dispatch](https://contractorpro.io/for/general-contractors/scheduling-dispatch)
- [invoicing and payments](https://contractorpro.io/for/general-contractors/invoicing-payments)
- [AI command center for general contractors](https://contractorpro.io/for/general-contractors/ai-command-center)
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